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Local Update, 12 June 2023
Barnet Voice for Mental Health
020 3475 1314
[email protected]
Welcome to our weekly newsletter about mental health services and support available in Barnet and beyond. Also bringing you updates on Inclusion Barnet mental health news. Produced by Ed Peston, Communications Assistant.
Inclusion Barnet News and Events
Help create a new Mental Health Charter for Barnet!
We’ve been asked to feed into a new Mental Health Charter for Barnet, and we need your help. How should we think about mental health in Barnet? What would a supportive borough look like? What should we expect of services?
There will be a special meeting of Barnet Voice to discuss all these questions and more online at 5pm on Monday the 26th June. You can register for the Eventbrite here. It’s important that we hear from as many people as possible so we hope you will all come along to share your views.
It’s great that mental health is being put in the spotlight in this way – the resulting charter will be adopted by Barnet Council so please do tell them what you would like to see.
We can offer a 15 pound voucher reward and recognition payment for attendance.
Look forward to seeing you all there,
Caroline Collier,
CEO Inclusion Barnet
Events and News from the Web
Barnet Service User and Carer Forum (From Barnet Mental Health Services)
Date: 15th June 2023
Runs on the third Thursday of every month
Time: 14:00 – 15:30
Speaker: Andrew Potter - Boost
Topic: Boost Employment Services and funds available to support people with cost of living.
Barnet Mental Health services want to hear what you have to say about Adult Mental Health services. They are setting up a regular forum and need you to get involved to feedback your experiences and share your ideas. The forum encourages and promotes service users and carers working alongside staff to coproduce services.
Venue: In person at The Network, 24 Hendon Lane, London, N3 1TR
OR
Microsoft Teams, join by clicking the link or entering the details below. MS Teams link is also available on the BEH trust website. Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only) +44 20 3321 5208,,325359623# United Kingdom, London
Phone Conference ID: 325 359 623#
Contact Jess Lashko at [email protected] to request the MS Teams link, or if you need additional support to attend the forum
Mental Health in Focus (From The Access to Work Mental Health Support Service), Wednesday 14 June, 12.00 - 1.00pm
Funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, this service helps people who are struggling at work or off sick due to mental health concern. It's confidential, provides nine months work-focused support tailored to the individual’s needs, at no cost to the employer.
Join this free webinar to find out how Maximus UK can support you and your employees.
Book Mental Health in Focus: The Access to Work Mental Health Support Service
Green Walking in Mental Health Recovery - Networking Group (From The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare), Thursday 15 June, 12.30 - 1.00pm
A free event for anyone involved with or interested in the Green Walking in Mental Health Recovery initiative.
Green walking in mental health recovery aims to promote and improve access to green spaces for general adult psychiatric inpatients. Walking groups require a relatively small amount of prepartion and cost. Moreover, they incorporate the benefits of physical activity into flexible experiences which can accommodate and reflect a range of choices and care needs.
Book Green Walking in Mental Health Recovery - Networking Group
Journaling Journeys (An Inside Job) with Cindy Gum, LMFT (From Breathing Spaces; Family Caregiver Support Network), Saturday 17 June, 6.00 - 7.30pm
Led by Cindy Gum, LMFT, this journaling circle is open to anyone who wants to use writing to become their own best friend.
Book Journaling Journeys (An Inside Job) with Cindy Gum, LMFT
ME/CFS peer support group- ONLINE (From Community Prevention & Engagement Team), Wednesday 14 June, 2.00 - 3.00pm
Do you or some-one you care for have a diagnosis of ME/CFS? Do you have an interest in this condition? This peer support session aims to bring people together to share experiences.
The Psychological Origins of Stigma & Bias [Free Webinar] (From Mindspring Mental Health Alliance), Thursday 15 June, 6.00 - 7.00pm
How does cultural bias impact treatment, prevention & recovery? Discuss the origins of understanding mental illness, how misinformation is spread, and how stigma impacts individuals and communities. Learn tips for correcting negative perceptions with a licensed therapist in this one-hour seminar.
Communication Do’s & Don’ts [Free Webinar] (From Mindspring Mental Health Alliance), Tuesday 13 June, 6.00 - 7.00pm
Understanding how mental health impacts thinking and behavior helps to reduce frustration & stress, and improves outcomes for everyone. Learn simple tools to manage conflict and express feelings with a licensed therapist.
Insight into Creative Psychotherapy (Expressing Emotions Creatively) (From Holistic Wellness Community), Monday 12 June, 6.00 - 7.00pm
A chance to express yourself creatively, using creative therapeutic techniques and exercises facilitated by Dramatherapist Emma-Jo. These classes provide insight into ways you can include creativity in your life to help process emotions, trauma, to aid healing, stress, anxiety, feeling overwhelmed and more, within creative methods to aid safety. Guided meditations will be used throughout and a chance to check in with yourself, providing a space to just 'be' in a world where we are constantly having to 'do'.
Book Insight into Creative Psychotherapy (Expressing Emotions Creatively)
Singing For Mindfulness and Mental Wellbeing (From Holistic Wellness Community), Wednesday 14 June, 6.00 - 7.00pm
Come join this group on Zoom on Wednesday evenings, 18:00 GMT, for an hour of singing for the soul. Victoria will share with you some short, simple but deeply nourishing or uplifting songs that will go in easily, no matter what your experience.
Podcasts
Full story podcast: Why we need to talk about antidepressant withdrawal (From the Guardian)
For some people, coming off antidepressants is a real battle, and one they feel unprepared for.
Listen to Full story podcast: Why we need to talk about antidepressant withdrawal
Podcast: Is Psychiatry Working? (From the BBC)
As the numbers of people seeking treatment for mental health disorders rises globally, what do we know about the treatments on offer?
Articles
The arts can transform young people’s mental health (From London Mayor)
Insights into the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture programme: interview with artists of Sounds Like Chaos.
Alex Hartley announces indefinite break from cricket to prioritise mental health (From Female Cricket)
Thunder spinner Alex Hartley is stepping away from cricket for the “foreseeable future” in order to focus on her mental health. Hartley has stated that she has “no timeline” for her response, but she has not yet given up on the game in the hopes that a break may rekindle her enthusiasm.
Read Alex Hartley announces indefinite break from cricket to prioritise mental health
5 Tips for Starting a Conversation with Your Friend About Mental Health (From Mental Health Commission of Canada)
It can be challenging to talk about mental health with friends and loved ones, as there is often a fear of being judged or misunderstood.
Read 5 Tips for Starting a Conversation with Your Friend About Mental Health
Adam Peaty: Three-time Olympic champion says winning gold medals will not solve problems (From the BBC)
Peaty has previously spoken about periods of depression and problems with alcohol, and recently said he had been in a "self-destructive spiral".
Read Adam Peaty: Three-time Olympic champion says winning gold medals will not solve problems
A moment that changed me: I lost sight of who I was. A bipolar diagnosis brought me back (From the Guardian)
"I had a promising future in TV when I was detained under the Mental Health Act. In therapy, I came to terms with the trauma of my experiences as a mixed-race kid – and gained a new sense of creativity and identity"
Read A moment that changed me: I lost sight of who I was. A bipolar diagnosis brought me back
Sadiq Khan: London mayor says he has PTSD after death threats (From the BBC)
London's mayor Sadiq Khan has spoken out about how receiving regular death threats has affected his mental health.
Mr Khan told the Guardian that dealing with these threats and the aftermath of traumatic events such as terror attacks had had a "cumulative" effect.
Read Sadiq Khan: London mayor says he has PTSD after death threats
Regular Events on the Web
Mindly Weekly - Practical Tips on Mental Wellbeing & General Anxiety (From Step8up Mindly), Tuesday 13 June, 12.30 - 1.00pm
Join this session each week to know how easy it is to manage day to day mental wellbeing, especially general anxiety, using methods which are practical and easy.
Book Mindly Weekly - Practical Tips on Mental Wellbeing & General Anxiety
Online wellbeing workshops from Mid West Aries
Offering a range of free courses online via Zoom. Anyone over the age of 18 with an interest in mental health and well-being can sign up for the courses.
Psychologically Informed Reflective Practice for Parents (From Jounita Wright), Thursday 15 June, 7.00 - 10.00pm
This is a free online event for any parent/carer of adolescents aged 13-20 concerned with behaviour change.
Book Psychologically Informed Reflective Practice for Parents
Online ADHD Support Group (From Tim Kiver Foundation), Tuesday 13 June, 7.30 - 9.00pm
A safe place for anyone interested in ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in ANY way to share experiences and learn more about:
• What ADHD is
• How ADHD affects peoples every day life
• Ways to manage ADHD symptoms
• How to seek medical help for ADHD
• The Facts and Fiction that surround ADHD
International Wellbeing Support Group (From Rain on Me), Monday 19 June, 5.30pm
A free, international safe space to vent and grow with people who understand and accept you.
Regular Events in Barnet
Meridian Wellbeing in Barnet
A range of events and activities in Barnet and online including Barnet Wellbeing Hub, Barnet IAPT, Wellbeing Cafe, Wellbeing Workshops, Chinese Wellbeing Services, Supportive Online Communities
More information about Meridian Wellbeing events and activities
Barnet Carers
Barnet Carers provides support and information for unpaid, informal, carers across the London Borough of Barnet. Includes yoga, meditation and mindfulness.
Building Friendship
Building Friendship is a free weekly drop in every Friday for those with mental health difficulties.
Meet at East Barnet Baptist Church hall, EN4 8PS. Come along for a cup of coffee and a friendly chat between 10am and 12noon.
For more information email: [email protected]. Or leave a message with your name and contact number on 020 8449 5320.
Weekly online social group from Mind in Enfield and Barnet, Fridays from 6.00 - 7.00pm
This group takes place by Zoom, and the session is broken up into a few casual activities such as:
Catch up about each other’s week
Play a quiz where everybody provides 3 questions
Share and discuss TV, movies and news that has inspired us this week
If you would like to attend, please email Sam Brown at [email protected]
Mind and Mood Support Group
We celebrated our eighth successful year on 4th January 2023 and have a group of regular attendees (usually around 6, but this may vary). The first half of the meeting our Guest Speaker speaks (on the day we have one) for approx. 20 mins, following this members are free to ask questions. Then half-way through, about 6.45 we have a comfort break with tea, coffee and biscuits. The second half, we all share our experiences of where we are since the last meeting.
The group is facilitated by Sandra Turner and Peter Sartori, both with considerable experience of the mental health system.
Since the Pandemic. Our group has gone through necessary changes. One week our group meets via Zoom from 6-7.15pm. Alternate wks. we meet, in person at 55 Christchurch Avenue 6-7.30pm. No-one is allowed to join our meetings without prior arrangement.
If there is anything else you wish to know, please do not hesitate to contact:
Peter Sartori e: mailto:[email protected] m: 07947 713306 Sandra Turner e: [email protected]
If you wish to subscribe to our monthly “Creativity & Wellbeing Newsletter” please email Sandra with “Subscribe to Newsletter” in the subject of your email.
About Inclusion Barnet
We are a Peer-Led Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO).
Nearly all of our directors and staff have lived experience of disability, including mental health issues and/or long-term health conditions.
We believe that learning to use our lived experience for social change is a skill. We have become experts in harnessing the lived experience of our staff, members, volunteers and the people who use our services to design and deliver higher quality, more person-centred services.
Other services run by Inclusion Barnet that you might be interested in are:
Benefits Advice Service (supporting disabled people in Barnet to access the benefits they are entitled to).
Touchpoint (supports people experiencing any form of disability in Barnet to access the services and resources they need).
Healthwatch Barnet (an independent, statutory organisation dedicated to improving health and social care services in Barnet).
For more information about the wider range of other work we do please visit our website www.inclusionbarnet.org.uk
Useful links for mental health and wellbeing
Click on the title to go to the individual websites.
LOCAL
- Mind in Barnet - counselling
- Mind in Barnet Sanctuary - find calm, make space, move forward
- Barnet Wellbeing Service
- BEH-MHT* crisis helpline 0800 151 0023 24/7, 365 days a year.
(*BEH-MHT = Barnet, Enfield Haringay - Mental Health Trust)
LONDON & NATIONAL
- The Help Hub - free online emotional support sessions
- Good Thinking - free online Mental Wellbeing for London
- Kooth - free, safe and anonymous online support for young people
- Qwell - free online safe and confidential space to share & support
Shout - free, 24/7 text messaging support - text SHOUT to 85258 - Samaritans - free phone & email support in a crisis
- Useful links from Sussex University - lots of useful links to MH resources
Independent Living Centre, c/o Barnet & Southgate College,
7 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4BR
Inclusion Barnet is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Registered Charity Number: 1158632
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