MhIST – Mental Health Independent Support Team working with our communities to give the best mental health support we can since 1992.

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Meet Caroline Boff, MhIST’s new Patron

Meet Caroline Boff, MhIST's new Patron. Caroline is an emerging, international, contemporary artist based in the UK. She creates wondrous compositions filled with energy, feeling and colour. Join MhIST in giving Caroline a warm welcome as the new patron. Read More

Thank you Caroline

Thank you to Caroline Boff for your donation of £52.40 via Shop Online & Raise Money For Mhist (Mental Health Independent Support Team) | Give as you Live Online… Read More

Thank you Sam

Thank you to Sam Slater for the donation of £31.44 via Shop Online & Raise Money For Mhist (Mental Health Independent Support Team) | Give as you Live Online… Read More

Kellie and Ailsa’s No-alcohol-athon

MhIST would like to say a massive thank you to Kellie and Alisa for not only raising the staggering sum of £3,300 but also for highlighting the difficult subject of suicide. Kellie lost her sister to suicide and Ailsa lost her father. Kellie has undertaken many challenges in the past… Read More

Thank you for your donations

Sometimes MhIST receives donations of items other than money. Here is a selection of items greatly received and appreciated. 🥰 Please let us know if you have any spare items that we may be able to use in our group sessions. Thank you for reading! The MhIST Team x… Read More

Thank you Jean

Thank you to Jean Weatherall for the donation of £31.44 via Shop Online & Raise Money For Mhist (Mental Health Independent Support Team) | Give as you Live Online… Read More

Thanks to whoever

Thank you for the anonymous donations of £10.48 and £1,000.00 via Shop Online & Raise Money For Mhist (Mental Health Independent Support Team) | Give as you Live Online… Read More

Free Community Wellbeing Event

MhIST attended the Community Wellbeing Event held at the Victoria Hall, Knowsley Street, Bolton along with many other participants. The event was to raise awareness to organisations in Bolton that Social Prescribers can refer people to in order to improve individual wellbeing. Read More

World Mental Health Day

MhIST attended the World Mental Health Day event at Bolton University. An information stall was set up in the Chancellor’s Mall. It was great to meet Bolton’s University Students and open a dialogue about community mental health. Read More

5th Legion Costume Group brings Star Wars to Bolton

The 5th Legion Costume Group came as Star Wars characters to meet their fans, pose for photographs, and raise awareness for Mental Health Awareness Day in the Bolton Market place. The team set aside their differences in support of mental health charity MhIST and collect funds for the charity. Many… Read More