Who We Are

MEGAN CIC is a Community Interest Company offering support in Medway, Swale, West Kent, Dartford, Gravesham, and Swanley. For over 15 years, we’ve provided dedicated support for individuals facing mental health challenges, placing lived experience at the heart of everything we do. Through co-produced services, we create safe, inclusive spaces where people feel heard, valued, supported and understood.

Our Aims

• To provide opportunities for mental health service users, past and present, to share their views and experiences of mental health issues and services and participate in local service planning and development

• To offer peer support through group attendance
• To raise awareness of mental health issues and combat stigma and discrimination
• To support people with mental health issues in their recovery

What We Offer

We provide open-ended, accessible support for individuals struggling with mental health issues. We offer a safe, non-judgemental space for people to access peer support to share, learn and discuss resources, tools and coping strategies.

Our staff and peer mentors all bring their own lived experience and are trained ImROC Facilitators and trauma-informed champions.

• Partnership Working Opportunities
• Programme of peer support groups for people experiencing mental health issues
• Peer support groups for people with neurodivergent conditions
• 12-week Toolkit Programmes – sharing and discussing useful topics and coping strategies
• Signposting and support
• Events, Workshops & Projects – Arts and Craft, Money Worries, Board Games, Healthy Way, Stop Smoking Support
• Hypertension Heroes – blood pressure checks
• Co-Production Opportunities
• Mental Health User Voice Project
• Support booklets: Money Worries, Signposting and Support, Christmas Support

Our Impact

MEGAN CIC have been running since August 2009 and have supported over 5,000 people in this time reducing social isolation, improving confidence, self-esteem and resilience, improving mental health and wellbeing and developing social and employability skills.

MEGAN CIC proudly won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Adult Mental Health at the A Better Medway Awards 2023 and we were awarded Highly Commended status in the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards 2024

Our Funders

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Whether you’re looking for support or interested in working in partnership—we’d love to hear from you.