ABOUT
The Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of those in the veterinary team, including students, veterinary nurses, veterinary surgeons and practice managers. MMI was launched in 2015 and is funded and run by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the regulatory body for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses in the UK. The RCVS takes the mental health and welfare of members of the veterinary profession seriously, and its five-year, one million pound commitment to Mind Matters reflects this. Mind Matters is chaired by Susan Dawson, who is also Chair of the Veterinary Schools Council. It is run day to day by its Director, RCVS CEO, Lizzie Lockett and Mind Matters Initiative Manager, Lisa Quigley. Mind Matters is a pan-professional initiative, supported by a taskforce comprising representatives from key veterinary and veterinary nursing organisations, including:
Association of Veterinary Students
British Small Animal Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Nursing Association
WHAT WE DO
Mind Matters is not your first port of call if you are in crisis or need direct and immediate help. If that is the case, please turn to the Vetlife Helpline, which we support, both financially and in kind.