The Wild Mind Project, originally established as a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, is now part of Impact Initiatives. Our mission is to support young people’s emotional and mental wellbeing through nature-focused interventions, creative activities and peer support.

The unique combination of nature, mindfulness and creative activities can provide a real benefit to young people living with stress, depression and anxiety. Importantly, the young people form a network of supportive new friends that will last well beyond the programmes.

The Wild Mind Project’s programmes are fully grant-funded, meaning they are free for young people.

Our general programmes are for young people experiencing mental ill-health and we also run programmes specifically to support the young LGBTQ+ community. Occasionally, we run programmes for particularly vulnerable groups, such as young people with mild to moderate learning disabilities or young carers.