Minding Creative Minds’ (MCM) August meet and greet session takes place next Monday, August 29th at 7pm. Registration is now open for this free monthly event. To register please click this link: https://mindingcreativeminds.ie/2022/08/19/meet-greet-29-august/

“Our monthly Minding Creative Minds (MCM) online meet & greet sessions run monthly and are free to attend. Our meetings are for all members of the creative sector to chat and support one another. You will also find out more about Minding Creative Minds, together with the services and supports the organisation can offer you. If you are Irish and work in the creative sector; regardless of where you are based worldwide you are welcome to join us on August 29th.” – Dave Reid, founder Minding Creative Minds

Minding Creative Minds is Ireland's (32 county and Irish overseas) first 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support programme for the Irish Creative Sector and includes access to the following services, This totals in the region of 55,000 people

• 24/7 Dedicated Phone Line (Phone 1800 814 244) (Calling from NI - 0800 0903677)
• You can also text ‘Hi’ to 087 369 0010 for SMS & WhatsApp Support (standard rate applies) with a qualified psychotherapist /
counsellor
• Counselling Service (Short term intervention)
• Telephone Counselling 
• Secure Video Counselling
• Extensive Web Portal & App enabling live chat function with a counsellor  

In addition to the mental health support offered, Minding Creative Minds wishes to look at the whole individual resulting in the programme also offering access to a number of additional services structured to help users with various issues they may be experiencing. These include; Advice on practical, day-to-day issues that cause anxiety and stress | Legal Assistance for a range of issues | Financial Assistance & Consumer Advice | Career Guidance & Life Coaching | Support for Non-Irish Nationals & their families | Mediation for conflict resolution. *When registered you are entitled to 30mins free advice per topic. If you need financial assistance but in a couple of different areas, you are entitled to 30mins advice on each. For example; Taxation (30mins), Mortgage enquiry (30mins) etc.

If you have any feedback on our services or our monthly sessions, we would love to hear from you to [email protected]

• Our monthly meet up sessions are presented by Minding Creative Minds’ (MCM) in association with The Department of Tourism,
Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, EPIC Working Group, Irish Music Rights Organization (IMRO), Irish Recorded Music
Association (IRMA), MCD Productions & The Cowshed.