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Local Update, 18 April 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 Do you have a long-term mental health condition? Give an hour to help shape social care and receive £20

We are looking for people to take part in a focus group discussing how social work could be better. Whether you’ve had input from a social worker, or have not but feel that it may have helped, we want to hear your views.

The discussion will take place on Wednesday 20th April at 3pm, via Zoom.

It will be led by members of Social Work England’s National Advisory Forum with lived experience, with support from SWE and Inclusion Barnet staff members.

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Other Events and News Barnet Service User and Carer Forum

Date: 21st April 2022

Runs on the third Thursday of every month

Time: 14:00 – 15:30

Topic: Social Work in Mental Health

Speaker: Ferenkeh Jalloh – Consultant Social Worker

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 to join the meeting [[link removed]]

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.

SURE for Mental Health - Bring Your Own Mug, Wednesday 20 April, 2.00 - 3.00pm

This Bring Your Own Mug session is aimed at anyone who would like the opportunity to meet new people and join in with a variety of discussion points from mental health to hobbies. This is also a great opportunity to share information and tips around life in general and also find out what other people have been up to during the pandemic.

You can drop in for 5 minutes or stay for the hour, it is completely up to you.

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Naturally Effective Ways To Tame Your Stress & Anxiety, Without Medication, Saturday 23 April, 10.00am

Pre-Recorded Event: Sit back and restore balance, while discovering a variety of effective non-medicative ways to manage stress & anxiety.

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Understanding and Avoiding Burnout Webinar, Tuesday 19 April, 12.30 - 1.30pm

In this session, the following will be covered:

Understanding stress and how this can lead to burnout

Prioritising self-care – employing strategies to help keep you well

Cognitive restructuring for stress management

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Drawing as a Tool for Recovery: a talk by Liz Atkin, Wednesday 20 April, 7.00 - 8.00pm

In this FREE talk, artist and mental health advocate, Liz Atkin, describes her personal journey using art-making to help manage her compulsive skin-picking condition—and leads a few optional drawing exercises. Open to all!

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Stress and Resilience: Using Stress to Your Advantage, Thursday 21 April, 6.00 - 7.00pm

This workshop will teach stress management techniques and will also provide insight into how to use your stress to your advantage. Topics such as self-compassion, mindfulness and self-care will be covered in the session.

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Online mental health and wellbeing workshops available to all adults anywhere

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Podcasts Best Friend Therapy

This is a podcast that holds your hand through the tough times and offers reassurance on the days you might need it. Feed your soul with nourishing conversations from two best friends, one therapist - and zero filter.

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Anxiety Slayer

With hundreds of free episodes & millions of downloads, Anxiety Slayer is one of the most trusted award-winning resources for anxiety relief.

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The Anxiety Guy Podcast

Dennis Simsek takes you through the life of a former professional tennis player, who struggled with and eventually ended his 6 year struggle with panic disorder and health anxiety.

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Articles Trans people’s mental health is at crisis point in UK, warn experts

Helplines report rising demand, as conversion practices decision follows years of ‘negativity from government, media and others’

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Loneliness can be tackled by finding the ‘flow’ in meaningful activities

Deeply engaging in challenging, and meaningful activities during free time can reduce people’s loneliness and increase their positive feelings.

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A new study has found *exactly* how long you should exercise for to boost your mental health

And it's not as long as you might think...

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For Gabe Howard, Bipolar Disorder Is Just Another Piece of the Puzzle

Thanks to medication, therapy, and careful management, Gabe says that bipolar disorder impacts “maybe 10 percent of my life — and that’s probably the lowest number that I could get [it] at.”

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Chris Evert calls for discussion on mental health after players ‘breaking down on court’

Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios were both punished for recent on-court outbursts

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It’s time to recognize, research, and remove environmental causes of mental illness

No one should suffer mental illness due to pollution.

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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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