MindOut for Each Other

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MindOut Advocacy Service

“the advocacy support I received has helped me survive financially but more than that I now feel much less suicidal and finally like I belong somewhere”

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Welcome to MindOut

MindOut is a mental health service run by and for lesbians, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer people.

We work to improve the mental health and wellbeing of all LGBTQ communities and to make mental health a community concern.

We recognise that our communities are wonderfully diverse and welcome all LGBTQ+ people including those who identify as asexual, aromantic, pansexual, non-binary, genderqueer, genderfluid and intersex.

Our services are also available to those who may not identify under the LGBTQ umbrella including straight people who have sexual and/or romantic relationships with LGBTQ people, men who have sex with men, women who have sex with women, people who previously identified as LGBTQ and those who are questioning their sexual and/or gender identities. If you are unsure, please do get in touch with us.

Our services are for LGBTQ people aged 18+ who are based in Brighton and Hove, with the exception of our Online Support service which is available globally. See below for opening times.

MindOut is continuing to work hard to become an anti-racist organisation, part of which is understanding and processing white privilege. We are taking the time to educate ourselves and listen to our staff, service users and volunteers so we can be true allies. We are asking ourselves tough questions and having honest conversations as a team because we want to drive long-term change for BIPoC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) LGBTQ communities. We have secured funds to provide more mental health support for QTIPoC (Queer, Trans, and Intersex People of Colour) which we will be commissioning in the next few months.

For more information on Anti-Racism work, click here.

Online Support

We are next online for LGBTQ mental health information and support, Wednesday 1st December, 5.30-7.30pm.

When we are online, you can contact one of our Online Support Workers in confidence for instant chat - see the box in the bottom right hand corner.

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Get Support

Please note, the session listed times below are subject to change.

Monday
3pm - 5pm

Tuesday
3pm - 5pm (QTIPOC [Queer, Trans, Intersex People of Colour] specific session)
5:30pm - 7:30pm

Wednesday
4pm - 7:30pm

Thursday
2pm - 3.30pm (Over 50s session)
3.30pm - 5:30pm

Friday
12pm - 1.30pm (Trans-specific session)
4pm - 7:30pm

Saturday
12pm - 2pm Please note, these sessions are temporarily suspended; they will be resumed as soon as possible.

Sunday
2pm - 4pm

Watch our video about our Online Support service:

News & Events

The Big Give Christmas Challenge, 2021

This year MindOut has been selected to participate in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021, which is the UK’s largest match funding campaign. We’ve set the target of raising £4K for our counselling services and all ...

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This Trans Awareness Week we caught up with our trans advocate Lou and trustee Vicky-Jane

Hi Lou, what can people expect from MindOut’s Trans advocacy service? The Trans Advocacy Service works one-on-one with people, to empower and support them to use their voice to make meaningful change on issues impacting them. ...

Job Vacancy: Counselling Service Assistant

Choice of part time or full time work, min 14 hours a week Full time salary: £25,042 pa, increasing to £27,500 pa after 6 months We are looking for an experienced Counsellor to help run our ...

New course of Self-Advocacy workshops for LGBTQ people over 50

As part of MindOut’s Age Matters project, we are planning a series of workshops for older LGBTQ people. These workshops will be held in-person at Community Base in Brighton city centre early in 2022. Self-Esteem for ...

Job Vacancy: Online Support Coordinator

35 hours per week Salary: £27,306 pa Experienced, enthusiastic coordinator sought to develop our national LGBTQ mental health online support service. You will be leading and supporting a team of volunteers to deliver our established and ...

Job Vacancy: Project Worker

Mental Health Project Workers (2x posts) We are looking for two dynamic and enthusiastic LGBTQ people with mental health and suicide prevention service delivery experience to support the running of our wellbeing, peer support and ...

Find out how MindOut helped Christine

Watch Christine’s selfie to find out why she feels LGBTQ specific services like MindOut are crucial when experiencing the double whammy of discrimination because of her mental health issues as well as her sexual identity.

I want to talk about the importance of having LGBTQ specific services for people with mental health issues – when you are gay and you have mental health issues it’s like a double attack sometimes…