EDMHSS is an independent charity, established in 1973 as an agency of National Mind. We were originally known as Evesham and Pershore Mind. We became Evesham and District Mental Health Support Services in 2012.

We are champions of equality and diversity and our employees, volunteers and trustees reflect these values, coming as they do from a wide variety of different backgrounds and cultures. Our trustees bring a diverse range of skills and experiences to the charity, such as social care, psychology, business management, finance, teaching, public sector governance, caring roles and counselling. Several of our trustees and volunteers have been (and in some cases, still are) service users of our charity and we actively encourage and support our service users to take up these roles.

We reach out to potential service users through local publicity and by developing strong relationships with referring agencies who are happy to refer their patients and client groups to us, knowing that the service we offer is of high quality and will definitely meet service users’ needs. The main agencies include; Evesham Waterside Day Hospital, local GP surgeries, Swanswell, Evesham and Pershore Volunteer Centres and Evesham Community Hospital. We consult regularly with these agencies and also on an ‘as and when’ basis.

Our service users are aged 11 + years and come from all walks of life. Their issues range from anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and many others.