This is the local news page for Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley where you will find listed local news and events to support your mental health and wellbeing in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley. We also have information on the Mental Health Action Groups (MHAGs) which are happening in your area and how you can get involved.
Click here for Mental Health Action Group Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley information.
North Kent Mind Recruitment
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North Kent Mind has some vacancies. For details click here
Free Eating Disorder Training Funded by CCGs
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Monday 14th 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
Peer Support for People with Personality Disorder
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MEGAN CIC provide peer support every Thursday.
For details of peer support group click here
MEGAN CIC also have a fortnightly forum to feedback your comments on the Review & Redesign of Mental Health Services in your area.
For more details on feedback forum click here
KMPT Personality Disorder Service Review
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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
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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 16th 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.
Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley Mental Health Action Group Information
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Dates & Venues for all Mental Health Action Groups for 2016/17 - click here (Updated October 2016)
The next DGS Mental Health Action Group meeting will be on 15th November, 2016 at 12.30pm at Riverside Community Centre, Dickens Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JY.
To go to the County Mental Health Action Group page follow the link.
What are Mental Health Action Groups?
Mental Health Action Groups provide a local forum for Mental Health information, support and expertise across Kent. You can find out more about Mental Health Action Groups (MHAG’s) and how you can get involved by following the link.
The Dartford Gravesham and Swanley Mental Health Action Group 2015 and 2014 paperwork has now been archived, to view all of the paperwork and supporting documentation please follow the link.
AGENDAS
January 2016 - click here
March 2016 - click here
May 2016 - click here
July 2016 - click here
September 2016 - click here
APPROVED MINUTES
January 2016 - click here
March 2016 - click here
May 2016 - click here
July 2016 - click here
DRAFT MINUTES AWAITING APPROVAL AT NEXT MEETING September 2016 - click here
Service Provider Information Sheet - click here
COMMISSIONERS UPDATES
DGS Clinical Commissioning Group Update ;
January 2016 - click here
March 2016 - click here
May 2016 - click here
July 2016 - click here
September 2016 - none received
Kent County Council (KCC) Commissioners Update:
Strategic Partnership Announcement - click here
January 2016 - click here
March 2016 - nothing to report whilst the new Live Well Kent Service beds down.
May 2016 - as above.
July 2016 - click here
September 2016 - click here
KCC Update on Service User/Carer Expenses - click here
PORCHLIGHT STRATEGIC PARTNER UPDATES:
Strategic Partner Update - click here
Q&A March - click here
Porchlight DGS & Swale May presentation - click here
Porchlight service user expenses form - click here
Porchlight DGS Live Well Kent Update September 2016 - click here
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
KMPT Community Engagement Strategy Consultation Presentation - click here
Community Engagement Strategy Questionnaire - click here
Update on Personality Disorder Service - click here
NHS Five Year Forward View for Mental Health - click here
KMPT Single Point of Access leaflet - click here
Abbreviations & Acronyms - click here
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