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Local Update, 11 April 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 Stress and anxiety, the past, the present and the future

My latest blog, coinciding with Stress Awareness Month. A personal take on handling stress and anxiety.

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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 Compassionate Colleagues: Mental Health in the Workplace, Wednesday 13 April, 9.00 - 11.00am

Come along for some expert advice from mental health advocate Mark Williams and learn about how you can be a help to your colleagues who suffer with mental health issues.

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Free Guided Music Meditation for Women. Learn the Science of Meditation, Thursday 14 April, 9.00 - 10.00pm

Free Online Guided meditation session for Women with Bindu Bodanapu. This session is intended to reduce Stress, Heal, calm your mind.

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Having Supportive Conversations, Thursday 14 April, 10.00 - 10.30am

30 minute session on Having Supportive Conversations where empathic listening and a framework on having effective and supportive conversations will be discussed.

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Wellbeing Arts & Crafts Group, Tuesdays, 2.30pm

From calligraphy to crocheting, come to this group for some mindful creativity alongside like-minded people.

Feel free to share what you’re working on, or just enjoy being creative in company.

The group meets every Tuesday at 14:30. Run by NHS Wellbeing (Norfolk and Waveney) but all welcome.

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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 Amarno Inai and Androulla Harris: Promoting young Black men's mental health

Thea Joshi hears from Amarno Inai and Androulla Harris about their recent work on Shifting the Dial, evaluating a Birmingham-based project to promote young Black men’s mental health. In light of the risk factors facing Black men’s mental health, they explain how, community-based, culturally informed spaces for young Black men have made a massive difference. They also discuss the way peer research shaped the evaluation, and the need to decolonise research.

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Podcast: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Mental Health

Are you curious about autism? Do you wonder about its relationship to mental health conditions? The guest on this podcast lives with autism spectrum disorder and has children who are also on the spectrum.

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Articles Mental health: we all have emotional blind spots – here’s how to stop avoiding your emotions

Despite how big an impact our emotions can have on our mental health, we’re rarely taught how to handle our feelings properly – a fact that leads many of us to turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms as a result.

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Mental health: why being the ‘second happiest’ person in the room has its advantages

The desire for happiness is entirely normal – but letting it get in the way of other areas of your life can have its downsides.

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It’s Easy to Blame Mental Health Issues on Tech. But Is It Fair?

A popular narrative says devices make us depressed. Research with remote Amazonians adds more depth to the story.

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Mental health: these are the 10 types of overthinking to look out for, according to an expert

Overthinking is something that many people battle with – but there are various types to identify it, as noted by expert Nawal Mustafa in a recent Instagram post.

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Do these 4 things every day to be happier and more resilient, according to mental health experts

There are a few habits you can adopt to build your mental strength and resilience.

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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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