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Local Update, 28 February 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 Free Disability Awareness Training

Learn from experts with lived experience

Do you want to be a better ally to your disabled colleagues, friends and service users? Are there questions you'd like to ask without worrying that you might say the wrong thing?

Inclusion Barnet offers FREE training to voluntary and community sector organisations. Whether it's an informal Q&A or a deep dive on a particular topic, we can deliver a session tailored to your needs.

Additional dates open to the general public will be announced shortly.

Contact:

[[email protected]]

07719 105 107

Other Events and News

Contact Thierry for further details of the above on 07766018731

Hub Connections - Eating Disorders: Dispelling the Myths, Thursday 3 March, 1.30 - 3.30pm

Hub Connections returns to mark Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

A packed programme that includes guest speakers from a wide range of organisations, as well as the usual updates from the Barnet Wellbeing Service and partners.

There will also be wellbeing activities.

This event is open to the general public. It will take place via Zoom - details on how to join via Zoom will be sent out the day before.

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Wellbeing in the Digital World, is technology impacting your mental health? Tuesdays, 7.30 - 9.00pm

Learn how to improve your mental health by changing the relationship you have with technology.

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Hope in Depression Online Central Course March 2022, Tuesday 1 March, 7.00 - 9.15pm

Designed for anyone who has experienced or is experiencing depression and/or anxiety, as well as those supporting others who are suffering.

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History and It's Impact on Wellbeing, Thursday 3 March, 6.00 - 7.30pm

Does knowing our individual and collective history support our wellbeing?

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International Women's Day Celebration with Professor Siobhan O'Neill, Tuesday 1 March, 1.00 - 2.00pm

Maria Morgan in Conversation with Siobhan O'Neill, Mental Health Champion. Together Maria and Siobhan will explore the importance of protecting mental health and wellbeing in an everchanging world. They will share key strategies for promoting wellbeing and consider how to advance mental health and wellbeing in the current context.

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Events, classes and information from Age UK Barnet for over 55s

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Online mental health and wellbeing workshops available to all adults anywhere

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Podcasts Inside Schizophrenia Podcast: On the Mental Health Spectrum, Where Does Schizophrenia Fit?

Over the past few years, there has been a major shift in the ways we talk about mental health. Stories go viral about companies putting mental health first, influencers across social media post about the importance of mental self-care — but serious mental disorders, especially schizophrenia, are still being left out of the conversation.

Host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard, explore where schizophrenia fits into this new wave of mental health discussions in this episode of Inside Schizophrenia

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I Weigh with Jameela Jamil

What started as a social media post has become a mental health movement, and now a podcast. On I WEIGH, Jameela Jamil challenges societal norms through conversations with thought-leaders, performers, activists, influencers, and friends about their own experiences and stories with their mental health.

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Articles ‘I forget everything’: the benefits of nature for mental health

As campaign launched to enshrine right to green space, Bolton woman describes how ‘tranquility walks’ helped her through lockdown

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Long COVID and Mental Health

Long COVID is not a mental health condition; however, it can be considered a chronic medical condition that elicits many mental health symptoms.

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Importance of reading and mental health by Sofia Elaheebocus Royal Russell School

Studies have shown reading significantly improves mental health and overall wellbeing and happiness.

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Dancing for Your Mental Health

Dancing may be under-recognized and under-appreciated in its potential health benefits.

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Mental health: a new study has revealed a surprisingly simple way to improve your wellbeing

From practising mindfulness and eating well to getting a good night’s sleep and exercising regularly, modern research has given us plenty of tools to look after our wellbeing.

But according to a new study, there’s an even simpler, and more importanlty inexpensive, way of looking after our wellbeing that many people overlook – engaging in acts of kindness

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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 Turn2Me [[link removed]] - free online Support Groups 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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