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Local Update, 7 February 2022

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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

A reminder of 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.

Please let us know of accessibility needs in advance.

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

Other Events and News Mental Health and Nutrition: How To Eat For Your Mood, Wednesday 9 February, 7.00 - 8.00pm

Certain foods help and hinder the nervous system and can make symptoms of anxiety and insomnia feel worse. Learn how to support your mental health with how you eat in this exciting free talk.

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In Conversation | Nick Dolding on NHS Talking Therapies, Friday 11 February, 4.00 - 4.30pm

Join award-winning portrait and advertising photographer Nick Dolding for an interview and BTS on his project with the NHS, Talking Therapies. This talk is supported by Sony.

Nick will discuss his journey into photography, and how this project came about. We will discuss how to work on a Mental Health awareness piece, and working with real-world subjects in a sensitive manner.

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Insights Into Black Men's Mental Health - An interactive discussion, Monday 7 February, 1.00 - 2.30pm

To celebrate Race Equality Week, LSBU's EDI team invites you to join this informative & interactive event featuring guest speakers Nathaniel Pamah and Professor Patrick Vernon OBE.

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Talk for Health Taster: Learn to Talk for a Fit Mind, Thursday 10 February, 4.00 - 6.00pm

This Taster will give you a chance to experience some of the four key learning areas of the Talk for Health full programme:

Open and truthful talking

Empathic listening

Basic counselling skills

How to set up an ongoing group to take care of your own wellbeing and enable others to do so

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Barnet Yoga Circle

Free Yoga classes in Hendon, including Chair Yoga every Friday at 11.00am.

More information:-

Whatsapp:- +44 7766 018731

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Online mental health and wellbeing workshops available to all adults anywhere

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Podcasts An Open Mind with Liza Soberano

Join Liza Soberano and take a journey with people from all walks of life to talk about their mental and behavioural health, and break the stigma surrounding these essential aspects of our wellbeing.

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The 16 Best Mental Health Podcasts To Help You Cope With Anxiety, Depression, And More

Learn new ways to deal and feel less alone in your struggles.

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Articles These brain foods can boost your mental health

Links between food and our physical health are well reported, but what about our mental wellbeing

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7 Simple Happiness Hacks You Can Do On A Commute

Try these self-care tips when you're en route into work – and feel your mood lift asap.

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Expert Tips To Boost Your Mental Health

How you handle everyday challenges can have a big impact on your overall wellbeing – but sometimes, even the smallest adversities can tip you over the edge, turning a good day into a bad one. For some simple ways to reduce stress levels and dial down your anxiety, here are the views of five mental health experts…

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Politicians Say It’s Time to Live With Covid. Are You Ready?

As countries declare endemicity and drop restrictions, how does a battered and bruised society embrace a sudden return to normality?

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Rylan Clark reveals mental health struggles during social media break: ‘I never thought that I’d get so bad’

The TV presenter, 33, opened up about the difficulties he had faced after taking time off social media following his split from husband Dan Neal.

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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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