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Local Update, 12 August 2024

Barnet Voice for Mental Health [[link removed]]

020 3475 1314

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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.

Events and news from the web Singing for mindfulness and mental wellbeing (online event from Holistic Wellness Community), Wednesday 14 August, 6.00 - 7.00pm

Are you looking for a way to boost your mental wellbeing and practice mindfulness? Look no further! This online event offers a unique experience where you can sing your way to mindfulness and mental wellbeing.

Book Singing for mindfulness and mental wellbeing [[link removed]]

Understanding loneliness & building your social network (free webinar from Mindspring Mental Health Alliance), Thursday 15 August, 6.00 - 7.00pm

People can be alone and not feel lonely, or be surrounded by others and still experience feelings of isolation. Explore the causes of loneliness, how it spreads through social networks, and the impact of loneliness on our physical and mental health in this one-hour seminar. Learn practical tips to strengthen current relationships and make new connections with a licensed therapist.

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Mindful meditation (online event from BetterSpaces), Wednesday 14 August, 7.00 - 7.30pm

Enjoy a calming and quiet reprieve from your day with this midday meditation! Each week, you will be guided through various relaxation techniques and mindfulness practices to help to recharge and rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit!

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Wednesdays morning meditation (online event from Inner Space Edinburgh), Wednesday 14 August, 8.00am

Want to start your day with a calm clear mind? Drop in to this midweek 15-minute meditation from wherever you are.

Whether you are new to meditation or just want to enhance your practice, join this event to restore your positivity, energy and wellbeing.

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De-stress for success (online event from Ash Butterss), Tuesday 13 August, 9.00 - 10.30am

Mindfulness strategies for burnt-out women.

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Got a relevant event to share in this newsletter?

Let us know by emailing the details to [[email protected]]

Podcasts Podcast: Leadership Dialogue Series: anxiety disorders and ways to support mental health (from American Hospital Association)

In this conversation, Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., CEO and president of Dartmouth Health and 2024 AHA board chair, speaks with her colleague Robert E. Brady, director of Anxiety Disorders Service at Dartmouth Health, about different types of anxieties and their prevalence in today’s culture. The two also discuss how the health care community is being acutely affected by the rise in anxiety disorders.

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Podcast: The health lottery: paying it forward (from Violet Media Ltd)

In this 20 episode series they celebrate small and big wins in life and the importance of paying it forward. They meet people from all walks of life including social impact entrepreneurs, authors, TV personalities, musicians and more.

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Articles Supporting the mental health needs of today’s workforce (from Employee Benefits)

In order to implement appropriate mental wellbeing support, employers first need to understand their workforce’s needs.

The way in which employers offer mental health assistance has changed, as interventions and services have become embedded in initiatives.

More frequent chances for employees to speak about pressures they face can provide another approach to identify potential modifications.

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Barnet's Suicide Prevention Campaign ‘may have helped save 10 lives’, finds Middlesex University report (from LB Barnet)

Middlesex University has confirmed that Barnet Council’s Suicide Prevention Campaign, delivered in 2021, may have contributed to reducing suicide rates in the Borough.

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Living With schizophrenia: strategies and self-help (from Cleveland Clinic)

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, it’s understandable if you feel overwhelmed because this psychiatric condition can have a significant impact on your day-to-day life.

Schizophrenia is typically treated with a combination of antipsychotic and other medications, therapy and self-management techniques. While consistently taking your medication and engaging in therapy are critical in managing this condition, there are also lifestyle adjustments you can make that will help.

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Even as little as 10 minutes in nature can relieve mental illness symptoms, study finds (from KSL.com)

A recent study by University of Utah investigators found that spending time in nature — even as little as 10 minutes — can yield short-term benefits for adults with mental illness.

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Regular Events on the Web 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.

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Music To remember (online event from Music Heals Minds), Tuesday 13 August, 7.00pm

These weekly virtual recitals with Nandani “Nani” Sinha and guests stimulate remembrance and gently invite reflection through familiar and bellowed songs.

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International wellbeing support group (From Rain on Me), Monday 19 August, 5.30pm

A free, international safe space to vent and grow with people who understand and accept you.

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Regular Events in Barnet Barnet Depression Alliance Peer Support Group

A local self-help group for people suffering from depression or depression with anxiety.

Meets twice a month – on a Tuesday evening in North Finchley and on a Monday evening online via Zoom. The group also runs social events throughout the year.

Address: North Finchley

Phone: 0754 118 7907

Email: [[email protected]]

Website: [[link removed]]

For more details of times and venue please telephone or email

Sanctuary in Barnet (from Mind in Enfield and Barnet)

Sanctuary in Barnet is a short-term crisis intervention and prevention service. They are open every day of the year, 4:30pm-10pm weekdays and 12-6pm weekends. They act as an A&E and Emergency services alternative, providing support to individuals in the Barnet Borough aged 18+.

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Andy's Man Club in Barnet, Every Monday at the Meritage Centre, 7.00 - 9.00pm

Andy's Man Club run talking groups for men who have either been through a storm, are currently going through a storm, have a storm brewing in life or just want to meet a good group of people with the aim of improving one another. No referral, no registration and no charge. Even the brew and biscuits are free!

The Meritage Centre,

Church End,

London

NW4 4JT

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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

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Barnet Carers

Barnet Carers provides support and information for unpaid, informal, carers across the London Borough of Barnet. Includes yoga, meditation and mindfulness.

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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.

Do you feel isolated or lonely? Come along to Building Friendship. Free. remaining info repeats in main article." width="503" src=" 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 [[email protected]] or call 0208 906 7506.

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

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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 [[link removed]] (supporting disabled people in Barnet to access the benefits they are entitled to).

Touchpoint [[link removed]] (supports people experiencing any form of disability in Barnet to access the services and resources they need).

Healthwatch Barnet [[link removed]] (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 [[link removed]]

Useful links for mental health and wellbeing

Click on the title to go to the individual websites.

LOCAL

Mind in Barnet [[link removed]] - counselling Mind in Barnet Sanctuary [[link removed]] - find calm, make space, move forward Barnet Wellbeing Service [[link removed]]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 [[link removed]] - free online emotional support sessions Good Thinking [[link removed]] - free online Mental Wellbeing for London Kooth [[link removed]] - free, safe and anonymous online support for young people Qwell [[link removed]] - free online safe and confidential space to share & support

Shout [[link removed]]- free, 24/7 text messaging support - text SHOUT to 85258 Samaritans [[link removed]] - free phone & email support in a crisis Useful links from Sussex University [[link removed]] - 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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