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Local Update, 1 November 2021

Run by volunteer members, for members Barnet Voice for Mental Health [[link removed]]

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.

Free Wellbeing Classes for Barnet Residents

Katie-Marie from All Silver Clouds is a certified Lifestyle & Fitness Coach based in London. She runs exercise classes, one-to-one sessions, and a variety of workshops online and in Barnet. Her area of specialism is mental physical health and wellbeing, achieved through regular movement, exercise, and other lifestyle activities.

This winter, Katie-Marie is offering free online Aerobics-Dance and Stretching sessions for Barnet residents to help improve wellbeing and keep you warm!

Classes are weekly, hosted online, with Rise & Stretch on Wednesdays from 18:30-19:00 GMT, and Aerobics-Dance on Fridays from 18:30-19:00 GMT. Participants need to be over 18 years old. No previous experience is required. All are welcome!

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StayAlive app

The StayAlive app is a suicide prevention resource for the UK. It's full of useful information to help you stay safe.

You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may have suicidal ideas.

The app has many life-saving features including:

strategies for staying safehow to help a person thinking about suicideaccess to local and national support

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Reading Well in Barnet Libraries

Did you know that Barnet Libraries offer Reading Well collections? These are sets of books that give practical information to help you develop strategies to improve your overall health and wellbeing. All the books are recommended by health professionals. Self-help books can be very effective when read on their own or when used with prescribed medication, counselling or therapy.

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Mental Illness Happy Hour Podcast

"Normalizes what so many others feel but have been too fearful or ashamed to express...remarkable" - Psychology Today

"A vital, compassionate gem that fills a desperate and under-addressed need in our society." - Esquire

"Gilmartin makes a conscious effort to explore stories that aren’t black and white" - Slate Magazine

"Praised by listeners all over the world" - Atlantic Monthly

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How to look after your mental health if you need to self isolate this winter

Covid cases are on the rise, so should we be voluntarily self-isolating? Here’s how to protect your mental health if you do

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How to take a mental health day to really reap the benefits

Pay attention to the early signals that it’s time to care for your mental health. Experts share the strategies that will leave you rejuvenated and refreshed.

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Blue Light Together

Blue Light Together is the place for UK emergency services staff, volunteers, retirees and friends and family to find information, ideas and support to help look after your mental health.

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North Central London Community Mental Health Summit [[link removed]]

Click here to join the summit [[link removed]] from 2.30pm to 4pm on Wednesday 10 November.

Help shape new neighbourhood mental health services at the first Community Mental Health Care Summit.

Join this online event for service users, carers and residents to learn how they're recruiting hundreds of new frontline staff and expanding mental health services to make it easier for you and your loved ones to get the right care and support when you need it.

‘The pandemic has reinforced the importance of looking after our mental health,” said Deputy CEO Darren Summers, who leads North Central London’s programme to transform community mental health care.

‘Over the next three years, we’re investing millions of pounds and recruiting hundreds of new frontline workers to boost our local community mental health services including those offered by the NHS and voluntary sector. We want to make it easy for everyone to get help early so they can recover sooner, stay well and improve their quality of life.

‘As we emerge from the pandemic, we’re asking service users, carers and residents to join this online summit to help us shape this new vision for NHS mental health care across north London. This vision will guide our roll out of new neighbourhood mental health services in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.”

Find more information about the programme to transform community mental health care here. [[link removed]]

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.

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

Mind & Mood Support Group has returned to face to face meetings at 55 Christchurch Avenue, London N12 0DG. To enquire about becoming a new member, please contact either Peter or Sandra below.

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.

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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