About us

Doncaster Mind is a passionate and energetic organisation that works to promote recovery from mental ill-health, improved emotional well-being and independent living.

We offer a range of both face-to-face and online services from one-to-one support, groups, activities, guided learning, training and volunteering opportunities.

Here at Doncaster Mind we work with a host of organisation both statutory and voluntary organisation, these also include; City Of Doncaster Council, Integrated Care Board Doncaster and Rotherham, Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust and Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on specialist projects and services.

Our small team really cares about making a difference to the people of Doncaster and we work hard to make a positive change for people’s mental health. We have been supporting people in Doncaster and the surrounding area for over 40 years.

Our Values

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Seeing Potential: Appreciating each individual for who and where they are, we use all our skills to tailor support, there is no ‘one size fits all’

Making Change: With passion and determination, we work together by focussing on what is possible, helping individuals and communities move forward

Listening to Learn: Actively hearing the voices of our internal and external communities, we improve and adapt our learning and structures, holding ourselves to account taking ownership of our future

Shared Confidence: Encouraging free flow of ideas and information, we nurture trust gaining a clear sense of where we stand and how to be most effective

Our Beliefs

We believe:

· No one should have to face mental ill health alone

· Mental health and physical health are equally important and anyone can experience mental health difficulties

· Everyone deserves access to mental health support tailored to who they are; enabling them to feel listened to and heard

· In constant learning from lived experience, others and our partners

· We play a vital part in the mental health landscape, striving to be agile and open to change, continuously evolving

Our Team

We are proud to be able to celebrate the diversity of our existing team and welcome interest in from all cultures and backgrounds that make up Doncaster’s community – whether that’s for support, for employment, for volunteering or for partnership. We recognise our responsibility to be a force for good and aspire to being a great example of equality, diversity and inclusion in action.

How we help

No local mind association is the same, so one size definitely does not fit all and the people who come to Doncaster Mind can choose from a whole range of services and activities that can improve their Mental Health & Wellbeing.

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Our services ranges from mentoring, counselling and befriending as well as group support – guided learning, peer support and wellbeing groups.

So if you're looking for support, we're glad you reached out. You can find out more about what we do here or if you already know what support you want, you can refer yourself online here

We aim to be able to speak with you within 7 working days and look forward to meeting you

Wondering what you can expect when you come and visit us ?

Take a look at our what to expect videos for both our Market Place and Cavendish Court Location

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Relationship with National Mind

All local Minds like Doncaster Mind are affiliated to National Mind and form a network of organisations whose focus is providing exceptional mental health support, raising awareness and advocating for the need for mental health services to be equally as important as those for physical health; We are part of the network of 112 local Minds who worked with 348,368 people across England and Wales last year, providing 1040 services. Together we are stronger.

Locally, we are an independent mental health charity that fundraises locally and seeks grants and writes bids to be able to offer the services we do, free of charge, to the Doncaster community.

Our Mind Quality Mark Status

As a local mind, we operate within the guiding standard of the National Mind’s Quality Mark. The Mind Quality mark proves that we are a well-run organisation delivering safe, high standard and life-changing support for individuals with mental health issues in the Doncaster community.

This assessment occurs once every three years and is led by individuals with lived experience of mental health challenges, alongside senior leaders from other local Minds. The evaluation process is based on a thorough examination of documentary evidence, as well as interviews and survey responses from trustees, staff, volunteers, and service users.

Doncaster Mind recently went through the Mind Quality Review in April 2023 and more information about this review can be found here.

Supporting Mental Health Professionals

At Doncaster Mind, we also support students in Social Care, Sociology, Counselling, Psychology, Art Psychotherapy... who need a placement. We can give you an exciting and dynamic experience of working with people in Doncaster giving you a variety of experiences that you can take into employment.

We're really proud to work with so many caring and hard working people who have helped us to support our clients. For more information, see here for the placement roles available.

Lauren - Psychology Student