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Local Update, 6 December 2021

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.

Inclusion Barnet Events and News BVMH Forum

The Barnet Voice Forum [[link removed]] met on 25th November to review the results of its recent survey on people's experiences of mental health services in the Borough, and to discuss upcoming changes to NICE's guidelines on treating depression. The minutes can be accessed at BVMH-Forum-mins-25.11.21-External.docx (live.com) [[link removed]]. We've been exploring different ways of communicating the data we collected, and are excited to share these with you. Next we will be looking at what changes would make a real difference to people, and we'd love to hear your thoughts. Look out for another survey coming very soon!

Barnet Enfield and Haringey MH Trust have been working for the last 4 years with Inclusion Barnet to put person centred care at the heart of what they do. Inclusion Barnet have helped BEH develop their Recovery Strategy by coproducing it with people who use services. This is the first ever Recovery Strategy for the Trust.

We’re helping the Trust launch the Recovery Strategy and Programme of work next year and we need YOU to tell us what Recovery means to you. We want ideas for logos and straplines, and for the Trust to hear your views. There will be prizes for a large selection of artists on the shortlist and the chance for the winner to work with a professional designer to create the finished logo. For more details please see the Enablement pages on the Trust website and the poster above.

Other Events and News Age UK Barnet, Wednesday 8 November, 10.30am - 12.30pm Wondermind

No matter how down or confused you might feel, this is a space to work it all out every day with candid conversations, physical tools, daily content, and a supportive community. A world where caring for your mental health is democratized and destigmatized.

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The following online workshops are available to all adults anywhere. Emotional Flexibility in Practice: How to Accept All Emotions, Thursday 9 December, 7.00 - 8.00pm

A practical session that will change the way you think about difficult emotions.

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EARC Seminar Series: Mental Health & the Life Course #3 - Vulnerable Adults, Wednesday 8 December, 1.00 - 2.00pm

The third in a series of six seminars looking at mental health across the life course. Each event consists of two brief papers, followed by comments from a designated respondent, and by audience discussion.

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Mid-week Mindfulness for Mental Health, Wednesday 8 December, 7.00 - 7.40pm

Just Mindfulness. Plain and simple :) 40 minutes of calm, gentle awareness. No previous experience required. Everyone welcome.

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Podcasts Podcast: Opening Up About My Struggle With Recurring Depression

A health care leader shares her story of living with major depression and calls for better treatments.

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Mental Illness in Pop Culture

In this podcast, there is an analysis of popular films and other media that feature themes related to mental health issues and professional helping.

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The 29 Best Motivational Podcasts So You Can Kinda Get Your Life Together

No matter what you're going through in life, there's bound to be a podcast for it.

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Articles How animals boost mental health, from a cat-obsessed artist to the psychiatric patients looking after pigs

As a new exhibition and film celebrate artist Louis Wain, Matilda Battersby explores how spending time with animals helped him and others.

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‘Life is hardly worth living’: Study reveals extent of rugby’s mental health crisis

Players who suffered multiple concussions are at greater risk of mental health issues

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Coronavirus anxiety: has the discovery of the Omicron variant left you feeling overwhelmed? Here’s how to cope

Struggling with news anxiety regarding the discovery of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant? Check out these helpful tips from experts.

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Regular Events in Barnet Barnet Service User and Carer Forum

Date: 16th December 2021

Runs on the third Thursday of every month

Time: 14:00 – 15:30

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.

More information to follow nearer the above date.

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

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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