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Local Update, 17 January 2022

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 Who wants to go to bed at 8pm every day?

Our Co-Chair, Jennifer Pearl, recently wrote a blog for Think Local Act National, a national partnership of more than 50 organisations committed to transforming health and care through personalisation and community-based support. The article is about lack of flexibility in care services for disabled people who need support with bedtime routines.

We imagine that being forced to go to bed early must further impact disabled people’s mental health. It would cause further isolation and prevent participation in social activities that can be a lifeline for many of us.

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Other Events and News InsideOut Wellbeing Series: The Body & Mind Connection in Mental Health 2, Thursday 20 January, 12.00 - 1.00pm

A session on the body and mind connection in mental health.

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Division of Psychology and Mental Health Research Seminar, Tuesday 18 January, 1.00 - 2.00pm

Suicide prevention in the Covid era - recent findings from the national confidential inquiry

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Rediscover Your Confidence The Antidote To Good Mental Health Webinar, Tuesday 18 January, 7.00 - 8.30pm

In this Masterclass, you'll learn some essential strategies to boost confidence, retake control of your future during uncertain and challenging times

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How to Deal with the Down Moments in Life, Monday 17 January, 12.00 - 1.00pm

A discussion looking at the positive things we can do to be more resilient.

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How to strengthen our mental fitness - Your Best Year Yet, Wednesday 19 January, 12.00 - 12.45pm

This webinar will look at how to maximise the positives and reduce the negatives of expectations, planning, visualisation, group support, SMART goals, and motivational factors.

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The following online mental health and wellbeing workshops are available to all adults anywhere Podcasts Meditation Minis Podcast

Short guided meditations to calm your anxiety, overcome negative thinking, increase your confidence, and more.

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Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson

Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson explore the practical science of lasting well-being, and teach you how to build reliable inner strengths, overcome your challenges, and get the most out of life. New conversations every Monday.

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Articles Writing as therapy: Five reasons why you should pick up a pen and paper for your wellbeing

Have you ever written a diary, or taken up journalling in the morning?

During Woman’s Hour’s programme dedicated to writing and putting your life on the page, the psychotherapist and author Julia Samuel explored the idea of writing as therapy.

Here are her five reasons why embracing writing could have a positive impact on your health and wellbeing.

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Mental health professionals have advice for handling another pandemic winter

As another winter COVID-19 surge ramps up, three mental health professionals provide insights into handling the emotional challenges of this moment.

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Social Media Is an Incredibly Powerful Mental Health Tool--When Used the Right Way

These three simple keys will help you unlock your potential in 2022.

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Study finds avid fantasy football fans face mental health risk

Avid players of fantasy football suffer negative effects on their mental health, researchers have found.

Sports psychologists at Nottingham Trent University said fans who engaged most with the game were more likely to suffer low mood and anxiety.

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Regular Events in Barnet 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

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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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