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Local Update, 9 January 2023
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.
Events and News from the Web
Mental Health, Motherhood and Me (From NIHR), Thursday 12 January, 10.00am - 12.00pm
An event sharing the clinical guidelines and findings of a 4-year project investigating the acceptability and accessibility of perinatal mental health services for women who are ethnic minorities in the UK, and their families.
Mental Health in the Workplace- Compassionate Colleagues (From Iungo Solutions),Monday 16 January, 2.00 - 4.00pm
From this webinar you will achieve
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
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
A discussion with Cathy Reay for Mental Health Awareness Month (From Royal Holloway, University of London), Thursday 19 January, 3.00 - 4.30pm
Royal Holloway have designated January 2023 as their own Mental Health Awareness Month. They invite current and former students, staff and the public to join a discussion about mental health with Cathy Reay and staff and student representatives from Royal Holloway. Cathy Reay (she/her) is a disabled queer writer and speaker. Her work chiefly focuses on the themes of disability justice, accessibility, single motherhood, sex and dating. She believes that nuclear family life and independent living are both goals fed to us by capitalism that only ever serve the rich.
Book A discussion with Cathy Reay for Mental Health Awareness Month
Mindly Weekly - Practical Tips on Mental Wellbeing & General Anxiety (From Stepup8 Mindly), Tuesday 10 January, 12.30 - 1.00pm
Join this session each week to know how easy it is to manage day to day mental wellbeing, especially general anxiety, using methods which are practical and easy.
Book Mindly Weekly - Practical Tips on Mental Wellbeing & General Anxiety
Meridian Wellbeing in Barnet
A range of activities in Barnet and online including Barnet Wellbeing Hub, Barnet IAPT, Wellbeing Cafe, Wellbeing Workshops, Chinese Wellbeing Services, Supportive Online Communities
Mental Health Online: Mindfulness & Meditation (From Ajuda), Thursday 12 January, 10.00am - 12.00pm
Mindfulness is a practice that teaches you how to focus your attention on the present moment. Rushing your thoughts into the future or dwelling in the past can make you feel anxious and keep your stress on a high level. This webinar will intruduce the techniques that will help you stay connected to the present moment.
Meditation is slightly different as it is a process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. It can be used as a mindfulness practice by increasing the awareness of your surroundings and yourself.
Discover how both these practices can benefit your mental health and wellbeing!
Free Workshop: Family Recovery in Mental Health (From Mid West Aries), Wednesday 18 January, 10.00am - 12.00pm
During this workshop you will 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.
Age UK Barnet Activities
Classes and activities in the New Year including Mindfulness Course for over 55s, Memory Matters! 8 week course to improve your memory! and Managing Money in Later Life.
NHS digital skills classes from Age UK Barnet
Use your smart phone and laptop to sort your healthcare needs by learning how to use the NHS app, managing your appointments online, booking blood tests and more. Starts on Monday 30 January 2023 at 2-4pm for 6 Mondays. Takes place at Finchley Memorial Hospital, Granville Rd, London N12 0JE. Free parking. To book contact Howard on 0208 432 1415 or email [email protected]
The future of Finchley Lido Leisure Centre
The council are seeking your views on the future of Finchley Lido Leisure Centre at the Great North Leisure Park. This includes the possible relocation to North Finchley Town Centre which the council hopes will deliver a range of new and improved facilities with better access and support the community infrastructure.
To share your existing experiences, facilities that are important to you and views on future options, fill out the online questionnaire on the council website here.
For a paper copy email [email protected] or telephone 0208 359 7704
Survey closes on Monday 23 January 2023, so please air your views before this date.
Love to Dance for over 50s
Love to Dance is a dance tutorial class for over 50s where you learn a dance routine and get fit. Classes are 1-2 hours long with a 10– 20-minute break, giving you time to socialise. All levels welcome. Classes are in New Barnet, Edgware, Friern Barnet and Chipping Barnet. Click here for the timetable or phone 020 3675 7243.
Chipping Barnet chair exercise to music
Takes place at Chipping Barnet library 10-11am every Wednesday. Just turn up! For more information contact [email protected].
Over 60s Creative Circle (Creative Writers Group)
Develop your writing skills, explore your creativity and meet new friends. Meets weekly at the Artsdepot (5 Nether Street Tally Ho Corner North Finchley London N12 0GA) on Mondays at 11.30am.
In its first term, the group will be led by Bunmi Ogunsiji – a published and multi award-winning author who has run creative writing sessions for Spread The Word, Greenwich Maritime Museum, Westminster Mind and others.
Sign up on the Arts Depot website here or contact the box office on 020 8369 5454.
Mind in Barnet - online courses
A series of online wellbeing courses including Anger Management on Thurs 9 Feb (10am-1pm); Gratitude for Wellbeing on Thurs 16 Feb (10am-1pm). Learn about the science of happiness, and the power of gratitude, which includes an introduction to keeping a gratitude journal. For these and other courses on mindfulness and yoga, for example, contact Martine on [email protected]
Supporting Mental Health - Building Emotional Resilience - Online (From Ideal for All), Tuesday 10 January, 10.00am - 1.00pm
This session will help you to understand what emotional resilience is, the factors involved and how you can find ways to look after your own wellbeing and build up your own resilience.
Book Supporting Mental Health - Building Emotional Resilience - Online
Coproduction and Engaging Communities: A Rethink Mental Illness Webinar (From Rethink Mental Illness), Wednesday 18 January, 1.00 - 2.00pm
Through case studies from Rethink's award-winning place-based teams, they will take a deep dive into how coproduction and community engagement can be put into practice, the risks, and how these can be managed.
Book Coproduction and Engaging Communities: A Rethink Mental Illness Webinar
Online ADHD Support Group (From Tim Kiver Foundation), Tuesday 10 January, 7.30 - 9.00pm
This ONLINE ADHD Support Group session is 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
Supporting Mental Health - Managing Stress - Online (From Ideal for All), Wednesday 11 January, 10.00am - 1.00pm
This session provides you with information about the signs and symptoms of stress as well as anxiety, suggestions of managing your response and ways to reduce its negative impact.
Exploring Mind's eLearning courses (From Mind), Wednesday 25 January, 10.00 - 10.45am
A panel discussion: How can eLearning help you create a mentally healthy workplace?
A view of loneliness and isolation and its impact on mental wellbeing (From Faith in Older People), Thursday 26 January, 4.30 - 6.00pm
Loneliness and mental health have always been intertwined issues and this will continue to be the case in the future. Whilst loneliness is not a mental health condition in and of itself, it can (and does) often lead to mental health problems. Jeremy Sharpe is the National Director of Linking Lives UK and is based in Reading, Berkshire; Jeremy will be leading this webinar -
Effective Responses to Loneliness & Mental Health
Book A view of loneliness and isolation and its impact on mental wellbeing
Podcasts
Podcast: Shedding Stigmas Around Mental Health: A Conversation with a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (From At the edge of it all)
Mental health is becoming something we talk about more and more, but there’s still progress to be made. Dr. Katie Lais, clinical associate professor at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science at USD, joined the “At the Edge of It All” podcast to talk about how unique challenges in her career have opened her eyes to innovative solutions. She explains how not only society — but the health care system itself — needs to change to better equip people with the tools they need to take care of their mental health.
Hope for Your Mental and Emotional Health During Winter (From the healthiest you podcast)
Learn how to maintain mental and emotional wellness all winter long.
Listen to Hope for Your Mental and Emotional Health During Winter
Articles
7 Daily Habits That'll Improve Your Mental Health in 2023 (From CNET News)
Forget New Year's resolutions and aim for new healthy daily habits instead.
Read 7 Daily Habits That'll Improve Your Mental Health in 2023
Why you need a not-to-do list in 2023 (From Stylist)
Does your to-do list make you feel rubbish? A not-to-do list might be the answer.
Fans are sharing this clip of Terry Hall discussing mental health (From NME)
The Specials frontman spoke about his experience with depression and finding joy in small things in the 2019 interview
Read Fans are sharing this clip of Terry Hall discussing mental health
6 times celebrities spoke up about their mental health in 2022 (From Yahoo News)
In 2022, celebrities like Ryan Reynolds, Meghan Markle, and Prince Harry, spoke publicly about their mental health.
Megan Thee Stallion wrote a song about living with anxiety, and started an online resource for mental health.
Selena Gomez released a documentary about her journey to a bipolar disorder diagnosis.
Read 6 times celebrities spoke up about their mental health in 2022
Why mental health is the missing link in responses to climate change (From Devex)
Extreme weather events caused by climate change, and man-made environmental degradation such as deforestation can have devastating consequences on the mental health of the communities immediately affected and beyond. But the link is rarely discussed in the siloed worlds of public health and climate agencies.
Read Why mental health is the missing link in responses to climate change
Confronting Music’s Mental Health Crisis (From Pitchfork)
Experts and artists including Santigold, Jeff Tweedy, and Denzel Curry trace a web of pressing issues while imagining the paths forward.
Mental health: Fix poverty, discrimination - Senedd report (From the BBC)
Poverty and discrimination must be tackled to deal with poor mental health, a Senedd committee has said.
The health committee said medication was sometimes used as a "sticking plaster" and underlying issues went unaddressed.
Read Mental health: Fix poverty, discrimination - Senedd report
Hugh Jackman: Wolverine star on mental health problems (From the BBC)
Actor Hugh Jackman has said he was "a hot mess" making his latest film, The Son.
The 54-year-old X-Men star explained: "I certainly realised how vulnerable I was."
6 Science-Backed Ways Gratitude Improves Your Mental Health and How to Get Started (From CNET News)
Want to be happier? Gratitude is the attitude.
Read 6 Science-Backed Ways Gratitude Improves Your Mental Health and How to Get Started
Can a Person Outgrow Their Mental Illness? (From Psychology Today)
After receiving a diagnosis, feelings of powerlessness can take control.
Feeling helpless and forming a new identity is an expected process.
Denying the symptoms of mental illness doesn't typically help, but some specific strategies can.
How to cope with the mental health impact of winter in a cost-of-living crisis (From Metro)
The cost of living crisis feels particularly cruel right now.
The cost of energy is debilitating households up and down the nation, so as the weather worsens, so too will the mental states of those forced to choose between heating and eating
Read How to cope with the mental health impact of winter in a cost-of-living crisis
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.
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]
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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