The annual honours recognise the individuals, organisations, and initiatives that help us cope with life.
Staged in October by the mental health charity Mind in Bexley and East Kent, in collaboration with a range of wellbeing and mental health organisations, the awards have three main themes – mental health, wellbeing, kindness and compassion.
Nominations can be linked to a simple act of kindness that made a difference or a business that has improved staff wellbeing.
Initiatives delivered by a charity or organisation to support a mental health issue are also encouraged to apply.
Entries are accepted from the Kent, Medway, Bexley and Bromley areas up to noon on Sunday, 1st September2024.
Submit a nomination using a Kent awards nomination form and read more about the awards.
“Submitting an entry is easy and it’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase your work. It’s also a chance for all of us to celebrate the brilliant efforts going on across Kent to help improve residents’ mental health and wellbeing”
Kent County Council Director of Public Health, Dr Anjan Ghosh, said: “Whether you’re an individual or an organisation; whether you are working in the voluntary sector, for a charity, or in the community, in a school, or a council, or business, any walk of life, please do put in your nominations for the awards.
“Submitting an entry is easy and it’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase your work. It’s also a chance for all of us to celebrate the brilliant efforts going on across Kent to help improve residents’ mental health and wellbeing.”
“The awards are a great way to recognise the people and organisations that help us give us the strength to get through tough times”
KCC Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, Dan Watkins, said: “Having good mental health helps us go about our daily lives, connect with others and deal with challenge, change and uncertainty.
“The awards are a great way to recognise the people and organisations that help us give us the strength to get through tough times and the skills to recover and thrive.”
The awards are supported by KCC, Kent Community Foundation, Optyma Security Systems, ADM Computing, National Grid at GrainLNG, Medway Council, Cactus Graphics, Blé Couture Cakes, Ashford International Hotel Wave Community Bank, mha accountants and CommunityAd.
- You can keep up to date with information about the awards, and view profiles of nominees on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), by following @KentMWAwards.
