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Local Update, 2 May 2022
Barnet Voice for Mental Health
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.
Events and News
Mental Health Online: Understanding Anxiety and Depression, Thursday 5 May, 10.00am - 12,00pm
Learn different techniques for managing your anxiety and depression.
Why Sleeping Well Matters and What You Can Do To Improve It! Wednesday 4 May, 12.00 - 2.00pm
In this talk, Dr Christine Curle will explain why sleep matters to young people's mental health and how it benefits our mind and body.
Building an Orchestra from the Ground Up: mental health and classical music, Tuesday 3 May, 3.00 - 4.30pm
Explore creating a stigma-free zone and melding the two different worlds of mental health and classical music. Prepare for stories about music-making in prisons, concert halls, and train stations!
Improving experiences and preventing detentions under the Mental Health Act, Wednesday 4 May, 2.00 - 4.00pm
A webinar to share ongoing research funded by NIHR PRP that seeks to improve experiences and prevent detentions under the Mental Health Act
Mental Health Awareness Week - Coffee and a Chat, Wednesday 11 May, 2.30 - 3.15pm
In this event you can find out about:
How loneliness has become a mental health epidemic with consequences on our health and social care systems
The benefits of investing in social connections
How North London Hospice's Compassionate Neighbours programme (we were one of the first and leading hospices to launch this) works, and what a difference it makes to a sense of health and wellbeing
How a GP prescribing a befriending scheme or a club to get someone reconnected with their local community, can be as impactful as a medical prescription in terms of improving our physical health, our mental health and ability to maintain independence
How to feel less lonely and more empowered at work, Wednesday 4 May, 12.30 - 1.15pm
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 and this year’s theme of Loneliness, a special event on this topic to empower professionals to reduce the impact of loneliness and improve feelings of connectedness, focus and wellbeing at work.
Barnwood Community Forest Garden, Tarling Road, East Finchley, N2 8HU
Everything grown at Barnwood is either for the benefit of wildlife or is forageable e.g. wild garlic.
There are also several fruit trees and lots of soft fruit bushes.
The space is designed to be semi wild but as a comfortable welcoming space for diverse groups to come together through various activities or for individuals to come and find some solitude in nature.
It is open to the general public Fri/Sat/Sun.
More information:-
https://twitter.com/n2barnwood
Online mental health and wellbeing workshops available to all adults anywhere
Podcasts
The Boundaries.me Podcast
Dr. Henry Cloud's Boundaries.me podcast features inspiring stories about the benefits to your relationships, mental health, productivity and wellbeing that come when you implement healthy boundaries.
Feeling Good Podcasts
Dr David Burns' podcast describes powerful new techniques to overcome depression and anxiety
Articles
How 15 minutes of mental health hygiene can change your whole day
You brush your teeth twice a day to keep plaque from building up and see a dentist regularly for extra maintenance. It's just good hygiene.
But how often are you practicing mental hygiene?
Whether you have a specific concern or are just trying to get through your day a little better, taking about 15 minutes each morning to maintain your mental health is something everyone could benefit from.
The positive effects of gardening on mental health
Getting outdoors and gardening can do more than just provide some physical activity and produce food for the table; it can be beneficial to the mind as well.
Mental health: How to stop giving people power over you, according to a therapist
From taking responsibility for your own emotions to not letting your self-worth depend on other people, these are the 6 ways you can stop giving people power over you.
‘I lost my joy’: MasterChef’s Julie Goodwin opens up about mental health battle
Reality cooking show’s inaugural winner has had ‘a tough couple of years’ since being hospitalised, but ‘if I had a message to give it would be, just don’t give up’
How does quitting social media actually help your mental health?
Taking time away from social media and disconnecting from our devices can feel like a breath of fresh air – but is completely stepping away from social media the only solution?
Millions of men admit they are not okay - and rate mental health just six out of ten
One in three men often feel lonely - but nearly half have never opened up to anyone about how they are feeling, with fertility issues being the most off-limits topic.
Prince Harry Opens Up About Therapy and Shifting the Mindset Around Mental Health
Harry opened up about the differences between mental health taboos in America and the United Kingdom, and why more focus needs to go on mental fitness.
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
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 (supporting disabled people in Barnet to access the benefits they are entitled to).
Touchpoint (supports people experiencing any form of disability in Barnet to access the services and resources they need).
Healthwatch Barnet (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 www.inclusionbarnet.org.uk
Useful links for mental health and wellbeing
Click on the title to go to the individual websites.
LOCAL
- Mind in Barnet - counselling
- Mind in Barnet Sanctuary - find calm, make space, move forward
- Barnet Wellbeing Service
- 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 - free online emotional support sessions
- Good Thinking - free online Mental Wellbeing for London
- Kooth - free, safe and anonymous online support for young people
- Qwell - free online safe and confidential space to share & support
Shout - free, 24/7 text messaging support - text SHOUT to 85258 - Samaritans - free phone & email support in a crisis
- Turn2Me - free online Support Groups
- Useful links from Sussex University - 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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