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Local Update, 17 October 2022
Barnet Voice for Mental Health
020 3475 1314
[email protected]
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
Barnet Walking Football Team: The inclusive over 50s football group
Barnet Walking Football Team are a friendly and inclusive over 50s football team that meet at the Hive Stadium in Barnet every Thursday and Friday.
Our Communications and Engagement Officer Sarah recently visited the team to get involved and chat to the players afterwards.
Read more about Barnet Walking Football Team: The inclusive over 50s football group
Job Vacancy: Communications and Engagement Officer (peer role)
Are you great at connecting with people? Are you looking for a great opportunity to showcase and develop your comms 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 play a key part in our user-led Healthwatch team. Healthwatch Barnet is a unique, user-led team which seeks to understand the experience of local residents accessing health services, with the aim of increasing knowledge and driving service improvement. Healthwatch Barnet is delivered by Inclusion Barnet, a thriving Deaf and Disabled People's Organisation (DDPO) that believes in the social model of disability, and where 80% of our staff have lived experience of disability.
More details and apply: Communications and Engagement Officer (peer role)
Events and News from the Web
Mental Health in the Workplace- Compassionate Colleagues (From iungo Solutions), Thursday 20 October, 10.00am - 12.00pm
From this course you will get:-
A Basic understanding of mental health
Learning to talk and communicate about mental health in the workplace
Find out about the steps you can take to help destigmatize the topic of mental health in your workplace
Learning what to say and what not to say to a colleague who is struggling with their mental health
Book Mental Health in the Workplace- Compassionate Colleagues
Weekly online social group from Mind in Enfield and Barnet, Fridays from 6.00 - 7.00pm
This group takes place by Zoom, and the session is broken up into a few casual activities such as:
Catch up about each other’s week
Play a quiz where everybody provides 3 questions
Share and discuss TV, movies and news that has inspired us this week
If you would like to attend, please email Sam Brown at [email protected]
Free Workshop: Family Recovery in Mental Health (From Mid West Aries), Tuesday 18 October, 2.00 - 4.00pm
Discover the meaning of family recovery in mental health and what people can do to support themselves while supporting others. This workshop may be especially beneficial for family members, carers and supporters of a loved one who is experiencing mental health difficulties.
Yoga for Mental Health with James Chapman (From Yogamatters), Tuesday 18 October, 7.00 - 8.00pm
Join James Chapman for this Yoga Class focused on supporting Mental Health for World Mental Health Day.
NHS CHECK: what we know about the mental health of NHS workers (From DAHR Seminars Team), Wednesday 19 October, 1.00 - 2.00pm
Dr Danielle Lamb introduces the results of the largest UK study of NHS worker's mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
Book NHS CHECK: what we know about the mental health of NHS workers
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
Wellbeing Workshops and Courses from Mind in Enfield and Barnet from October 2022
A mixture of face to face and online via zoom, available to adults aged 19+. Includes art, cooking, gratitude, mindfulness and yoga.
Meridian Wellbeing Activities October 2022
A range of wellbeing activities, taking place at the Meritage Centre, Church End, London NW4 4JT and Online.
Schedule for Meridian Wellbeing Activities October 2022
Zoom links to Meridian Wellbeing Online Activities October 2022
Take the Accessible Transport Survey now! (From Transport for All)
Transport for All is a disabled-led organisation campaigning to increase access to transport and streets for Deaf and disabled people across the UK.
They have launched a new project aiming to capture the experiences of Deaf and disabled people using transport in England.
Transport for All is running the survey to gather data on the lived experiences of disabled people and will then be using it to campaign for change, ensuring that disabled people’s voices are at the heart of decision-making.
The responses from this survey will shape policies at Transport for All and highlight areas where we need to concentrate our future work.
The survey runs until Friday 21st October (closes at Midnight)
It is open to anyone who is a Deaf or disabled person, over the age of 18, and lives in England.
Take the survey for a chance to win £100 shopping vouchers!
Once you have completed the survey, there is an option to enter your contact details to be entered into an exciting prize draw.
One person will win £100 shopping vouchers, and 2 people will win £50 vouchers.
To take the survey, there are several options to choose from:
Take the survey online: https://www.transportforall.org.uk/survey/
Paper copy: download a print or large print version to fill out and return in the real-life post.
British Sign Language: Book a session held online via Zoom, with a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter and a staff member from Transport for All.
Telephone: Phone 020 8126 8161, leave a message stating your name and when you are available for a call back. One of the team will call back and take you through the survey over the phone.
They will also be holding some smaller focus groups for anyone who is learning disabled and finds surveys inaccessible.
Let's Talk - Climate Connections (From Venture Zero), Wednesday 19 October, 6.00 - 9.00pm
Explore the synergy between climate change and mental health, and understand the small steps you can take to improve both.
Evaluating interventions in work-related ill health (From Health and Safety Executive Chief Scientific Adviser), Friday 21 October, 12.30 - 1.30pm
The prevention of disease and ill health caused by adverse factors at work will often require interventions to reduce the level of exposure to harm. Evaluation of the effectiveness of such interventions is an essential step to enable confidence that the intervention has had the desired effect, and to understand the extent of the benefit gained and whether it has caused any unintended harm.
Singing For Mindfulness and Mental Wellbeing (From Crawley Mindfulness Centre), Wednesdays 6.00 - 7.00pm
An hour of singing for the soul. Victoria will share with you some short, simple but deeply nourishing or uplifting songs that will go in easily, no matter what your experience. Attendees are muted for the songs which means you can sing out loud without any inhibition! And even ad lib over the top if you want! Attendees can also keep videos off if preferable.
Health of People, Health of the Planet: A Diversity of Perspectives (From Wellcome Centre for the Cultures + Environments of Health), Thursday 20 October, 3.00 - 4.30pm
This webinar seeks to explore the connections between the health of humans and the health of the environments and ecosystems we live within.
Book Health of People, Health of the Planet: A Diversity of Perspectives
A Physical Approach to Stress Interventions (From Calm People), Friday 21 October, 8.30 - 9.30am
Stepping away from the psychological interventions around stress and talking about easily executable physical interventions.
Insight into Creative Psychotherapy (Expressing Emotions Creatively) (From Crawley Mindfulness Centre), Monday 17 October, 6.00 - 7.00pm
A chance to express yourself creatively, using creative therapeutic techniques and exercises facilitated by Dramatherapist Emma-Jo. These classes provide insight into ways you can include creativity in your life to help process emotions, trauma, to aid healing, stress, anxiety, feeling overwhelmed and more, within creative methods to aid safety. Guided meditations will be used throughout and a chance to check in with yourself, providing a space to just 'be' in a world where we are constantly having to 'do'.
Research Project: OCD and the Brain (From OCD Action)
Are you a young person (aged 16-21) living with OCD, or a parent/guardian of a young person who has OCD? Have you ever wanted to find out more about the role the brain plays in the development of OCD?
More information on Research Project: OCD and the brain including how to take part
Addictive Eaters Anonymous online meetings, Thursdays 6.30 - 7.30am and Fridays 7.00 - 8.00pm
Addictive Eaters Anonymous (AEA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from addictive eating.
AEA has members who have suffered from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. Many have been underweight, overweight or obese; others were people of average weight yet suffered with an obsession with food. Members may have used exercise and other substances to try and control their weight. Before coming to AEA, members found that they were powerless over food, and unable to stop the food obsession.
8 Week Live Mindfulness Course with certified teacher, Mondays, 7.00 - 9.00pm (From Claire Sankey Mindfulness)
Learn the skills of mindfulness for a happier, calmer & more present life. British Psychological Society approved, evidence based course.
Podcasts
Podcast: Amelia Kerr debates Dean run out and opens up on mental health challenges (From ICC Cricket)
New Zealand young gun Amelia Kerr has opened up about her mental health challenges, her love of the game and the much-debated run out of England’s Charlie Dean by India's Deepti Sharma
Listen to Amelia Kerr debates Dean run out and opens up on mental health challenges
Podcast: Think About It with Victoria Azarenka. (From Victoria Azarenka)
Intimate and honest conversations with inspiring high level guests, including Jeff Sparr on overcoming mental health struggles and using art to inspire others
Video: David Harewood: The Chilling Story Of How A Hollywood Star Lost His Mind
One of the best actors of his generation, with honours from Queen Elizabeth to prove it, David’s road to the top had to overcome his psychosis, which at one point drove him to the point of insanity and left him sectioned into a psychiatric hospital. With his life as he knew it on the brink, David rebuilt his life and career to reach the very top of the entertainment business.
Watch David Harewood: The Chilling Story Of How A Hollywood Star Lost His Mind
Articles
‘Sunday Scaries’: two-thirds of Britons suffer anxiety before return to work (From the Guardian)
Government launches ‘every mind matters’ mental health campaign to help sufferers deal with stress and sleeplessness
Read ‘Sunday Scaries’: two-thirds of Britons suffer anxiety before return to work
World Mental Health Day: how we can develop healthy habits that can help us cope on a daily basis (From Shropshire Star)
It’s time for us all to consider how we are feeling and how we can reach out to those around us who may be struggling.
How do you look after your mental health as winter approaches? (From Positive News)
How do you keep your spirits up as the light fades and the temperature falls?
Read How do you look after your mental health as winter approaches?
Top tips on how to mind your mental health and wellbeing, from becoming your own wingman to using social media wisely (From Belfast Telegraph)
Advice and support on areas that can cause frustration and upset.
Mental health experts on the one thing they wish everyone knew (From the Independent)
Taking care of our wellbeing is a lifelong endeavour – for both our bodies and our minds – and it won’t look the same for everyone.
But if mental health professionals could share just one nugget of wisdom with us all, what would it be?
Read Mental health experts on the one thing they wish everyone knew
The toll of climate change on mental health (From Open Access Government)
Although its health impacts vary between regions depending on geography, socio- economic status of affected communities, and political policies, climate change is the single greatest threat to human health
World Mental Health Day 2022: Three in four globally say mental and physical health are equally important (From Ipsos)
Mental health now ranks 2nd among global health concerns, overtaking cancer
World Mental Health Day: 5 Ways to Boost Employee Wellbeing (From Spring Health)
Organizations are recognizing the importance of prioritizing employee wellbeing and the different ways to holistically support mental health at work are growing as well—including fast access to mental healthcare for employees and their family members, coaching, and alcohol and drug support programs.
Read World Mental Health Day: 5 Ways to Boost Employee Wellbeing
Making Mental Health Awareness A Top Priority In Business (From Forbes)
Some people still wonder if providing a mental health program is an action that a company should take.
Read Making Mental Health Awareness A Top Priority In Business
Time to proactively prioritize mental health (From Open Access Government)
Jackie Mellese, Communication Manager at Mental Health Europe, argues that within the current context of a VUCA world (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous), we must prioritize mental health and make it everybody’s business
Top 10 phobias and what they reveal about the strangeness of life (From the Guardian)
We can develop phobias about anything and everything. But their grip on our imaginations is also a clue to our evolutionary and personal histories
Read Top 10 phobias and what they reveal about the strangeness of life
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
- 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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