Welcome to our website

Worthing and Arun Mind works to help and support people with mental health problems towards achieving recovery and a good quality of life. For over 40 years we have been providing services and support across the Worthing area. In recent times we have spread our work further and have projects in Littlehampton and Bognor Regis. Our services directly support over 400 people annually.

Our fundamental approach to people who use our services is

• To respect and value individuals and their abilities
• To promote hope, self-belief and confidence
• To respect the rights of people to determine their own goals and priorities
• To encourage people to become actively involved in their own care and support needs
• To provide services that are reliable, dependable and informed by the needs of service users
  

We aim to:

• Support people to maximise their potential and independence
• Promote good mental and physical health and well-being
• Support people to make informed decisions about their lives, their care and their support needs
• Support people to take part in activities and communities they value, and support them in accessing mainstream opportunities
• Support people into learning and employment opportunities
• Support people to live in accommodation that promotes their independence and functioning as much as possible

As a service provider, we are committed to:

• Working in a way that recognises and values diversity, respecting everyone’s experience
• Offering positive opportunities and choices within reliable and inclusive services
• Consulting and involving the people who use our services to make sure that we are working effectively and appropriately
• Challenging the stigma and discrimination faced by people who use our services
• Working in partnership with carers and other agencies within the communit
• Valuing the contribution of our staff and volunteers by providing support, information and training, so that we continually improve the quality of our work

Worthing and Arun Mind is affiliated to National Mind but financially and operationally independent. We are governed by an Executive Committee, which consists of Trustees and Observers.

The people who use our services are actively encouraged to contribute to the planning and running of those services, by serving on the Executive Committee and through project meetings, focus groups, informal discussion and general involvement. Their participation is integral to the successful development of the organisation.

About Us 

Worthing and District Association for Mental Health was first established in 1965 and registered as a charity in 1970. Known then as Worthing Mind, its area of benefit covered Worthing town and surrounding villages.

In September 2003, after securing a contract to run Rivendell Resource Centre in Littlehampton, the name was changed to Worthing and Littlehampton MIND.  In 2009 we opened a Housing Support office in Bognor Regis and it was agreed that we should change our name again to reflect the wider geographical area in which we now work.  We are now Worthing and Arun Mind.

We are affiliated to Mind (National Association for Mental Health), but we are financially and operationally independent.

Structure: Worthing and Arun Mind is governed by an Executive Committee, which currently consists of Trustees and Observers. Several members of the Executive Committee are service users. We have about 30 full and part-time members of staff at any one time and about 20 volunteers, many of whom are 'member volunteers'.

User Involvement: The people who use our services are actively encouraged to participate in the planning and running of those services, through the Executive Committee, members' committees, focus groups, informal discussion and general involvement. Their contributions and initiatives are integral to the successful development of the organisation.

Equal Opportunities: Worthing and Arun Mind has a clear Equal Opportunities and Anti-discrimination Policy, which is implemented throughout the organisation.

Partnership: Worthing and Arun Mind works in partnership with statutory and other voluntary organisations, service users and carers in order to identify need and to promote good quality mental health services.

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