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Local Update, 23 May 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.

Please note there will be no newsletter for the next 2 weeks due to staff annual leave and the Bank Holiday. The next issue will be on Monday 13 June.

Inclusion Barnet Events and News Mental Health and Universal Credit

A Guest Blog on the experiences of universal credit claimants with mental health problems from Dan Norris, Head of Advice and Rights at CPAG.

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Job vacancy – Peer Communications & Engagement Officer

Are you great at connecting with people? Are you looking for a great opportunity to showcase and develop your writing and engagement skills? If you have lived experience of disability, which could include a long-term health or mental health condition, then you could really thrive at our inclusive organisation.

We are looking to recruit a Peer Communications and Engagement Officer role to work closely with our Comms Lead to help bring a fresh energy and greater capacity into our comms team.

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Events and News from the Web My Mental Health Story (Borderline Personality Disorder), Thursday 26 May, 8.00 - 9.30pm (From Art With Impact)

My Mental Health Story is an Art With Impact event series where mental health advocates share their journeys, art, and mental wellness tips. Miranda Newman and Camille Alizadeh will speak about their experiences living with borderline personality disorder.

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SURE for Mental Health - Schizophrenia Awareness, Wednesday 25 May, 10.00am - 12.30pm (From New Pathways)

This 2 hour workshop offers an introduction into Schizophrenia; how it presents, such as delusions and hallucinations, how it is diagnosed, available treatments, and how to support someone experiencing symptoms of Schizophrenia.

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Why Sleeping Well Matters and What You Can Do To Improve It! Wednesday 25 May, 6.00 - 8.00pm (From Charlie Waller Trust)

In this talk, Christine will explain why sleep matters to our young peoples mental health and how it benefits our mind and body.

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re/SEARCH: Share and discuss PhD mental health, Thursday 26 May, 6.00 - 7.30pm (From The PhD Proofreaders)

A peer-to-peer meet up for researchers to share and discuss mental health within academia.

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Frontiers in eMental Health - The Future is Now, Friday 27 May, 9.30am - 1.00pm (From Mental Health Reform)

This webinar will focus on the future of eMental health, beyond the dramatic shift to using video platforms for therapy sessions during the pandemic. Examples include cutting-edge technologies like Virtual Reality (VR), online trauma therapies such as exposure therapy and EMDR, intelligent agents, chatbots, and dynamic sign-posting.

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A tale of 3 countries - BPD, Saturday 28 May, 2.00 - 4.30pm (From Euro Youth Mental Health)

Sharing experience in order to drive recommendations for better BPD and mental health care in Europe.

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Online mental health and wellbeing workshops available to all adults anywhere

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Message from the Barnet Wellbeing Service about annual health checks for people living with mental health conditions

The Barnet Wellbeing service are encouraging people living with mental health conditions to have regular annual health checks provided by their GP.

It is recommended by NHS England that these health checks happen once every year as they can reduce the risk of developing physical illnesses.

They would like to invite you to book your physical health check.

At a physical health check, the GP will:

· Check your blood pressure.

· Measure your height and weight.

· Test your blood glucose for risk of diabetes.

· Check your blood cholesterol levels.

· And ask some questions about any smoking or alcohol habits.

Your physical health is just as important as your mental health.

They will be at various locations in Barnet to engage with the public, promoting the importance of this message - details of which will be published across their social media channels.

Please email their Health and Wellbeing Manager Kolsum if you have any questions or would like to support this project in any way.

[[email protected]]

Share your views on the future of the NHS 111 and out-of-hours service in North Central London. Message from NCLCCG.

North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group is at the start of a programme of work to award a new contract for the NHS 111 Integrated Urgent Care service starting in October 2023. Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) describes a range of services including NHS 111 call handling, clinical assessment and GP out-of-hours services. Planning for this has started with the aim that the future service will be developed based on the latest national guidance and the identified needs of our local population.

They are conducting a survey to understand residents’ experiences of using the NHS 111 IUC service. They also want to find out about the barriers that may prevent people from easily accessing the IUC service and why people may choose to attend emergency departments rather than contacting NHS 111. The survey will close at 11.59pm on 19 June 2022. You can access the survey here [[link removed]]. (Hard copies are available on request by calling 020 3688 1905)

Survey feedback will be taken into consideration when the new service is developed to ensure improvements are made if needed.

If you have any further comments, email [[email protected]] and they will ensure your feedback is considered within the re-procurement programme.

Message from Barnet Council about Adult Social Care Employment and Supported Employment Project

Barnet Council are looking to understand resident views on accessibility into employment and supported employment. They are keen to hear from those with experience of the following categories:

Mental ill health

Autism

Learning disability

Carers

Physical disability

Sensory needs

Please note, they are also interested in hearing from those who have not been in employment and would like to share the barriers as to why.

When:-

Tuesday 24th May 2022 10-11:30am

Click here [[link removed]] to join the meeting

or Wednesday 8th June 2022 2:30pm-4pm

Click here [[link removed]] to join the meeting

Please let them know if you are able to attend by filling in this attendance form: [[link removed]]

By participating in this event, you will help them to find out about goals and barriers to employment which will help them to improve services.

You will receive a £10 Love2Shop voucher for your time

If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can let them know your views via email [[email protected]]

Library Rhyme Times (available at Barnet Libraries)

Rhyme Time is a great activity for you and your baby or toddler to meet other families and to enjoy singing rhymes and songs and sharing a story. Research shows that Library Rhyme Times have a positive impact on maternal mental health.

Information on Library Rhyme Times in Barnet [[link removed]]

Podcasts Gregor Henderson: Mental health is just part of what it means to be human (From NHS Confederation)

Gregor Henderson on digital innovation, health inequalities and investment in the wider determinants of mental health.

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The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast (From Drew Linsalata)

Struggling with panic attacks, agoraphobia, or other anxiety problems? The Anxious Truth will educate you, empower you, encourage you, and inspire you to get your life back!

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Articles Norway’s Lisa Naalsund: ‘Mental health is important. I’m no longer afraid of being me’ (From The Guardian)

Brann midfielder talks about the importance of asking for help and wonders why so few teams invest in support

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Sheffield clubs come together in support of men's mental health (From The BBC)

Two long-standing rival football clubs in Sheffield have joined forces in support of men's mental health.

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‘It screws with an already vulnerable mind’: How the cost of living crisis is affecting the nation’s mental health (From The Independent)

Soaring bills and a lack of support from the government are causing ‘huge pressure’ for people with mental health problems, say campaigners

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Ukrainian volunteers given mental health help by Cambridgeshire group (From the BBC)

A group of women have travelled to Poland to give mental health first aid to volunteers helping Ukrainian refugees.

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Casualty star Amanda Henderson opens up about mental health struggles (From Digital Spy)

The actor also talked about the benefits of wild swimming.

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Black people more lonely than general population, says new study (From The BBC)

Data from the Mental Health Foundation suggests one in three black people have experienced feelings of loneliness.

That's compared to the general population where one in four had reported loneliness some or all of the time.

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Prince William and Kate call on the nation to ‘lift someone out of loneliness’ (From Metro)

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have made a special radio broadcast to raise awareness for Mental Health Awareness week.

Prince William and Kate Middleton called on the nation to help ‘lift someone out of loneliness’ in a 60-second broadcast across more than 500 radio stations in the UK.

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Understanding the effects of Long COVID on mental health (From Open Access Government)

The Office for National Statistics estimated in 2021 that around 1.2 million people in the UK (including around 77,000 children aged two to 16 and around 134,000 people between 17 and 25 years old) are experiencing self-reported Long COVID. Long COVID can be very debilitating, and some people need help with personal care months after the initial infection. Many dealing with Long COVID have reported that it has not only affected their family life and ability to care for dependents but also their ability to work and manage their personal finances.

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21 Empowering Mental Health Awareness Week Quotes 2022 (From HITC)

This year, the theme is “Loneliness” which is one of the main causes of mental health problems across the nation.

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Joe Tracini: Joking about my mental health helps me cope, no wonder the NHS is prescribing stand-up comedy (From The i)

Making fun out of it is my way of letting people know I’m not giving up

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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 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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