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Local Update, 12 July 2021

Run by volunteer members, for members 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.

Have you completed our survey on Barnet Mental Health services yet?

Inclusion Barnet are preparing a paper on people's experiences of mental health services in Barnet, & particularly on what happens when services close. We’d love to hear your views on this topic.

Click here to take the survey [[link removed]]

Do you use Barnet Social Care services?

Do you, or does someone you know, currently use Barnet Social Care services? If so, would you be willing to be interviewed about your experiences, and tell us what you think works well or what could be improved? Our friendly team member, Banos Alexandrou, would be delighted to hear from you to arrange a convenient time to chat in confidence either in person, by phone or by video call.

Banos is leading a piece of peer-led research being conducted by Inclusion Barnet to improve the way policies are drawn up and make a case for co-production to ultimately improve Barnet adult social care.

For more information visit their website page The Co-Produced Support Project [[link removed]] or contact the project lead, Banos Alexandrou 07719 105247 or email him at [[email protected]]

Mental Health Peer Support Group from Barnet Carers, Monday 12th July, 4.00 - 5.00pm

Monthly Mental Health group aimed to give you a safe space to talk about your week and support your wellbeing. The focus for this week will address the struggles and rewards of being a carer.

Book here [[link removed]]

Jagged Little Feels Podcast

Jagged Little Feels mission is to normalize the conversation surrounding mental health issues and ultimately, to promote the optimization of self.

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Free Online Mental Wellbeing Support Sessions, every Friday, 10.30am - 12.30pm and 6.00 - 8.00pm

Meet like-minded people, build confidence and share ideas. It's an opportunity to check in with yourself, speak about things you've been struggling with in a space where you'll be understood and supported, and hopefully come away with some new self-care tools.

Book here [[link removed]]

Research project from autism@ICN participant database at UCL Instititue of Cognitive Neuroscience

People with or without autism can participate from the comfort of your home, and pace yourselves over the day to complete it.

What you will be doing: Questionnaires, tests of general ability, LIE-DETECTION!!

For how long: Study broken down into multiple stages, each no longer than an hour. Plenty of places to take breaks, no need to finish whole study in one sitting, but ideally within one day. The entire session is approximately 3 hours long.

What will you get: Earn £7.50 / $10 per hour in Amazon UK or US vouchers and/or enter into a prize draw where every 1 in 10 participants win £20 / $30 + BONUS PRIZES for best lie detector!

Who we are looking for: Participants must be between 18-65 years of age, autistic or non-autistic, native English speakers or be extremely fluent speakers of English.

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Hendon Hub Public Consultation

There are currently plans to redevelop a large area of Hendon, and this area includes the site of the Meritage Centre.

A Wellbeing Centre, similar in scope to the existing Meritage Centre, is important to be preserved for the area and for the wider Barnet Community.

Inclusion Barnet have now submitted their response on this to Barnet Council and consultants, GL Hearn. They are calling on them to work collaboratively by continually engaging disabled residents, workers and students as part of the planning process.

You can find out more information here: Inclusion Barnet calls for co-production on the new Hendon Hub Proposal - Inclusion Barnet [[link removed]]

The following online workshops are available to all adults anywhere. Mind and Mood Support Group

Mind & Mood Support Group celebrated its sixth birthday on 6th January 2021.

During the Covid 19 crisis, we have been running our mental health support group via Zoom.

We are interested in setting up a group for new members via Zoom during this uncertain time. For further information, please contact

Peter Sartori e: [[email protected]]

Sandra Turner e: [[email protected]]

Both Peter Sartori and Sandra Turner have extensive experience of the mental health system.

We are an independent support group, run by ex service users, for service users, their carers and supporters.

Access to work mental health support service

This confidential service delivered by Remploy funded by the Department for Work and Pensions is available at no charge to any employees with depression, anxiety, stress or other mental health issues affecting their work.

Specialist advisers provide:

Tailored work-focused mental health support for nine months

Suitable coping strategies

A support plan to keep them in, or return to work

Ideas for workplace adjustments to help them fulfil their role

Practical advice to support those with a mental health condition

So far, they have supported thousands of people across Britain, with a 93 per cent success rate of people retaining their employment after six months.

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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 Turn2Me [[link removed]] - free online Support Groups 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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