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Local Update, 4 April 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 Inclusion Barnet Members’ Meeting - Thursday 14th April 2022

…in person and online!

We’d love you to join us on Thursday 14th April, 12.00pm to 1.30pm, at South Friern Library for our April members’ meeting. It will be our first in-person event since the outbreak of COVID, so we’re really excited! But don’t worry - the meeting will be hybrid, so you’ll still be able to join by video conference if you are unable to attend in person.

We will be talking about the upcoming Local Government Elections [[link removed]] on 5th May - what they mean, how you can vote and what we will be doing to make sure the candidates commit to advancing the rights of disabled people.

Parking around South Friern library is free and plentiful. Everything is on the ground floor and accessible for wheelchair users. There is also a ground floor disabled toilet with hoist. If you have any other questions about access arrangements at the venue or online, please let us know at [[email protected]].

If you’re not a member but curious, please stop by any time during the meeting to say hello to Eve, who will be hosting, and find out more about us. Oh, and yes – we will be providing free sandwiches and refreshments!

Book now:

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Other Events and News Stress and Mental Health, Saturday 9 April, 4.00 - 6.00pm

Many women today suffer adverse health effects from stress... especially on mental health.

Stress can also zap your energy and affect your daily quality of life. In this Stress Management Series, you will find out the keys to managing stress in today's busy world and how to maintain you sanity.

YOU'LL LEARN:

1. How to identify stress-related symptoms

2. How to categorize your stressors and know when to take action or use coping skills

3. Quick relaxation techniques

4. Simple day to day strategies

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Social Photography, Identity and Mental Health, Monday 4 April, 1.30 - 3.30pm

A webinar exploring ideas around social media, mental health, identity and photography.

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Sowing Seeds of Wellbeing Conference 2022, Wednesday 6 April, 1.00 - 4.30pm

The conference aims to bring together key stakeholders including service providers and users, NHS and social prescribing professionals, government representatives and academics, to discuss the ongoing work around community gardening and green social prescribing. The event will involve presentations from a range of stakeholders and workshops focused on facilitating uptake, upscaling, and referral to community gardening projects in order to further support provision of these types of services.

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NeurodiverCity, Thursday 7 April, 11.00am - 12.30pm

This webinar will explore:-

The psychological impacts of neurodiversity

The lived experience of neurodiversity in relation to the urban environment

Architectural responses to achieve inclusivity in design

Planning responses to achieve inclusivity in public spaces.

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Wellbeing tips from Every Mind Matters

Try the quick Mind Plan quiz to get personalised suggestions

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Panel Discussion: Intersectionality of Bisexuality and Mental Health, Thursday 7 April, 6.00 - 7.30pm

LGBT+ people overall are at significantly higher risk of experiencing common mental health problems than the general population - and within the LGBT+ community, people who identify as bisexual have significantly higher rates than their Lesbian and Gay counterparts. Why is that, and what can we do to change that situation?

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Stress Awareness Month April 2021 – Regain Connection, Certainty and Control

For Stress Awareness Month, take the Stress Management Society's 30 day challenge encouraging you to pick one action each for your Physical, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing to carry out every day:-

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Online mental health and wellbeing workshops available to all adults anywhere

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Podcasts Heidi Everett on the language of our mental health system

Guardian Australia features editor Lucy Clark talks to Heidi Everett, the author of My Friend Fox, about how she uses the lyricism of music to describe her lived experience in the public mental health system

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Menopause and mental health

Along with heart palpitations, headaches, and hot flushes, many of the millions of women in the UK experiencing symptoms of the perimenopause and menopause will also face mental health problems.

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Twenty minutes to better resilience with Dr Radha

A special training video from Thrive LDN and Dr Radha

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Articles Music May Be Just as Powerful as Exercise at Improving Mental Health, Research Says

A review of 26 studies suggests singing, playing an instrument, or listening to music can improve mental health and overall well-being. Researchers found music can have just as much of a positive impact on mental health as exercise or weight loss. Study authors note that additional research needs to be done to see exactly why music can benefit our health.

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Daylight savings: how an hour of extra sunlight can benefit your mental health

There are a variety of ways extra daylight can improve our wellbeing.

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Research finds nature sounds 'benefit mental health'

Therapeutic effects reported from listening to landscape sounds such as breaking waves or falling rain.

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Kerry Katona: 'I was crucified because of my mental illness'

Kerry Katona has opened up about her struggles with bipolar disorder

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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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