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Local Update, 13 June 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 Where to find support for those affected by the rise in the cost of living

With the rise of cost of living, organisations and charities are doing their part to provide support for those who are struggling in the current financial climate. Here are a range of useful links and resources available to you.

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Events and News from the Web Barnet Service User and Carer Forum

Date: 16th June 2022

Runs on the third Thursday of every month

Time: 14:00 – 15:30

Topic: Trauma Informed Care

Speaker: Sally Hurcomb

Additional speaker: Voiceability – advocacy service in Barnet

Barnet Mental Health services want to hear what you have to say about Adult Mental Health services. We are setting up a regular forum and need you to get involved to feedback your experiences and share your ideas. The forum encourages and promotes service users and carers working alongside staff to coproduce services.

Venue: Microsoft Teams, join by clicking the link or entering the details below. MS Teams link is also available on the BEH trust website. Click here [[link removed]] to join the meeting

Or call in (audio only) +44 20 3321 5208,,325359623# United Kingdom, London

Phone Conference ID: 325 359 623#

Contact Jess Lashko at [[email protected]] to request the MS Teams link, or if you need additional support to attend the virtual forum.

Mental Health Consultation - the UK Youth response, Wednesday 15 June, 2.00 - 4.00pm (From UK Youth)

The UK Government has launched a consultation ahead of an upcoming 10-year plan for mental health in England. It’s asking about what needs to change in mental health services, as well as what wider action the Government should take to support people to stay well. This is a unique opportunity to influence the future of mental health support in England.

These workshops are a chance for youth organisations and cross-sector allies to:

- Learn more about the consultation and how you can respond

- Influence UK Youth’s response to the consultation.

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Snap happy: thinking about photography, mental health and wellbeing, Monday 13 June, 12.00 - 1.00pm (From University of Edinburgh Museums)

Taking and sharing photographs has increased in popularity across social media sites and websites dedicated to sharing such images. But can it have a benefit for mental health and well-being?

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The Rainbow Room: A young people's LGBTQ+ online space (for ages 17-24), Thursday 16 June, 6.00 - 7.30pm (From Rainbow Mind)

This is an online queer space run by and for members who identify as LGBTQ+, or, for those who exploring gender, sexuality, identity and relationship diversity. All members of the LGBTQ+ community are invited, whether you identify with an individual letter of the acronym, more than one or are unsure of how you identify.

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London Hearing Voices Network Meeting (online), Wednesday 15 June, 2.00 - 4.30pm (From LHVN)

Poetry, self-Injury, and the language of distress. Clare Shaw is the speaker for this LHVN Online Network Meeting.

Clare will draw from their own personal journey of self-injury and psychiatry to explore the impact of the medicalising language of disorder and dysfunction. Working together to create a poetic, empowering language of human experience.

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Online mental health and wellbeing workshops available to all adults anywhere

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Barnet Friends Volunteer Taster Event, Wednesday 15th June, 1.30 - 3.00pm (From Community Barnet)

Barnet Friends is a telephone befriending project for isolated residents living in Barnet, aged 18-55. Their volunteers provide a non-judgmental space for Barnet residents to experience companionship and receive emotional support.

They support people with moderate to severe mental health conditions and chronic health issues. In addition to providing emotional support, you can help residents improve their confidence and self-esteem to connect with other people and services in the community. Your call can make all the difference!

Learn more about the project and see if volunteering is for you!

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Podcasts Music Therapy Podcast (Hosted by Jessica Risker)

Critically acclaimed musician and licensed psychotherapist Jessica Risker talks with other artists about their stories of music and mental health.

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The Evidence: The nature of mental health (Podcast from the BBC)

Produced in collaboration with Wellcome Collection and recorded in front of a live audience in the Reading Room at Wellcome Collection in London, the programme addresses that widely-held view, even intuition, that plants and nature directly impact on our emotional wellbeing.

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Articles Eight Ways To Boost Your Team’s Mental Health (From Forbes.com)

Over half of all workers reported experiencing more mental health symptoms as a result of stress from the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are eight ways you can boost your team’s mental health.

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Team sports may help protect kids against mental health difficulties (From News Medical Life Sciences)

A large-scale study of U.S. children and adolescents has found that participation in a team sport is associated with fewer mental health difficulties, but that kids who are exclusively involved in an individual sport, such as tennis or wrestling, may face greater mental health difficulties than kids who do no sports at all.

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A New Pandemic of Loneliness (From Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and isolation requirements likely exacerbated the prevalence of loneliness, which was reported by 1 in 5 American adults before the pandemic.

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How 5 Mental Health Experts Alleviate Their Own Anxiety (From Forbes.com)

Whether you suffer from an occasional bout of anxiety or have been diagnosed with a more serious anxiety disorder, you’re not alone in your feelings of discomfort.

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Bridgerton’s Ruby Barker hospitalised for mental health: ‘I have been struggling’ (From Metro)

Bridgerton actress Ruby Barker has revealed she is in hospital with her mental health as she urged others to seek help when they need it.

The actress, 25, who plays Marina Thompson on the Netflix series, shared a video detailing her recent struggles and assured fans she is ‘better’

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The Pandemic Has Taken A Toll On Our Mental Health: Has It Also Reduced The Stigma Surrounding It? (From Forbes.com)

A possible silver lining of the pandemic is that it seemed we were seeing heightened awareness of the importance of mental health to overall well-being.

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Therapy v medication? How to choose the best treatment for anxiety (From the Guardian)

Medication is often prescribed as a quick-fix but therapy can be more helpful in the long-run, if accessible. Here’s how to work out what is best for you.

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‘We can’t switch off’: MP’s staff member reveals mental health pressure (From the Guardian)

An anonymous worker shares their experience, as study shows half of UK MPs’ staff have clinical levels of psychological distress

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin: Everton striker says talking about mental struggles 'saved my life' (From the BBC)

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin says "talking saved my life" in an emotional statement about his struggles with mental health this season.

He said he had to "dig deep" and "endured some of the most difficult times" of his life and career.

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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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