9 November 2026

Home News Health Mental Health

Mental Health

All the latest Mental Health news from across Bedford Borough. Everything you need to keep you up to date with what’s happening in Bedford Borough on your mobile or desktop via the Bedford Independent.

The Bedford Independent was founded to provide the people of Bedford Borough with a modern news desk that would give them easy access to genuine and unbiased Bedford news. We are independent in ownership and opinion.

Our mission is to inform and inspire the people of Bedford. To do this we will work hard to bring them the news that matters to them from our town centre to the most rural of the Borough’s villages.

Our editorial team are NCTJ trained and follows a standards code set out by the independent press regulator IMPRESS Standards.

Borough councillors to receive same well-being services as council staff after rise in pressure and abuse

Bedford borough councillors have backed a new Member Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy, saying the growing pressures of public office mean elected representatives need clearer support...

New mental health initiative at Bedford Athletic RFC aims to tackle wellbeing stigma in rugby

Bedford Athletic Rugby Club has partnered with local psychotherapist Kerry Batten to provide confidential mental health support for players, promoting wellbeing and breaking...

Bedford teachers encourage the Borough to sing and dance through the winter blues

Two Bedford performance teachers, founders of Capricorn Performing Arts, are encouraging residents to beat the winter blues by singing and dancing for better mental health and wellbeing...

Bedford Giving offers free training to help parents support teenagers’ mental health

An organisation in Bedford is offering parents free online training to help them feel more confident in supporting their teenager’s mental health and wellbeing. The training, offered by Bedford...

Bedford’s Tom Grennan offers words of support to Robbie Williams: “We all need time to reset”

Tom Grennan has backed Robbie Williams’ recent comments about the mental health pressures faced by celebrities, saying he understands why downtime is so essential for everyone...

Charities and Champions join forces on WoW Bus to promote mental health in Bedford

Stagecoach East brought its ‘Wellbeing on Wheels’ (Wow) Bus to Bedford last week, offering drivers, engineers and depot staff a chance to learn more about looking after their mental health...

Umbrella installation brightens Bedford town centre in celebration of neurodiversity

If you've been wondering what the colourful canopy of umbrellas that has appeared above Bedford’s town centre is all about, Bedford Borough Council have now revealed it is to help...

Anger over lack of consultation on Crisis Café closures

Disappointed Central Bedfordshire councillors have challenged mental health leaders over Crisis Café changes. An update on the switch from local Crisis Cafés to the “Recovery Lounge”...

“Unclear thresholds” to blame for delays in mental health support, hears council

Unclear thresholds for care may be contributing to confusion about young people trying to access mental health support, Central Bedfordshire councillors heard. An overview of...

Over 1,800 men in Bedford Borough helped by mental health support service

A mental health support service that is soon to celebrate its third anniversary says it has supported over 2,000 people in Bedford Borough since its launch. Band of Brothers Men Heal is a campaign...