Studio News
Finding a place to be
Some days are like no other days We meet extraordinary people One Wednesday morning, early on, a group of young people (who had slept very…
World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is on Saturday October 10th 2015 This year’s theme is ‘Dignity in Mental Health’ with the aim being ‘to show the…
I’m Moving On
Supporting our Members to move on is why we are here, but it is always hard to say goodbye. Members know that they can come…
A splash of colour
Creating our new retail range A ‘splash of colour’ – the theme for our Christmas Sale 2015. Elin is leading exploratory workshops to create exciting…
Notice Understand Accept Encourage
Notice Understand Accept Encourage: Words that describe a day at Designs in Mind; challenging to translate into images, but we had an interesting session trying!…
Compassion
A day at Designs in Mind Notice who is coming in how they are feeling if they want a chair if they need to laugh…
Why we are here
We have recently been writing a lot of funding applications and given presentations across Shropshire, sharing our story and highlighting the impact of our work…
The Five Ways to Wellbeing
The Five Ways to Wellbeing, developed by the New Economics Foundation from evidence gathered by the UK government’s Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing.…
Ceramics Workshop
Andrew Tanner award-winning ceramicist visited for the day to teach us the process of making our pots. Our members had…
Where we come from
We are often asked where our Members come from. Members are referred to Designs in Mind from Mental Health services across Shropshire. We currently have…
The Big Six- Laura
This blog is part of a series of articles where you can get to know more about our Members. The Members of Designs In Mind…
New Referrals
Wednesday mornings is for New Referrals. Most people are referred to Designs in Mind through Community Mental Health Teams or GP’s. This group is kept…