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MindOut is a mental health service run by and for lesbians, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer people with experience of mental health issues. We work to improve the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQ communities and to make mental health a community concern.
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Situation
MindOut is essential because 40% of those who identify as LGBTQ will experience mental health challenges compared with 25% of the general population. Our work is vital because our service users do not get the support they need from mainstream services, they often feel isolated from LGBTQ communities and face additional discrimination and exclusion. LGBTQ people wait longer to ask for help and deserve a safe space where their identities are recognised and understood.
Solution
To support LGBTQ people with mental health issues MindOut offers advocacy, counselling, peer-mentoring, peer support groups, befriending and online instant web chat. Our counselling service is integral in terms of effectively reducing social isolation and mental health challenges including trauma and suicidal distress. Increasing the capacity of our counselling service will help us to meet the escalating mental health demands of LGBTQ communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
