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Local Update, 11 July 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 Job vacancy – Touchpoint Enquiries Peer Worker

We are looking to employ a passionate, motivated individual with excellent communication and people skills to join our Touchpoint Team as part of a team of four Touchpoint Peer Workers.

Salary: £27,750 pro rata, actual salary £22,200 per annum

Contract: Fixed term contract to 31 August 2024

Working hours: 28 hours per week

Location: Hybrid (Barnet, NW9 & home working, plus borough meetings)

Application Deadline: 19 July 2022

Read Touchpoint Enquiries Peer Worker job advertisement [[link removed]]

Events and News from the Web InsideOut Wellbeing Series: Minorities and mental health (From Inside Out), Thursday 14 July, 12.00 - 1.00pm

Join Theodora Seliniotaki, Psychologist at InsideOut as she looks into Minorities and mental health: the other side of the pie chart, covering:-

Statistics: severe mental health illness among racial and ethnic minorities.

Minorities: is the experience of mental health illness the same?

What challenges therapists and mental healthcare stakeholders need to consider?

Q&A

Book minorities and mental health meeting [[link removed]]

Rethink Mental Illness: Mental Health Navigation Webinar (From Rethink), Thursday 14 July, 1.00 - 2.00pm

Join Rethink to discuss Mental Health Navigation and supporting people to address their unmet non-clinical needs through community support.

Book mental health navigation webinar [[link removed]]

Hub Connections Returns Face-to-Face: Relearning Healthy Habits (From Community Barnet)

Hub Connections is back with its first face-to-face event in two and a half years - 'Relearning Healthy Habits; Looking After Yourself.'

The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns profoundly affected our way of living - less exercise, more comfort eating and an increase in alcohol sales - it's unsurprising that we may have slipped from our usual healthy habits.

This legacy persists for many, so Hub Connections have invited experts from a wide range of organisations who will guide us through the building blocks to returning to our healthier selves.

It is a packed afternoon of presentations and activities, including a demonstration on cooking healthy meals on a budget, using leftovers creatively, yoga, Zumba and more.

There will be a return to networking, community stalls, and of course, food and refreshments will be on offer.

As usual, you will hear updates from the Barnet Wellbeing Service and partners.

Thursday, July 14th, 1:00-3:30 PM,

The Meritage Centre, Church End, London NW4 4JT

Sign up to Hub Connections here [[link removed]]

Race and Mental Health (From SWL CCG), Monday 11 July, 3.00 - 5.00pm

This meeting will be looking into how race links with mental health, how to get help and improve wellbeing.

Book race and mental health webinar [[link removed]]

An introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy - Professor Paul Gilbert OBE (From Vita Minds), Wednesday 13 July, 1.00 - 4.30pm

Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is one the most exciting and fastest growing modern therapeutic approaches. Its application is wide and far reaching as a method to promote deep healing for clients struggling with a variety of issues. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from the world-renowned Professor Paul Gilbert, who developed CFT.

Book compassion focused therapy meeting [[link removed]]

Wellbeing Arts & Crafts Group (From NHS Wellbeing Norfolk and Waveney), Tuesdays at 2.30pm

From calligraphy to crocheting, come and join 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.

Book wellbeing arts and crafts group [[link removed]]

Online ADHD Support Group (From Tim Kiver Foundation), Tuesday 12 July, 7.30 - 9.00pm

A safe place for anyone interested in ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in ANY way to share experiences and learn more about:

• What ADHD is

• How ADHD affects peoples every day life

• Ways to manage ADHD symptoms

• How to seek medical help for ADHD

• The Facts and Fiction that surround ADHD

• What the various UK ADHD third sector (charitable organisations) are doing to spread awareness that will improve the lives of those who are affected by ADHD

Book online ADHD support group [[link removed]]

Online mental health and wellbeing workshops available to all adults anywhere from Mid West Aries

Book Mid West Aries online mental health and wellbeing workshops [[link removed]]

Disability Rights UK campaigning conference: 28 July

Disabled people are finding it tougher than ever to have our voices heard. Many of us feel ignored or left out of the conversation. But we know that through difficult times, Disabled people always show resilience and drive, to continue campaigning for equality and inclusion.

To mark the tenth anniversary of Disability Rights UK and to celebrate the collective power of the disability movement, we are holding an online campaigning conference on Thursday 28th of July 2022 offering a range of masterclasses and workshops to support our joint efforts to campaign for equality and inclusion.

Masterclasses will include sessions on using the law, improving communication messaging and social media skills. Workshop topics will include social care charging, the cost of living crisis, employment and Disability Hate Crime.

The conference is a chance to share our experiences, learn new skills, build on successful campaigning methods and develop campaign plans and networks.

Look out for more information on the Conference and register for the Disability Rights Campaign Conference [[link removed]]

Podcasts ‘There are no words for the horror’: the story of my madness – podcast (From the Guardian)

Emmanuel Carrère was no stranger to depression, but it was late in life that a major episode got him hospitalised and diagnosed as bipolar. In some ways it made sense of his problems, but in the midst of it, everything was broken

Podcast: Listen to the story of my madness [[link removed]]

The HiLow Podcast (From Andrea Lee)

HiLow is a podcast telling stories of people living with bipolar disorder.

Podcast: Listen to the HiLow podcast [[link removed]]

Articles You should take 1 mental health day per month, psychologist says—here are 4 great ways to use them (From CNBC)

When you’re under pressure and feeling stressed, you might feel irresponsible taking time off from work. And there’s plenty of stress to go around, from high inflation and market volatility to global conflicts and talk of a looming recession.

Ironically, experts say that’s exactly when it’s most important for you to take a mental health day.

Read article on taking one mental health day per month [[link removed]]

The diverse psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic (From News Medical Life Sciences)

Several studies have highlighted the negative psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, analysis of both the negative and positive experiences during the early stages of the pandemic, their differences as a function of COVID-19-specific stressful events, and their co-occurrence potential have not been conducted.

Read article on the diverse psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic [[link removed]]

How COVID-19 brought cricketers’ mental health issues to the fore (From Arab News)

By its very nature, cricket has long had an uneasy relationship with mental health and a reticence to confront it. Cricketers spend much time alone, both on and off the pitch, with ample opportunities for reflection and rumination. Worries about form, technique and injury can generate self-doubt, which can be preyed upon by opponents. This scope for introspection has received impetus from experiences generated by the pandemic.

Read cricket and mental health article [[link removed]]

Mental health negatively affecting almost half of UK students, according to study (From the BBC)

Universities need "immediate improvements" so students get the mental health care they need, according to a new survey.

Out of 7,200 students surveyed by charity Humen, nearly half felt mental health difficulties negatively impacted their university experience.

Read article on students and mental health [[link removed]]

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.

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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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