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Local Update, 11 November 2024
Barnet Voice for Mental Health
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
Reminder: Consultation - increase to social care charges in Barnet
Barnet Council plans to increase some social care charges from January next year. There is an online public consultation about this, which ends on 21 November.
Summary of planned increases
The proposals include the introduction of charges, or an increase in charge, to the following areas:
- A yearly fee for appointeeship services for residents with savings over £3,000
- A weekly fee for assistive technology services for all residents using these services.
- Cost recovery for arranging care for people above the capital/savings threshold: A yearly £2,000 fee for residents who have their care arranged by the council and pay for it themselves.
- Increasing the weekly fee for respite care services to £250.
More information about the consultation: Adult Social Care fees and charges consultation | Engage Barnet
Have your say
The consultation is split into four separate surveys, one for each proposal. Use the links below to respond to as many as you wish:
- Appointeeship services
- Assistive technology services
- Cost recovery for arranging care for people above the capital/savings threshold
- Respite care services
Email [email protected] if you require a paper questionnaire or other format.
Wellness & mental health extended lunchbreak (online event from Procure Partnerships Framework), Thursday 14 November, 12.00 - 2.30pm
Take a break from your busy day and learn some tips and tricks to improve your overall well-being
How to prioritise self-care: physical injuries & mental health (online group session from Help Musicians), Wednesday 13 November, 1.00 - 2.00pm
These group sessions led by an accredited counsellor will give you a chance to explore different aspects of mental wellbeing, and leave you with a selection of strategies to help you through them.
Book How to prioritise self-care: physical injuries & mental health
Smile with chronic illness! Mid-morning session (Online peer-support drop in from Rogue Debby CIC), Tuesday 10 November, 10.30 - 11.30am
Online peer-support drop in, for people living with the mental and physical symptoms of chronic illness.
The psychological origins of stigma & bias (webinar from Mindspring Mental Health Alliance), Thursday 14 November, 6.00 - 7.00pm
Discuss the origins of understanding mental illness, how misinformation is spread, and how stigma impacts individuals and communities
Mindsnaps online (online session from Steve Rose). Wednesday 4 December, 7.00 - 9.00pm
Using photography to enable discussions about feelings and emotions in a fun, safe format.
Got a relevant event to share in this newsletter?
Let us know by emailing the details to [email protected]
Podcasts
Podcast: when healers need healing: burnout in mental healthcare workers (from PsychCentral)
Mental health professionals often provide support, but what happens when they need help themselves?
Listen to Podcast: when healers need healing: burnout in mental healthcare workers
The Mind podcast (from Mind)
Hear what it's really like to live with mental health problems
Articles
Can a positive outlook on aging lead to better cognitive performance? (from Penn State University)
People with more positive aging expectations rate their cognitive function better and report less perceived cognitive decline, according to a new study
Read Can a positive outlook on aging lead to better cognitive performance?
Beyond the bubble bath: the importance of self-care (from Gazette & Essex County Standard)
We’re often our own worst critics, but practicing kindness toward yourself is key.
Therapist Martin Furber's tips to boost your mood in winter (from Telegraph and Argus)
How to get through the darker months
Read Therapist Martin Furber's tips to boost your mood in winter
3 essential behaviours parents can adopt to strengthen their children’s mental health (from Hindustan Times)
Parents significantly influence their child's mental health, shaping behaviour and perceptions. Experts highlight key behaviours to foster emotional well-being.
Read 3 essential behaviours parents can adopt to strengthen their children’s mental health
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.
Music To remember (online event from Music Heals Minds), Tuesday 12 November, 7.00pm
These weekly virtual recitals with Nandani “Nani” Sinha and guests stimulate remembrance and gently invite reflection through familiar and bellowed songs.
International wellbeing support group (From Rain on Me), Monday 18 November, 5.30pm
A free, international safe space to vent and grow with people who understand and accept you.
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: http://www.barnetdepressionalliance.org/
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+.
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
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.
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
- 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
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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