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Kent FA Mental Health Football League Add to Your Support

December 12th, 2016

The Kent FA are currently looking for teams to enter a new Mental Health football league. This will help to provide players with mental health conditions with more regular localised football competition as opposed to one off events.

Why not get involved and rebuild confidence, meet new people and take part in regular structured football activity. Football can have a major impact on mental health. It is thought to affect emotions, relationships, identity and self-esteem. In a recent study, one in four fans said football was one of the most important things in their lives. Kent FA are committed to using football to tackle discrimination and enable people to live more independent and fulfilling lives.

If you haven’t got a team there are also numerous sessions around the County where you can get involved in. Kent FA want to hear from individuals, organisations or teams that wish to join the league.

For further information contact: [email protected]

Or go to: http://www.kentfa.com/players/disability-football

Invite to Creative Care Expo – Dementia, Arts and Culture Add to Your Support

December 7th, 2016

The Kent Dementia Action Alliance is organising a Creative Care Expo which seeks to showcase the work of creative individuals who have used the arts to improve lives of older people. It will be a busy and informative day with an exhibition, displays, talks and demos. It will be held on Thursday 26^th January 10 – 4pm at Sessions House Maidstone. Learn how Arts and Culture organisations are improving the lives of older people in Kent

This is a free event - open to all although booking is essential.

When: January 26th 2017 10-4pm

Where: Sessions House, Maidstone ME14 1XX

Events include:

Presentations
Taster Sessions
Exhibitions

There are limited spaces on the taster sessions so to find out more go to the poster here or to book your place go to https://culturecares-kentexpo.eventbrite.co.uk or call Jaye on 07904 643770.

SpeakUp CIC Ashford Activity Updates Add to Your Support

December 7th, 2016

To view the November Service User Forum minutes click here

To view the November News Bulletin click here

To view the Sol Leisure Poster click here

To view the Ashford December Diary of Activities click here

To view the Ashford January Diary of Activities click here

Winter Newsletter Add to Your Support

December 7th, 2016

SpeakUp CIC have a bumper Winter Newsletter for you this year. Choc-full of stories, photos and poems with something for everyone. So put your feet up for an hour and enjoy. click here to read the Newsletter.

Can you help choose a new eating disorder service for Kent? Add to Your Support

November 29th, 2016

Are you a service users or carer who has been affected by eating disorders? Are you interested in helping to choose the new provider of eating disorder services for the residents of Kent and Medway? Representatives are being sought for a specialist eating disorder service user and carer panel. It is hoped that the panel will consist of a small representative group that takes into account parent, carer and patient views and the full age range for a new all age eating disorder service for Kent and Medway.

If you would like to express an interest in volunteering to be an evaluator for the new Kent and Medway eating disorder service the procurement team want to hear from you.

To be able to support this evaluation you should be able to commit to at least one virtual or face-to-face training session and your availability for the bid evaluation dates.

If a face-to-face training session is organised reasonable travel costs will be repaid.

Evaluation dates are in the early part of next year, between 17 and 27 January and it will be possible to contribute to the evaluation by e-mail or telephone.

If you are interested in helping to choose the new eating disorder service for Kent and Medway please contact the emails below with the following information:

Your name
Your age and gender
Where you usually live
Any experience of eating disorder services that you have had
If you are a patient, parent or carer
If you belong to or have worked or volunteered for any organisations or charities that support people with eating disorders or their parents and carers
If there are any days, dates or longer periods of time when you will not be available

If there is more than the required number of people to join any group, an interview and selection process may be required.

If you would like to volunteer or require more information before you get involved please email: [email protected] and [email protected] .

All applicants are welcome but currently there is no representation from the North Kent or Medway areas. In addition representation is encouraged from boys and men who have been affected by eating disorders.

Sport England Park Club Concessions Add to Your Support

November 11th, 2016

Sport England are funding Park Clubs in Ashford and Chatham for their project ‘Active Body and Mind’, supporting adults with mental health difficulties to lead healthier, more active lifestyles in Chatham and Ashford, Kent.

The project promotes the physical and mental benefits of physical activity through weekly group exercise classes, a ‘Gym Buddy’ programme and peer support sessions led by our partners ‘SpeakUP CIC’ and MEGAN.

Each class will be offered at a discounted rate of £1, and the gym buddy sessions at £2.00.

The project will start in January 2017.

For more details on the 60% concessionary pass - click here

For the Concessionary poster - click here

SpeakUp CIC Ashford Add to Your Support

November 3rd, 2016

To view the November Diary of Activities - click here

To view the Service Forum September minutes - click here

Free Eating Disorder Training Funded by CCGs Add to Your Support

October 17th, 2016

Monday 14^th November 1.30 pm to 5pm - at Social Enterprise Kent, 2B The Links, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 7GQ

The introductory taster session includes: (based on The New Maudsley Method)

What is an eating disorder?
Who gets and eating disorder and why?
What type of carer are you (what is your automatic go to style when supporting someone)?
Traps we all fall in when working with an individual with an ED that actually feed into the pattern of behaviour
How to adapt your behaviours to best support a person with an ED

Bookings are on a first come first served basis. Please contact me on the email below.

(Please note that as this provision is not funded in West Kent or Medway, we cannot offer places to people in those areas unless you wish to pay for a space) – we are really sorry about this.

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.therapypartners.co.uk

KMPT Personality Disorder Service Review Add to Your Support

October 11th, 2016

On Monday 31st October - a day of presentations, workshops and discussion.

To find out more and to book your place click here

CQC wants your views of KMPT Add to Your Support

October 7th, 2016

Care Quality Commission (CQC) the independent regulator of health, mental health and adult social care in England will be inspecting Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust on the week of the 16^th January 2017. They would like to hear your feedback on the mental health and Community Mental Health services before the inspection.

There are a number of ways people can feedback their views (they are interested in experiences from the last 12 months only) you can e-mail [email protected] telephone 03000 616161 or visit their website and complete the ‘share your experience form’ at www.cqc.org.uk/share-your-experience-finder

Resource permitting, they would also be pleased to attend meetings which you may have coming up before the inspection.

For more information see the poster here.

SpeakUpCIC Ashford Updates Add to Your Support

September 29th, 2016

For Ashford Service User forum September minutes click here

For Ashford Diary of Activities for October click here

Invitation to the Launch of the KMPT Co-production Network Add to Your Support

September 29th, 2016

KMPT is establishing a co-production network to bring together service users, carers, representatives of community groups and KMPT staff to identify solutions to KMPT service issues and work to implement them.

You are invited to come along to the KMPT Network launch to find out more and register your interest. For more information see the poster attached.

When: Friday, 14^th October 2016 at 10.30 - 1pm

Where: Lecture Theatre, St Martin’s Hospital, Littlebourne Road, Canterbury CT1 1TD

A sandwich lunch will be provided at 12.30pm.

For further information, or to apply to attend the launch please contact Pam Wooding on 07920 500989 or email: [email protected]

Workshops, Talks and Entertainment at the Kent Mental Health Festival Add to Your Support

September 16th, 2016

Daytime Workshops, Talks and Entertainment at the Kent Mental Health Festival

Room 1

11.30 – Mindfulness with Turning Point
12.45 - Music Workshop with Kent Music
2.00 – Mental Health and Young People with Phoenix Therapy
3.15 - Eating Disorders with Therapy Partners

Room 2

11.30 – Mental Health and Young People inc Self Harm Addaction
12.45 – TRE UK ™ The Total Release Experience
2.00 – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Laura Fischer
3.00 – Open Dialogue with KMPT

Daytime acts and entertainment:

Time to Change Organisational Pledge Signing
QEQM Mental Health Choir
Peter Ellis
Charity haircuts with London hairdresser Andrew Rikard
Singer
Duo Daylight Saving

& Nature Gym will be providing more entertainment throughout the day.

There will also be a raffle running throughout the event with great prizes.

All timings subject to change.

For more information about the Kent Mental Health Festival click on the link.

Invitation to the launch of Children and Young Peoples Bereavement Care Service Add to Your Support

September 8th, 2016

Cruse Bereavement Care are launching their new Children & Young People’s Bereavement Care Service on the 28th September at Brogdale Farm, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8XZ. This is an informal drop in day and Cruse will be there between 4 - 7pm. Anyone who works with children or may come across a bereaved child in a professional capacity and wish to refer to our free service would find this event of use.

For more information about either the service or the launch email: [email protected]

For more information about Cruse and the services they provide go to: www.cruse.org.uk