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Local Update, 24 January 2022

Barnet Voice for Mental Health [[link removed]]

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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 User Voice Forum

Join our next monthly informal catchup online on Wednesday 9th February 6 to 7pm. Anyone who is based in Barnet can join if you are disabled, have a mental health condition or long-term health condition or care for someone else that does.

This month we will be discussing what we wish other people knew about the barriers we face. That could be a physical barrier (such as lack of access) or the attitudes of other people that make our lives more difficult. It’s free, you can sign up using the link below and you can join in a way that feels most comfortable for you. Video camera on or off, join in the conversation or just listen, write in the chat or join for just part of the session.

Please let us know of accessibility needs in advance.

Inclusion Barnet User Voice Forum Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite [[link removed]]

New Instagram campaign

We have just launched a new Instagram account, @Equivox_campaign, where we're posting short videos and written quotes of disabled people’s lived experiences, including those with long-term health or mental health conditions. You can follow us there, contribute your own stories, invite friends and acquaintances to follow us, and comment on/share the stories you hear.

For more information please contact our project lead, Sam Earle, by email: [[email protected]] or telephone: 07732 900 242. Or take a look at our website page: [[link removed]]

Other Events and News Tomorrow’s University: the future of student mental health & wellbeing, Monday 24 January, 6.00 - 7.00pm

What’s the future of student mental health and wellbeing? Join an expert Mental Health Question Time panel to find out.

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Rediscover Your Confidence The Antidote To Good Mental Health Webinar, Wednesday 26 January, 7.00 - 8.30pm

Live Masterclass For People Struggling With Mental Health

In this Masterclass, you'll learn:

Start Taking Back the Control COVID Took From You

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

The Single Most Effective Way To Improve Your Confidence

And why you MUST know this now to remain motivated throughout the entire (Rediscover Your Confidence The) Antidote To Good Mental Health journey.

Mental Health During COVID Signs That You Need Help

Fear, shame, and it can be hard to know how to start or where to go to get support. You'll get help throughout your entire client journey

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Naturally Effective Ways To Tame Your Stress & Anxiety, Without Medication, Wednesday 26 January, 10.00am - 2.00pm

Pre-Recorded Event: Sit back and restore balance, while discovering a variety of effective non-medicative ways to manage stress & anxiety.

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"Participants wanted for an online study investigating the role of mental images in worries about health

At the University of Oxford they are interested in learning about how thoughts and mental images related to illness can make people feel when they think about them. They hope the findings from this study will help us better understand anxiety about health and improve how people are supported. They would like to hear from you if you are aged 18 and older, live in the UK and experience health anxiety or difficulties with OCD. Taking part involves answering online questionnaire and an online interview task.

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Writing for mental health

Action for Children's Can’t Talk, Write toolkits help young people express how they feel. Writing is a great way to express thoughts and feelings. Getting things down on paper can really help to make sense of problems, too.

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NeuroLove

NeuroLove was created to support young people who are between 8 – 25 years old, to stay emotionally and physically well.

NeuroLove's Social Therapists offer mentoring (a type of supportive relationship). They provide encouragement and inspiration to help young people improve and maintain their emotional and physical wellbeing. The 30-minute sessions are free for young people to book and offer a space to talk and share their thoughts and experiences with someone who will listen and offer support where necessary.

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Five ways to good mental wellbeing and Judaism

Practising each of the 5 ways to wellbeing every day can have a very positive impact on your mood and wellbeing. These are also things that are encouraged in the Jewish tradition.

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Free Wellbeing Classes for Barnet Residents

All Silver Clouds hosts regular Events & Workshops to share specialist advice, knowledge, and skills, and to open-up discussions about aspects of lifestyle, movement, and mental physical wellbeing.

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

The Inner Child Podcast is your weekly dose of practical tips for high-achievers to attract the relationship of your dreams by healing childhood wounds, low self-worth, and emotional baggage.

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The Mindset Changing Podcast

The Mindset Changing Podcast is a life-transforming show for anyone struggling with anxiety, mindset issues, feeling lost, frustrated, managing stress, low confidence, motivation and self-esteem.

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Articles Feeling blue? London’s park benches are helping the fight for mental health

Ricky Gervais has unveiled ‘After Life’ benches for anyone struggling to cope

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Depression rise at Christmas linked to stress over Covid

Feelings of depression and anxiety rose sharply over Christmas, especially in young people, according to a survey led by University College London

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London cafe transformed charity shop to fight loneliness and poor mental health has people travelling miles across the city to visit

If you need someone to talk or just fancy a cuppa and some company, Head Room Cafe is open to all

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Ruth Davidson speaks of fears over disclosure of mental health history

Former Scottish Tory leader says she almost did not run for post in 2011 because of concerns that medical records would come out

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UK’s biggest artists star in NHS mental health campaign

Girls Aloud pop star Nicola Roberts and singers Craig David and Tom Grennan are among the famous faces featuring in a new NHS mental health campaign reciting words from The Beatles song Help!

The landmark campaign encourages people struggling with their mental wellbeing to seek support.

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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

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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