31 Mar

Battle Hill & Linskill Community Development Grapevine Newsletter – 31 March 2023

The Shedders have been busy over the last few weeks with a large commision from Pearey House, a centre in North Shields for adults who have a visual impairment. Huge thanks for asking us to make your crafty bits and bobs!

KEEP LEARNING – Make your own freestanding window box
A new workshop from our Shedders – like always no experience is necessary for this workshop. Full tuition is given and all materials provided. We even throw in a cuppa or two! 

Always popular and at a great price, make sure you secure your place now!

Make your own freestanding window box

KEEP LEARNING – Make your own potting bench
Another new workshop for the spring from The Shedders! Save your back when pottering in the garden and make your own potting bench. 

Slightly longer at 4 hours, this workshop still includes full tuition, materials and a cuppa!

Make your own potting bench

 

KEEP LEARNING – Needle Felted Crowns
This months ‘craft on a budget’ session aims to celebrate the upcoming Coronation! Amy will be teaching the basics of needle felting to make cute decorative crowns!

All tuition and materials are included in the £4 charge.

Places are limited to 6 so please book using the link below.

Craft with Amy

 

TAKE NOTICE – Art Appreciation 
The Art Appreciation group are being treated to a behind the scenes look at the textile store at the Discovery Museum, Newcastle – come along and see what it’s all about. 

There is no cost to attend but space is very limited!

engAGE opportunities are funded for people aged 55+

Art Appreciation

 

Please remember that our regular activities will not be running on Good Friday and Easter Monday. 

Enjoy the bank holiday weekend. 

Lucy, David, Charly and Janice
Your Community Development Team

 

From our friends…

Are you a gentleman looking for a club which fosters friendship, goodwill and understanding?

Then the Cullercoats Men’s Club might be for you! 

The aims of the club:

  • We will try to enrich the life of our members by invigorating and broadening their knowledge base, facilitating comradeship through shared experiences and adding interest in other activities.
  • As well as developing friendships between our members.

The club meets in the main hall at Cullercoats Methodist Church, Broadway each Wednesday from 10:30am until 12:00am throughout the year with the exception of August and the Christmas period.

To find out more please visit our website.

 

The latest edition of the North Tyneside Patient Forum Newsletter is available to read via the link below.

Patient Forum Newsletter

 

28 Mar

Mind Campaign – your experiences of mental health inpatient care

Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to share your experiences of mental health inpatient care. We know that talking about this subject can be difficult but we really appreciate you being so open.

Each story we heard was different. Some of you have had good experiences of inpatient care. Sofia told us about how she was treated by staff. ‘They helped me shower, blow dried my hair and plaited it, they encouraged me to eat, sat with me when I needed a cry, and made me laugh when I needed it most’.

But unfortunately, this has not been the same for everyone. Many of you were not treated in the way you should have been, and this needs to change.

When we asked what you think the UK government should do to ensure access to safe therapeutic care, you gave lots of great ideas.

Good inpatient care, according to Emily ‘should include plenty of access to different forms of group and individual therapy, practice in life skills and access to group activities.’ Anne said the government needs to ‘return to funding it effectively including increasing the funding every year by more than inflation’. One of you told us that the government needs to ‘make mental health care accessible 24/7 and staff the NHS properly with well-trained, well-paid employees, who are cared for so they are able to look after patients better.’  

We also asked what you think people need most when they are in mental health inpatient care. You said that there needs to be compassion, care and respect. But what was said most, is that there needs to be understanding.

Together, we hope to make the UK government understand the need for change.

Thank you for working with us on this campaign so far. We will be in touch again soon with more ways to get involved.

Take care,

Sorsha

28 Mar

Adult AD/HD Support Group NE Meetings in April 2023

Hi Folks,

I’m delighted to announce that we have added Sunderland to our monthly meetings schedule. Thanks to Steve and his excellent community well-being café, Betsy Jenny – 30 Bridge Street – in the heart of Sunderland.

Our regional meetings throughout April (please see the .pdf flyers for further information).

Middlesbrough: Tuesday April 4th: Lingfield Ash Meeting Hall, 78 Lingfield Ash, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, TS8 OSU. Download the Middlesbrough flyer here

Durham: Thursday April 13 6-9pm Waddington Street Centre, 3 Waddington Street Durham City DH1 4BG. Download the Durham flyer here

Sunderland: Wednesday April 19th 6-9 Betsy Jenny Community Well-being Café, 30 Bridge Street, e Sunderland, SR1 1TQ. Download the Sunderland flyer here

South Shields: Thursday April 20th 6-9pm Age Concern (ACTS) Dora Dixon House, 29 Beach Road / Corner of Anderson Street, South Shields. NE33 2QU. Download the South Shields flyer here

Newcastle: Thursday April 27rd 6-9pm Recoco (The Recovery College) 1 Carliol Square, Newcastle NE1 6UF. Download the Newcastle flyer here

There is an important thing that I would like to mention:-

In terms of ground-rules regarding our meetings: I’d like to remind everybody that we do not diagnose AD/HD; nor are we qualified to provide advice about medications.

Kindest regards,

bill

Bill Scott
Adult AD/HD Support Groups North East

aadhd_ne@yahoo.co.uk

07856212564

http://aadhd-ne-uk.weebly.com/

10 Mar

YoungMinds Newsletter – March 2023

Welcome to your March YoungMinds e-newsletter! It shouldn’t take more than five minutes to enjoy all this month’s stories.

We’ve appointed a new Chief Executive!

We’re incredibly excited to announce that Laura Bunt will be joining us as our new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the end of this month. Laura is currently at Public Digital, a digital consultancy, having previously been Deputy Chief Executive at With You, a charity for people experiencing issues with alcohol, drugs or their mental health. Laura is also a trustee at Samaritans, a charity who provide support for anyone struggling to cope.

YoungMinds trustees and young people from across our programmes led the recruitment process for our new CEO. It was vital that young people had a voice in this process, given that they are at the heart of everything we do. It was equally important to ensure that our new CEO shared our values, vision and commitment to Anti-Racism, Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. We believe we’ve found all that in Laura!

Support for those navigating eating problems

Whether you’re struggling yourself or supporting someone else, life with an eating disorder can feel scary and overwhelming. To mark Beat’s annual Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which took place last week, we’d like to share a selection of resources and advice to help you navigate this difficult time. Including: 

You may also find the following blogs useful…

 

 

Invite your MP to our event in Parliament this March 

Last month we told you how the Government broke their promise of a ten-year Mental Health Plan in favour of the ‘Major Conditions Strategy’ – a new plan that wraps mental health up with other conditions like cancer and Alzheimer’s disease instead of focusing on mental health in its entirety. This month, we’re here to help you channel your frustration into action. On March 20th, we’re hosting a Young People’s Lobby in Parliament – bringing young people, MPs and other decision makers together to #EndTheWait for better mental health support. We’ve booked the room. We’ve written the invite to MPs. Now we just need you to send it. Will you spare just two minutes to invite your local MP to our event?

Invite your MP

Already sent your invite? Spread the word and let’s get more MPs in the room!⬇️

 

 

The O2 selects YoungMinds as its charity fundraising partner

The world’s most popular music, entertainment and leisure venue has chosen us as its main charity fundraising partner in a two-year long relationship that started in February. We’re honoured to be selected and can’t wait to work with their team and customers to do some fantastic awareness raising for youth mental health. Stay tuned for updates!

📰 Mental health in the media 📰

Young black boys almost THREE times more likely to enter youth justice system 
The Mirror, Sophie Huskisson, 22/02/23 
Read the full story > 

UK’s first mental health crisis cafe for young people launches in west London 
Evening Standard, Daniel Keane, 16/02/23 
Read the full story >

Children in mental health crisis spent more than 900,000 hours in A&E in England 
The Guardian, Denis Campbell, 09/02/23 
Includes statement from YoungMinds’ Director of Training and Services, Deirdre Kehoe. 
Read the full story > 

ITV launches Mental Health in the Media conference 
ITV, Not attributed, 06/02/23 
Includes mention of partnership with YoungMinds. 
Read the full story > 

Are Gen Z the most stressed generation in the workplace? 
BBC Worklife, Megan Carnegie, 16/02/23 
Read the full story >

✍️ New on the blog this month ✍️

Autism and friendship: a letter to my younger self (Hannah, 22) 
Read Hannah’s blog > 

How having a stutter affects my mental health (Sophie, 16) 
Read Sophie’s blog > 

The impact of endometriosis on my mental health (Hollie, 19) 
Read Hollie’s blog >

Better your understanding of mental health with one of our online courses

We’ve had such a fantastic response to our £1 webinars and courses. So much so that we’re all sold out except for our final webinar, ‘Introduction to participation and involving young people‘, on 27th March. Book now to secure your space!

Book a space >
Browse all our courses >

Our latest tips and advice on Instagram. Follow us @YoungMindsUK



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At YoungMinds, we’re leading the movement to make sure every young person gets the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Team YM 💛

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05 Mar

Cost of Living Crisis

Having so much to deal with can affect your mental health. Mind can’t fix the cost of living crisis, but we can help you feel more able to cope.

“The right support at the right time can be life changing.”

– Cheryl blogs about the importance of recognising the relationship between poverty and poor mental health.

If you’re worried about money and it’s affecting your mental health, we have some information that might be helpful.

Speak to us

Our advisers understand that money problems can affect our mental health. For confidential information about mental health and benefits, call our Infoline.

Money and mental health

If you’re struggling with money at the moment, our information pages have practical tips for managing your money and improving your mental health.

Our online community

Side by Side is a supportive online community where you can connect with people who understand what you’re going through.

Local support

Local Minds are independent charities we work with across England and Wales. They tailor services to their local community.

Cost of Living support

05 Mar

LGBT+ History Month

However you identify, we’re here to celebrate you. And fight for your mental health. That’s why we’re marking LGBT+ History Month.

It’s a month when we can all remember the people who fought for LGBTQIA+ rights in the past and how far we’ve come over the years. A chance for people of all ages to learn more about the rich history of LGBTQIA+ communities.

Being LGBTQIA+ does not cause mental health problems. But some things you may go through as an LGBTQIA+ person can make you more likely to experience a mental health problem.

If you’re finding things tough, please remember you’re not alone. We have information, tips and support for you on our website.

Get information and tips

02 Mar

Eating Disorders Awareness Week – 27 February to 5 March 2023

This Eating Disorders Awareness Week you can help Beat bust toxic stereotypes that prevent men from accessing treatment. Like and share their video, or download their resources #HelpMenGetHelp.

After support yourself? We’ve got you. Learn about eating disorders in men, how to reach out for help, and accessing available support. Want to talk? We’re here. Our  Helpline team are available 365 days a year from 9am – midnight during the week, and 4pm–midnight on weekends and bank holidays. Or to find support local to you, visit Helpfinder – our online directory of eating disorder services.

02 Mar

Building positive mental health – a YoungMinds resource

This resource covers activities for professionals and volunteers working with young people to help build positive mental health and wellbeing in a range of settings. This includes downloadable worksheets and instructions on how to use these activities one-to-one or in larger groups. Read more