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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.

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.

Young Persons Peer Support Group Add to Your Support

December 6th, 2016

Take Off is running a Peer Support Group group to support positive mental wellbeing for young people aged 17 - 27.

Are you attending university, got an apprenticeship, going to college, working, unemployed, taking time off?

We’ll be looking at a range of different topics, tailored to meet the needs of the members. Topics may include anxiety, depression, worry, finances, relationships and more. This will be a Peer support group designed and lead by you.

The group runs from the Take Off office on Monday afternoons once a month.

For any further information, please see the poster here or get in contact using the details here or use the contact form on their website here: www.takeoff.works

Take Off, 34 Military Road, Canterbury, CT1 1LT

Email: [email protected] or Tel: 01227 788 211

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.

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.

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]

Kent Police Workshop Add to Your Support

September 28th, 2016

Canterbury Umbrella Centre will be hosting a “hate crime, mate crime and fraud prevention” workshop, run by kent police

This Friday at 1.30pm - 3pm

All are welcome

Canterbury Umbrella Centre

St Peter’s Pl, Canterbury CT1 2DB

01227 767 660

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

Social Enterprise Kent Newsletter Add to Your Support

August 24th, 2016

Click here to read or download the Newsletter.

Chairperson Vacancy Add to Your Support

August 23rd, 2016

The Umbrella Centre of Herne Bay has a vacancy for a Chairperson. The role is for 8 hours per week, salary negotiable.

The Umbrella Centre is a charity providing support for people in the Herne Bay area who are experiencing mental health and/or associated learning disabilities. The successful applicant will lead the Trustee Board and oversee the management and development of the organisation. They will be the main point of contact for funders and the public face of the charity. If you have the necessary experience and skill to carry out this key strategic role please apply for an application pack to: [email protected] or phone …..01227 742909.

Completed applications must be received by noon on 9th September, 2016.

Appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Invitation to East Kent Mental Health Workshop Add to Your Support

August 16th, 2016

The East Kent Mental Health Commissioning Team would like to invite you to a workshop.

As a result of the response to the ‘Have Your Say’ survey the East Kent Mental Health Commissioning Team would like to invite you to one of our workshops in September. These workshops will look at how we involve people in co-producing mental health services and how best we can do this.

The East Kent Mental Health Commissioning Team will come to the workshops with initial ideas but the final shaping of the ongoing engagement work with you will be informed by the workshops themselves.

The details of the workshops are below:

13 September 2 - 4pm, Dover Town Council Offices, Maison Dieu House, Biggin Street, Dover, CT16 1DW
15 September 2 - 4pm, Coffee Bar, Centrepiece Church, Bank St, Ashford TN23 0BX
20 September 2 - 4pm, Trinity Resource Centre, St Mary’s Ave, Margate CT9 3TN
21 September 2 - 4pm, Thanington Neighbourhood Resource Centre, Thanington Rd, Canterbury CT1 3XE
22 September 2 - 4 Whitstable Rugby Club, Reeves Way, Chestfield, Kent CT5 3QS
28 September 2 - 4 Oaklands Health Centre, Stade St, Hythe CT21 6BD

To book your place on a workshop please go to the online form here: https://goo.gl/forms/pkoUVSGJuvUSAoss1 (which will open up a google form). If you have any additional questions please email the team at: [email protected].

For more information about Mental Health in east Kent go to: www.liveitwell.org.uk/mental-health-east-kent