Health and Wellbeing Service

The voice of people with emotional and mental health issues and their carers, across and the Isles of Scilly

SPEAKING SummerUP 2016 II CRCC’s Health and Wellbeing Service

CRCC’s Health and Wellbeing Service is an independent service, commissioned by NHS Kernow to be the voice of people and their carers in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly with emotional and mental health issues. We are an independent organisation working to support, promote and protect the rights of people with emotional and mental health issues. We aim to help people have a say about their care, treatment and quality of life when receiving services. Much of our work utilises the skills and experiences of our volunteers to collect this feedback.

FEATURES Health & Healthwatch WHAT IS...? Wellbeing Cornwall Service

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Here at CRCC, the Health Therefore, we need your help - if you have any ideas, would like to write an and Wellbeing team are article, have an image you would like us continually striving to to use or any other feedback we would improve our Speaking really like to hear from you. Up Magazine, which we Alternatively, if you could spare a few minutes filling in a feedback produce twice yearly. survey online, it would be very much appreciated. The online survey can be The magazine however, is your found by entering the following in to magazine and we try to adjust and your browser: www.surveymonkey. improve it, listening to feedback from com/r/speakingupmagazine you, our readers and changing things according to the that feedback we If you’d like to contribute an article, receive. photo, story etc for our Winter issue, please can we have submissions by November 2016. Health and Wellbeing Service CRCC Many Thanks 2 Princes Street Health and Wellbeing team TR1 2ES Tel: 01872 243532 Email: healthandwellbeing@cornwallrcc. org.uk Web: www.cornwallrcc.org.uk/health- wellbeing

Speaking Up magazine is produced by CRCC’s Health and Wellbeing team and printed by Polpentre Print, .

SPEAKING UP 2 HEALTH AND WELLBEING SERVICE Volunteer Activity Jane Yeomans This has been a busy time once 2. Forums/outreach actions again for volunteers within the • Develop a monthly timetable of Health and Wellbeing Service. forums up until end of contract • Organise key agencies to co-deliver The Health and Wellbeing Service monthly forums User and Carer review was • Organise key themes for each completed in March 2016 and monthly forum with co-delivery outlined six key action areas. agency • Organise volunteer support in 1. IVS delivering forums 2. Forums / outreach • Agree feedback mechanisms 3. Strategic meeting placements 4. Promoting our service 5. Signposting 3. Strategic Meeting Placement 6. Mental health awareness training actions • Discuss closure of strategic meetings 1. IVS actions with individual volunteers • Discuss working group roles/aims • Make an IVS leaflet for wards, staff, with key strategic chairs patients, carers • Recruit to working groups • Introduce two additional themes to • Complete working group protocol feedback sheets with ALL working group members • Reformat feedback forms • Induct working group and agree • Get agreement with CFT on how the dates / terms for meetings service will work best / what we need • Support volunteer working group from CFT volunteers • Add IVS issues to speaking up • Do training for IVS volunteers • Could we do IVS in patient groups across all wards? • Recruit more volunteers to IVS SPEAKING UP 3 HEALTH AND WELLBEING SERVICE

4. Promoting our service The Independent Inpatient Visitor actions Service (IVS) work has continued, with a total of six volunteers who regularly • Discuss with H&W team best ways of visit the seven wards at and doing this and team capacity Longreach hospitals. Volunteers have • Look at literature promoting our been selected for four different CFT service recruitment panels and it is hoped that • Identify key partners to assist in this work will be developed further with promoting service (to include the CFT recruitment team. volunteers, statutory and voluntary sector agencies) Speaking Up magazine continues to • Agree roles for promoting the service showcase the work of our service and is a key publication for letting others know what is going on in the county 5. Signposting actions within mental health. Speaking up is Discuss best ways of doing this and also available on CRCC website team capacity www.cornwallrcc.org.uk/speaking-up- magazine/ and hard copies are available • Review literature promoting our at key health and wellbeing services service throughout Cornwall and the Isles of • Identify key partner agencies to assist Scilly. in mental health signposting • Agree team roles for mental health I am very sorry to say that I will be signposting leaving the service as of May this year, but have thoroughly enjoyed and been inspired by the expertise and 6. Mental health awareness professionalism of both our volunteers (MHA) training actions and the wider CRCC team. As ever, the Health and Wellbeing team will • Review future funding/ continue to uphold and champion the commissioning for this rights and expertise of people with • Put together formal MHA training experience of mental health services package (including evaluation) and their carers. As a service, we • Identify key partners to approach for maintain that this is fundamental to the training delivery development, review and planning of • Ensure volunteers have suitable truly effective mental health services. training and support in place • Support volunteers to design, deliver Jane and review MHA training SPEAKING UP 4 CRCC Health and Forum Wellbeing Team Mental Health Feedback

CRCC’s Health and Wellbeing Team put together three forums in (All Saints Centre), (Cuddra WI hall) and Launceston (The Liberty House Suite). This overview will give you an idea of the common themes at each of the forums Common themes • Communication/ Information: The overall feeling was that many services do not know what is out there in the community for people, it is hard to find information in the first place.

• Carer’s issues: There were concerns over information being given to carers and that if they were a carer for an adult, many services would not accept a referral from a carer. There were also concerns around finances when people who care for people living with Mental Health issues go into a home or long term accommodation.

• BeMe and Outlook: There was a feeling that some organisations are not joining up and people are unsure why they cannot access BeMe and Outlook services.

• Services (including out of hours service): There were concerns over the out of hours service and getting through to an answer machine or no response.

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Other issues • Benefits: There were concerns over the benefit changes and the impact this will have on people’s mental health. People felt that personal independence payments (PIPs) are really difficult. If you are concerned about this please have a look at the Citizens Advice website- www.citizensadvicecornwall.org.uk Tel: 03444 111444.

• GP Services: Groups and individuals who campaign for conditions find it hard to get into GP services with information and signposting. There is sometimes a lack of consistency between doctors at surgeries and also seeing your designated doctor can have up to a four week waiting list.

• Transport: Transport is still a big issue, getting to appointments and the cost. If you cannot drive it can be very expensive or you are reliant on other people.

• Solutions:

• Why can’t a mental health clinician run check-up clinics annually?

• Having a sponsor (like Alcoholics Anonymous’ system) would be a great idea in mental health

• There needs to be more mental health training for GPs and medical professionals e.g. staff in A&E

• Is that an opportunity for the forums – having somewhere that people can come together for information and socialising – keeping in contact?

Email [email protected] or write to Health and Wellbeing Service, CRCC, 2 Princes Street, Truro, TR1 2ES with your thoughts.

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Peer support Darren Chaplin

Peer support is something is a peer support service for adults in Cornwall with mental health needs who I feel passionate about and are identified by services as individuals it’s not just a money saving who would benefit from Integrated Personal Commissioning (find out more idea for commissioners, here www.southwestipc.wordpress. although that is always an com) added bonus. The other service will be working with adults with mental health needs It has been proven that peer support who have come into contact with the really does add value to a service being criminal justice system. Both of these delivered as the peer is often able to are areas which I am excited to work in break down barriers that exist between and where I see that peer support can a ‘service user’ and a ‘service provider’ really make a difference. as there is no power imbalance in the relationship between the two Watch out in future editions for an individuals. update.

I am involved in developing peer If you’d like to know more contact support services in a couple of projects Darren Chaplin at CRCC on 01872 in Cornwall and although they are not 243542 or 07720955048 or by email fully operational at present I have great at [email protected] expectations for the value they will add. One of the services we are developing

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Independent Inpatient Visiting Service (IVS)

The Independent Inpatient Visitors Current issues Scheme (IVS) acts as a confidential Activities and independent listening ear and supports patients in having Activities continue to be an issue on many of the wards. Additional Activity a collective say about their care, Workers have been employed on treatment and quality of life during Fletcher and Garner. This means that their stay in hospital. They are not with a full staff team, Garner can now there to problem solve, but to give offer activities from 9am to 9pm seven days per week. Fletchers activity worker people time, support, to help raise can also cover some evening sessions issues and signpost people to other on the ward. helpful services. Cornwall College is now going in to Visitors attend both Longreach and Harvest ward to do gardening, arts & Bodmin Hospitals psychiatric inpatient craft and literacy sessions. This appears units to meet with patients to hear to be really valued by both staff and about their experiences of ward life. patients on Harvest. They often get They can support people to talk to ward great patient feedback to Cornwall staff with any queries or concerns if College staff both in Harvest and they want to or they can raise collective Fletcher ward where college staff lead issues at a higher level where they affect photography and crafts. the inpatient service as a whole. Visitors are often volunteers, some of whom have experience of mental distress themselves or have been carers, but all are committed to ensuring that people in hospital have a voice.

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Ward staff • Longreach: first Wednesday of the month, 10.30am - 11.30am Patient feedback to staff attitudes remains high, with a number of staff • Garner: Third Thursday of the month, been mentioned throughout all wards 2.30pm - 3.30pm as exceptional in their attitude and helpfulness. CFT suggest that when • Fettle House: fourth Thursday of locum staff are used they try as much every month, 10.30am - 11.30am as possible to use regular, familiar staff. Patients across all wards frequently • Bowman: fourth Thursday of every comment that they really value a stable month, 1.30pm - 3.30pm staff team. If you would like to comment on Fletcher Garden IVS or have any questions, please contact the Health and Wellbeing We will continue to monitor patient team on 01872 243532 or email feedback on the garden on Fletcher healthandwellbeing@cornwallrcc. ward. Plans were underway to org.uk completely refurbish the garden earlier We are always looking for additional last year although after starting work in volunteers to visit the wards. We offer clearing the site, it was decided to delay full training, support and supervision the refurbishment so that patients may to visitors. If you would like to know use the garden in the summer. more please contact us using the As a reminder our scheduled ward visit details above. times are:

• Harvest: alternate Monday mornings, 10.30am -11:30am

• Fletcher: fourth Thursday of the month, 3pm - 4pm

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Let’s Get Digital! We all live in a digital world. IT equipment, an opportunity to learn basic digital skills and reduced feelings Going online, we can order of social isolation. services and goods, save In partnership with , money, keep in touch with they also offer Digital Champion training and support for front line staff friends and family, find and volunteers from organisations to information and look for share their digital skills with others. new opportunities. If you want to find out more, please contact CRCC 01872 273952 or email Funded by Seafarers UK, CRCC run [email protected] or IT workshops in fishing and coastal [email protected] communities to help people get confidence online and access the many Facebook and Twitter - @crcc-digital. benefits that the internet can provide. These workshops are friendly and supportive and cover the basic digital skills needed in our everyday lives.

They have run sessions in , , St Ives, Mevagissey, Cadgwith, Mullion, Port Isaac, Isles of Scilly, , Polperro and Gorran Haven. They plan to visit , and Golant over the next few months.

We have found that by attending IT workshops people have increased their confidence in using different types of

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CRCC visited St Mary’s in January A visit was made in April 2016 and the 2016 for their annual Winter support CRCC offered included: Wellbeing Event. As part of this, • Energy Best Deal home visits for St Taster IT workshops were offered Mary’s, St Agnes and Tresco. Front- for fishermen, their families and the line worker Energy Comparison wider coastal community funded by Sessions • IT home visits for people unable to Seafarers UK. leave their homes or with bulky IT Subsequent to this January visit and equipment the interest that was generated, it was • IT workshops at St Mary’s Library proposed that CRCC make a second • Digital Champion Awareness training visit during the year to follow up on connections already established and extend the scope of the offer of its services to the local community.

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Results supported people who had different questions about using the computer Energy Best Deal home visits and the internet. The range of topics Eleven home visits were made on three included: islands – St Mary’s, St Agnes and Tresco. • Transferring music from cassette tape Seven people received grants totalling to CD using Audacity software over £350. One client reduced their • Reactivating an iPad energy bill by over £1000 a year. • Clearing a laptop of malware and viruses Front-line worker Energy Comparison • Using email and word processing Sessions programme defaults • Making an older laptop more secure One session was delivered on 5 April • Managing webmail inbox and folders with adult social care staff. Participants • Setting up Skype on a Kindle discovered more about how to use a • Changing ringtones on a smartphone comparison website to save money • Setting up an email contact list and and how to switch suppliers safely improving mouse stability and successfully. This will be valuable • Linking existing Microsoft Account information which they can share with with Windows OS clients. • Introduction to Windows Tablet and comparing different tablet platforms IT home visits for people unable to • Advice on purchasing computer leave their homes or with bulky IT equipment equipment • Advice on broadband deals One person was supported in St Agnes with staying in touch with friends and In total there were 20 attendances family using email and Skype. recorded for the three days that they were at the Library. One person who expressed interest in this who had bulky IT equipment had Digital Champion Awareness purchased a laptop which they brought training to the IT workshops in the Library. One new Digital Champion was IT Workshops at St Mary’s enrolled and successfully achieved their Library certificate. Digital Champion Awareness training was discussed with three other The IT workshops were held on 7, 8 potential front-line workers. and 9 April at St Mary’s Library. They

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Conclusion Case Study They continued to build on existing Learner A’s laptop was running so slowly working partnerships and developed that they had almost given up with new working relationships with the everything digital. There were so many local community. The success of the annoying pop-ups that appeared on visit depended on working with the the machine that they were totally soul partners including Lifelong Learning, destroyed by it all and were about to the Council of the Isles of Scilly and throw it out of the window on the next the Harbour. Hosting the Computer tide!!! Workshops at St Mary’s Library, a known and trusted venue in the community, After bringing their laptop to the IT proved very beneficial. Workshop, the CRCC team reassured them that they would do their best Many customers both on St Mary’s and to get the laptop running smoothly. the off-islands asked when we were After some discussion and explanation going to be back. about next steps, a member of CRCC’s technical support team removed Feedback also suggested that there just over 1200 potentially unwanted should be an offer of workshops not programs from the machine. Now the only on St Mary’s but also on the off- laptop is running smoothly and Learner islands in the future. A’s faith in the digital world has been restored. When you’re in remote areas it’s more difficult to get technical advice and support with using the computer. It is also hard to understand all the computer jargon that is used. It’s good to talk without any flannel!

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Health and Wellbeing Grants The Health and Wellbeing team manage a number of grants on behalf of NHS Kernow and Cornwall Council.

Mental Health Self-Help Group Carers Time Out Grant Grant The Carer’s Time Out Grant offers a grant Over the last six months the team have for groups of informal, unpaid carers. It received applications from both existing can be used to fund a break for carers and new groups, these groups enable for example, a spa day or a meal out for members with mental health and/or the group. The grant can also be used emotional needs to receive vital support for a carer and their cared for to go on a and build valuable relationships. The short break in Cornwall. group’s activities range from arts, Groups must have a minimum of two walking, crafts and a bowling club, people and the activity must take place these groups are a great way for in Cornwall. members to create a support network and in many circumstances gives the Carers Groups can apply for a maximum attendees much needed time out and a of £750. For a carer and the cared-for sense of belonging. you can apply for £70 per person. Groups can apply for up to £1000 to pay for activities and running costs. The group must be based in Cornwall have at least four members and directly benefit those with mental health and/or emotional needs.

If you have an idea for a support group or currently run or are involved with one and you fulfil the criteria, please feel free to call us for an informal chat or to request an application form.

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but the activities they take part in that are funded by the grant help them to NEWS stay well and so not need more acute The Individual Empowerment Grant services. This has been fed back to the ran until 30th June 2015 prior to being commissioners. decomissioned by NHS Kernow. As expected, there were many applications “Being a full time carer can be very but they had to turn down quite a isolating, so having the grant has few as the money was all spent. They enabled carers to get together without had seven applications from people the extra cost of the occasion.” needing to fund Sea Sanctuary sail days and thirteen applications from people wanting to engage in physical activities, such as swimming, gym sessions and disabled riding lessons.

Grant Feedback Feedback received about the grant ending shows that there is a great deal of unhappiness that it will no longer be available. In particular, there is concern about those who would not be eligible for a Personal Health Budget,

In the last six months we have awarded the following grants:

Grant: year April 2015- April 2016 No of successful Total Amount applications Awarded Individual Carers Grant 1717 £152,087 Carers Time Out Grant 60 £23,398 Carers Wellbeing Grant 33 £61,827 Dementia Group Grant 15 £7,995 Dementia Service Grant (Orgs) 4 £9,960 Mental Health Self Help Group Grant 37 £31,006

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Individual Carers Grant Carers Wellbeing Grant (Organisations) Unfortunately the Individual Carers Grant is no longer available. In the Any organisation or community group future carers will still be able to access that has members or clients who are financial support for short breaks unpaid carers can apply for up to £3000 through Carers Assessments and Carers per application, to pay for an activity Personal Budgets. that gives carers a break from their caring role.

Memory Café/Dementia Support The activity must benefit at least twelve Group Grant carers and take place in Cornwall. This grant enables Memory Cafés or Dementia Support Groups in Cornwall Dementia Provision Grant to apply for up to £600 to help pay (Organisations) for running costs, training events or Any organisation that can provide a activities that help promote the health service, activity or training event to and wellbeing of people with dementia. at least 10 memory cafés/dementia New groups can also apply for an support groups can apply for a grant of additional £500 start-up fund. up to £3000 to pay for this provision. The service or activity must help boost the health and wellbeing of groups of people with dementia in Cornwall and organisations must not already be commissioned to provide this service.

For all grants, application forms can be completed online at www.cornwallrcc.org. uk/category/grants/

You can also call the Grants team on 01872 243535 or email [email protected]

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Cornwall Carers Awards The first Cornwall Carers Awards were held by Cornwall Carers Service on 18 March to celebrate and thank those who regularly take time out of their lives to care for a family member, friend or neighbour.

There was also special recognition to those who support carers and help to make their role easier. The winners were announced at the award ceremony at Heartlands, Pool, hosted by BBC Radio Cornwall’s Daphne Skinnard.

It was a lovely evening with the shortlisted carers attending with some of the professionals and volunteers that support them to celebrate the contribution that they make.

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STOP PRESS!!! New Carers Service Cornwall Rural Community Charity is delighted to announce that, alongside our partner Action for Children, we have been commissioned to provide the new Carers Service contract from 1 July 2016.

Cornwall Carers Service will change on 1st July to the new service and are pleased many of their staff will be involved. The council should shortly be announcing the new provider and sharing how carers can access it through the Family Information Service.

Please keep an eye out for updates at www.cornwallrcc.org.uk and social media @CornwallRCC.

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The focus in May has been on patient flow into and out of hospital. This included a 12-hours in A&E session to provide some understanding of why some people may go to the Emergency Department rather than choose another Healthwatch Cornwall helps people service such as the inability to see a GP in the county to create positive quickly. This research will help to build change in health and social care a picture of how those who are ‘stuck’ in services. You can Have Your Say to hospital feel about the experience. It will be shared with providers of services to help make a difference. help reinvigorate the ongoing process of During the past few months, finding solutions. Healthwatch Cornwall has addressed During the summer months, issues raised by patients at St Austell Healthwatch Cornwall will be out and Healthcare. It has also worked with about across the county at events such the practice to ascertain what is being as the Royal Cornwall Show, Blue Light done to solve any problems fed in to Day, Playfest and Get Active. You can Healthwatch Cornwall. A full report check our Events page online for more about this is due to be published and information. It would be great to meet you will be able to access it via the Our you at an event. Work/Reports section of our website. You can also read the latest updates Visit www.healthwatchcornwall.co.uk about this issue on this page. or call us on 0800 0381 281 if you would like details in an alternative One of the best ways to keep up-to-date format. You can also follow us on with Healthwatch Cornwall’s work, find Twitter or like us on Facebook. out how you can get involved or how the organisation can help you have your voice heard, is by signing up to receive SPEAKING UP 19 WHAT IS...? Perinatal Mental Health

On average 700,000 women give • Lone parent or poor couple birth in UK every year – 10% will relationship suffer from perinatal mental illness • Low levels of social support • Recent adverse or stressful life events either during pregnancy or within • Socio-economic disadvantage the first year after childbirth, which • Teenage parenthood can have a devastating impact on • Early emotional trauma/childhood them and their families. abuse • Unwanted pregnancy Mental illnesses affect more than 1 in 10 women. Mental health problems The following issues may all be affected include anxiety disorders, depression during the perinatal period: and postnatal psychotic disorders. Sometimes the term ‘postnatal • Depression- 10-14% of mothers depression’ is wrongly used to refer affected during pregnancy or after to all mental illnesses experienced by birth of a baby women in the perinatal period, when • Perinatal Obsessive Compulsive actually it is just one of a number of Disorder (OCD) – OCD can occur at conditions. any time, but the onset of OCD or worsening of symptoms has been Key issues associated with pregnancy and childbirth and is experienced by Factors associated with increased risk of around 3% of new mothers perinatal mental illnesses • Postpartum Psychosis – severe mental illness that affects around 2 in • History of mental illness 1000 new mothers • Family history of mental illness • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder • Psychological disturbance (PTSD)- can recur or worsen during pregnancy (eg. anxiety or both during pregnancy and after depression) childbirth and estimated to occur in 3% of women after birth. SPEAKING UP 20 WHAT IS...?

one month of initial assessment.

Fathers • Women should be able to access specialist perinatal mental health Many fathers also suffer from mental teams and inpatient units when health problems in the perinatal period, necessary. between a quarter and half of new fathers with depressed partners are • Mother and Baby Units (MBU) should depressed themselves. be geographically located to allow universal access. Best Practice • This is not currently the case in The following principles are Devon or Cornwall as there are no recommended in the National Institute MBU’s in either county. for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines: Antenatal and postnatal • Services must address the impact of mental health: clinical management and perinatal mental illnesses on babies service guidance. and other family members

• Universal Services must be able to • Local Authorities and Clinical identify issues early and ensure that Commissioning Groups should all women get the support they need. ensure that women who have a perinatal mental illness get support • Midwives, Health Visitors, GPs and to help them to care for their babies, specialist mental health services either as part of, or in addition to must ensure there is a plan in place their mental health treatment. to monitor and support every woman who is identified as being at risk of • There must be strategic perinatal mental illness. commissioning of perinatal mental health care based on need. • Timely psychological support must be available to all expectant and • Every local area must develop and new mothers with mild or moderate deliver a perinatal mental health mental illnesses.

• The NICE guidance says that women requiring psychological treatment should be seen for treatment within

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strategy. Government Action Finding The government has passed a bill on 11 Jan 2016 to invest £290 million over Yourself the next 5 years to provide mental healthcare for new mums, including Again more beds in mother and baby units. Outlook Southwest are running In Cornwall support groups entitled ‘Finding yourself again – a group for post The Perinatal Mental Health Team, natal mums with low mood’. These based in Truro, can provide help, are situated at various locations advice, consultation, assessments, around the county and aim, advise on meds, care plans and links through five free 2 hour sessions to other services e.g. BeMe and Family Information Service. Their support to: is available for up to one year, if the • Improve your mood problems started during pregnancy or during the first six months postnatally. • Understand and manage your feelings more effectively Contact details: • Overcome anxiety and worry Perinatal Mental Health Team, 57 Pydar Street, Truro, TR1 2SS • Challenge unrealistic Telephone: 01872 221000 expectations Email: [email protected] • And Find Yourself Again www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/services/ community-mental-health-services/ perinatal-mental-health-team/ 01208 871905 / www.outlooksw. co.uk/finding-yourself-again

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Pentreath CDW Service: HIPPO Courses Improving Mothers In Mind Mental Health

Did you know that Pentreath’s CDW Pentreath Ltd are offering a number team have recently set up a new of workshops focused around service; Mothers in Mind? improving mental health wellbeing as part of the Community Mental It will support BME women who are pregnant or have a baby who is under Health Research Pilot called HIPPO. 1 year old, and feel isolated or are The pilot is a partnership programme struggling with depression, anxiety or with Cornwall Adult Education, Cornwall other mental health problems. College and Cornwall Partnership They offer six targeted one to one Foundation Trust and is looking to sessions, which can be extended if evidence whether engaging in learning needed, and plan to do some group can help improve people’s mental work later in the year. health wellbeing.

If you are working with anyone who Pentreath are offering the following you think may benefit from this free 1 day workshops for individuals service contact Sarah 07850308853 experiencing emotional health issues or Emily 07515580003 a call. (stress, low confidence and low self- esteem) and mild to moderate mental health problems (Anxiety, Depression, Sleep Disorders).

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Building Confidence and Self 5 Steps Esteem This workshops runs 1 day a week This workshop looks at unpicking and for 5 weeks and looks at techniques understanding what confidence and to manage stress, anxiety, build self-esteem are and how they can have confidence, self-esteem and assertive an impact on the way in which we live behavior. Each session will focus on one our lives. The workshop aims to help of these particular topics each week and participants identify and recognise their learners will also have an opportunity to own personal skills and strengths and to look at and consider the recommended utilise these as a method to boost their 5 Steps to Mental Health Wellbeing confidence and self-esteem. (Connect, Be Active, Keep Learning, Give to others and Be Mindful). Building Assertive Behaviour If you are interested any accessing This workshop looks at understanding any of these courses please contact what assertive behaviour is and why Emma Russell on either emma@ people struggle to be assertive. It will pentreath.co.uk or 07738547073. also provide a step by step technique that can be used for individual’s wishing Other courses are also being to improve their assertiveness. provided across Cornwall by the HIPPO partner providers, if you Managing Stress and Anxiety would like to know more about these courses you can contact Fran McLean This workshop looks at understanding on [email protected] or and differentiating between anxiety 01726 223675. and stress. It will also look at identifying trigger and factors that influence increased levels of stress and anxiety, as well as a variety of tools and techniques that can be used to manage them.

SPEAKING UP 24 SERVICES IN CORNWALL AND IOS PROMAS Promas, Caring for people CIC is an award winning not for profit Cornish Community Interest Company, established in 2013 who work with unpaid carers across Cornwall. ‘Promas’ is a Cornish word, meaning a promise or undertaking which represents their commitment to their work. Promas Caring for People CIC has been themselves. All Directors have personal successful in gaining £319,223 from The experience of the caring role, and Big Lottery fund this will continue their understand how devastating it can work in supporting unpaid carers in be to have an illness in the family. The Cornwall. life of a carer can be an emotional roller coaster filled with fear, stress This award will provide three years and worry about what lies ahead. The funding for Promas CIC to support Directors have a wealth of experience unpaid carers with free training to in working with people in a variety of help them manage and improve their settings that spans over 30 years. They caring role, wellbeing and reduce social are both experienced teachers who isolation. between them, hold qualifications in mental health, education, counselling The work with unpaid carers began and psychotherapy, and advice and in 2011 when a grant from the guidance. This gives them a broad skill lottery was received to deliver a pilot base from which to help unpaid carers consisting of four courses across the learn new skills, to enable them to take county of Cornwall to support unpaid back control of their lives. carers to learn how to better care for Promas CIC offers free courses to unpaid carers which are innovative, creative, dynamic and unique.

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The courses Promas CIC offers are not Many unpaid carers face social isolation a sticking plaster, but are preventative due to their caring role. Promas tools abating crises before they CIC works with local businesses to happen, helping carers to remain well organise social/fundraising events to and reducing stress on services in the raise awareness of the issues unpaid future. Over 80% of carers experience carers face. These events give carers anxiety, depression and increased stress an opportunity to attend free social related illnesses. We work to ensure activities across the county and meet that this statistic reduces - not increases other carers. To date Promas CIC has – by giving people the right help and organised free lunches, dinners, a ballet support. trip, cinema trip and dinner tickets and a Body Shop experience. The purpose of Promas CIC is to teach carers techniques and ways to Promas CIC apply for funding from a combat the tough challenges resulting variety of sources in order to maintain from their caring roles. Carers face and continue providing this vital struggles on a daily basis often feeling service for unpaid carers in the county. unsupported, isolated and stressed. Promas CIC sources all its own funding and is continually applying for grants By supporting this group of people and tenders. This is a real challenge as through their work they can help ensure unpaid carers are rarely acknowledged that people feel valued and are better and even more so the challenges they able to fulfil their caring role, whilst face on a day to day basis are rarely taking care of themselves at the same understood accurately. time. For more information about Promas The courses run include Caring for CIC courses or to make a donation Carers, Caring for Dementia Carers, visit our website – www.promas.co.uk Caring for Cancer carers, Mentoring Telephone – 01736 339226 and Coaching, Listen, Talk be Heard, Email – [email protected] Preparing for Change and Pencil This In (a course for carers caring for someone experiencing mental ill health)

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In the last few months the together to reminisce, chat and take part in military-themed activities. The Alzheimer’s society Cornwall & Isles café enables people to strengthen of Scilly has had the pleasure of existing relationships and share introducing two new services. experiences from their military past. The café takes place on the 1st and Side by Side 3rd Thursday of every month between 2pm – 4pm at the Culdrose Community Side by Side is a free service provided Centre, Hibernia Road, , TR13 by Alzheimer’s Society to help people 8DF. with dementia stay active and involved in their local community. From joining Telephone Befriending Re- a local club, going to the football or just going for a stroll in the park - Side launch by Side helps people with dementia to Telephone befriending aims to improve keep doing the things they love with the quality of life and reduce the feeling the support of a volunteer. Currently of isolation for people living with being provided in and St dementia and their families, friends Austell, the service is well under way and carers. The service acts as a point with growing local interest, regular of information as well as somebody to referrals being made and increasing confide in. numbers of volunteers. Telephone befriending is carried out by Helston Ex-Service Veterans trained and dedicated volunteers, who Memory Café are guided by the service user and will telephone at a prearranged time. This The new Helston Ex-service Veterans service offers support for both people Memory Café is for ex-service men and living with dementia and their families women in the early to moderate stages and carers. of dementia. Meeting with others with similar experiences in a relaxed setting If you would like any information on can help with general wellbeing and these or any of their other services confidence. Veterans with a diagnosis please contact us on 01872 277963 or of dementia and their carers can come email [email protected]

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Cornwall BefriendinG Services Cornwall Befriending Services CIC those unable to ask for help where (“CBS”) provides free debt, welfare either debt issues are not supported by mental health services or mental benefit and counselling support health issues are not referred on by and advocacy services to those who mainstream debt agencies. through personal circumstances are This extends from the beneficiary being unable to manage their finances afraid to open post to deal with bills, or whose financial situation is answering a door or telephone through exacerbating or causing personal to a student facing his first perceived and health problems. unmanageable debt.

CBS currently offers this service at All Many through disorganisation have Saints Community Centre in Camborne an inability to organise and attend and Highway Community Centre in meetings with support agencies. CBS Penryn. They also offer self referral enables the beneficiary to deal with services in Truro. such issues.

CBS is always looking for other centres The problems faced by those adversely where they can offer their services. affected by financial circumstances, enabling individuals to gain better CBS addresses the lack of ‘joined up’ control of their lives and engage more services in Cornwall, providing advocacy in their local communities. to debt-vulnerable beneficiaries who also suffer from, either due to, or Should you require help, or wish exacerbated by financial problems, to discuss the possibility of CBS mental capacity problems ranging from offering their services at your support stress to prescription controlled bipolar centre please contact Rowena requiring cross specialist services of Koning - 07522 607648 or by e mail - counselling and debt advice. [email protected]

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Freshfield Service Up until 2013, Cornwall’s drug and Affected others often feel powerless alcohol services were delivered by over their circumstances, with many finding it difficult talking to family several different agencies, each members or friends. Even those who specialising in different aspects of are prepared to listen to them can have substance misuse treatment. In 2013 limited understanding or preconceived the commissioners appointed a ideas about the issues involved. The Helpline worker not only provides single agency (Addaction) to deliver an impartial listening ear, but also all of Cornwall’s government-funded comprehends the many factors that drug and alcohol services. influence drug misuse and addiction. This combination of support, empathy Having lost most of their income as a and understanding helps families to result of recommissioning, Freshfield build the confidence to address their chose to invest their remaining problems. The support provided to resources in continuing to cater for families often has a positive impact on those clients who still preferred their the drug users themselves. unique style of service to the new ‘one- size-fits-all’ statutory service. Counselling In November 2014, Freshfield invited For clients with deep-rooted problems, St. Petroc’s Society to take over their and for those who prefer face-to-face company, with a view to St. Petroc’s contact, St. Petroc’s have reinstated sustaining and redeveloping Freshfield’s Freshfield’s counselling service. This services. Under the ‘umbrella’ of St. service is also available to both drug Petroc’s, and retaining the ‘brand name’ and alcohol users and affected others. of Freshfield, they continue to deliver Counselling appointments can be services as follows: arranged at our office in Truro by telephoning Freshfield’s Helpline. TELEPHONE HELPLINE (0500 241952) Freshfield’s services are confidential. The Helpline provides information, Information will not be passed on to third advice and support to drug and alcohol parties without the client’s permission. users, affected others (families and friends) and professionals with concerns about drug and alcohol users.

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Social Support Groups

and Home Visits Making a positive difference to the mentalSocial health and Support wellbeing ofGroups people in Cornwall. to achieve their goals; become more SocialisingRegular with social others support in a safe groups environment are run socially involved; improve their health can helpin people community feel less venuesstressed throughoutand more valued. the and fitness; return to education; week supporting members to improve undertake training or voluntary work. and maintain their mental health and wellbeing.Why not join our REACH Project Social Support Group in Perranporth This project stands for Recreation, One to One Home Visits Exercise, Activities, Creative Workshops on a Wednesday afternoon. and a Holistic approach delivered in The one to one home support is a Mid Cornwall, with the exception of the specialised service offered to their most Workshops. isolated members, who often have little or no contact with family or friends A mix of activities will take place at and reduced or no activities in the different locations in Mid Cornwall. This community. A volunteer befriender will also provides an opportunity to socialise support a member’s mental health and with other members. wellbeing during a weekly or fortnightly A refevisit.rral form is required prior to attending the group. Please call us on 01209 714550 for further information Volunteers or visit our website SPARC Project Activities include Walk All Volunteers are provided with an www.pentahealthandwellbeing.com Groups, Cycling Activities, Cultural Visits initial induction and training. Ongoing

and Gentle Exercise support and supervision is provided for 01209 714550 volunteers by their staff. The training RegisteredEnablement Charity No.1148097 Registered in England Project and Wales Company Registration No.8053259 allows volunteers to take on a more proactive role in enabling members The enablement project provides one to improve their mental health and to one short term (3 months) support wellbeing and assist members to to further mental and emotional fulfil their goals. It gives volunteers a wellbeing. It is aimed mainly at adults better understanding of mental health who are not eligible to receive help awareness and the knowledge to from statutory mental health services. challenge stigma and discrimination. It helps members build confidence

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Information To promote the understanding of SEAP (Health Advocacy mental health and the benefits of Service) launch a new recovering and maintaining positive mental health and increase public app called C-App awareness, Penta provides information Two web-apps, one for ESA and one through telephone advice, publications, for PIP, that offer guidance, advice website and promotional and and support on most aspects of the community events. Staff and volunteers application process. You can even also attend and deliver training courses have a go at a practice run of the and seminars. sort of questions you may be asked by an assessor. Inclusivity These two web-apps, created by Penta Health and Wellbeing supports seAp, with support and funding diversity and equality in all aspects from Comic Relief and The Legal of its work and encourages good Education Foundation and the mental health for all. All services are tech wizards at Neontribe, are fully free or subsidised. Various services are independent and are completely provided in community settings and free to use. venues. Support is offered to ensure all those who wish to attend activities are You can get more information able to. This may be providing transport, at www.seap.org.uk/about/c- access to funds or emotional and app-38552.html physical support.

Penta Health and Wellbeing 3 Race Court, Downs Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 0PU contactus@ pentahealthandwellbeing.com www.pentahealthandwellbeing.com

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Carrick Mind in the community

One to One befriending - Our trained Carrick Mind offers support volunteers meet with clients on a one to to anyone in the Falmouth, one basis to help provide social support, access community activities and help Truro and surrounding areas to develop a specific skill or gain who is experiencing mental confidence in a certain area. ill health. Volunteers What we do We offer a wide range of volunteering opportunities from working with We provide advice and support, clients, fundraising, administration, campaign to improve services, raise promotion and serving as a Trustee. awareness and promote better All our volunteers have training and understanding of mental health, help supervision support. people improve life skills, encourage independence and help people How to access our service socialise, provide a space to share ideas and concerns, actively encourage Ring for an informal chat about how we involvement in the local community could support you through this difficult and provide volunteering opportunities. time 01326 617220

Our Services Complete the Referral Form on our website – www.carrickmind.org.uk Social Support Group in Falmouth every Thursday between 10.30am - 12.30pm Email us at enquiries@carrickmind. org.uk Social Support Group in Truro every Tuesday between 10am – 12pm Office - Workshop 7, Jubilee Wharf, Commercial Road, Penryn, TR10 8FG Young person’s group every Wednesday between 10am – 12pm Find us on Facebook

Allotment Project group every Tuesday Carrick Mind is a registered charity. between 10am – 1pm

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Support Groups in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUPS Cornwall has a network of Suicide Bereavement Support Group (SOBS) groups supporting people Last Wednesday of the month, 7-9pm in Truro. Call Kath 07952 410637 email: with emotional and mental [email protected] health support needs across the county. Please see Bodmin Area individual listings for more Bodmin Fishing Group information. For more information call Rethink on 01208 815676 Countywide Camel Club Breakaway Fridays 9.30-1.00pm Support for people wanting to reduce or Trelil Court, Bodmin come off Benzodiazepines Call 07788 572908 Call 07788 572908 Cornwall Amputee Group Freedom OCD Group (Drop in support group) Every last Thursday of the month, St Mary’s Parish Rooms, 10.30am - 1pm, Truro Every 3rd Tuesday each month Call Penny on 07831 295007 10 am - 12 noon [email protected] Contact Enable in Cornwall on 01726 890711 for more info Pink Umbrella LGBT Group Gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans support Hearing Voices Group Every 3rd Friday of the month, 1-3pm, Wednesdays 2.00-4.00pm 2 Princes St, Truro Bodmin Call Fran on 07542 477302 or email Call Jain Ritchie 07807 813996 [email protected]

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Bude Area Camborne & Area Soil to Soup Wellbeing Garden All Saints Church Community Centre - Wednesdays, 10am-12.30pm Self Help Groups: Bodmin. Call Mary 07407 785520 or the office 01208 892855 Rendezvous Social Club: Thursdays 3pm- 5pm, Saturdays 6pm-8pm Restormel Mind groups: Innate Health and Wellbeing Go Forward Social Club: Fridays 2pm- Art for Wellbeing 4pm Knit and Natter Plus Camborne Penta Social Support Yoga for Wellbeing Group Yoga for Wellbeing Beginners All Saints Church Community Centre, All meet at The Wellbeing Centre, 2A Church View Road, Camborne, TR14 8RQ Hamley Court, Dennison Road, Bodmin. Mondays 1.30pm - 3.30pm Fitness to Wellbeing Tel: 01209 714550 Dragon Leisure Centre, Bodmin.

For more info on all these groups, call Restormel Mind on 01208 892855 Falmouth Area Falmouth Coffee Corner (Carrick Bude Women’s Group Mind) Thursdays 10am-12pm Thursdays 10.30am-12.30pm, Bude Tourist Info Centre St Mary’s Church Hall, Killigrew Street. Call Anne on 07918 727 031 For more information please call Ruth CAMEO (Come and Meet Each Other) Morris on 07889 725 679 or 01872 Every other Tuesday afternoon, Bude 222469 British Legion Falmouth Mindful Arts Email: [email protected] Dracaena Centre, Mondays 2-4pm Bude Mental Health Carers Group [email protected] 3rd Wednesday of every month, 2-4pm Call 01872 222 469 Bude Tourist Information Centre Call Kirsty on 07720 680 619

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Olive Branch Community Cafe Liskeard Area Community cafe with workshops and activities. Mondays, 10am-2pm The Old Coach House Gardening St Gluvias Parish Hall, West Street, Group Penryn. Call Jane 07903 073440 or Liz Weds 11am-1pm 07407 699180 Trevillis House, Liskeard email: [email protected] Call: Richard on 07957 537776

Wellness Recovery and Action Plan Liskeard Bipolar UK Support Group Group [WRAP] 4th Tuesday of the month 1.00 – 3.00 For more information call Rethink on pm 01208 815 676 Stuart House, Barras Street, Liskeard. Please contact 01270 230260 for details Helston We Can Yoga or visit www.bipolaruk.org.uk Fridays 10am-12pm St Michael’s Church Liskeard OCD Group, Cafe Chat group Contact Pam 01736 364454 For more information call Rethink on 01208 815676 Helston Area

Helston Penta Social Support Group Newquay Area Tuesdays: 10am - 12 noon St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Newquay Coffee Corner Clodgey Lane, TR13 8PJ Wednesdays 10am-12.30pm Tel: 01209 714550 The Newquay Centre Call 01637 851155

Newquay Penta Social Support Group Mondays: 1.30pm - 3.30pm St Michael’s Church, St Michaels Road, TR7 1RA Tel: 01209 714550

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Newquay SHE Group West Cornwall Hearing Voices Group Women’s social and activity group Tuesdays 1.30-3.30pm Mondays 10am-1pm, Newquay Centre, The Healing Star, Causewayhead, St Michael’s Road Call 01637 851155 Call Lesley on 07570 103595

Patchwork Group St Just Swings and Roundabouts Mondays 9.30am-12pm, The 1st Weds of the month, times vary PavilionWorkshop, Mount Wise Car Park, Held at the Knut. Newquay. Call 01637 851155

Roswyth Men’s Group St Austell Area Fridays 11.30am-1.30pm Roswyth Mental Health Resource Centre Diabetes Support Group Call 01637 873122 Meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. Time: 10 am – 11 am Penzance & St Just Area Venue: Bridge 49 Next Door to Mount Charles Methodist Penzance Bipolar UK Support Group Church 3rd Wednesday of every month Victoria Road, St Austell, PL25 4QF, Free 2.00pm - 4.00pm at The Healing Star, car parking. Causewayhead Please contact 01270 230260 for Long term Condition Support Group details or visit Bipolar UK website www. (Join us for a cuppa,share experiences bipolaruk.org.uk and get some tips about managing health conditions such as COPD, Penzance Penta Social Support arthritis, epilepsy, high blood pressure) Group Meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of the Wednesdays: 10am - 12 noon month. The Coach House, Morrab Road, TR18 Time: 11:30 am – 12:30pm 4HE (Behind Penlee House) Venue: Bridge 49 Next Door to Mount Charles Methodist Tel: 01209 714550 Church St Ives Penta Social Support Group Victoria Road, St Austell, PL25 4QF. Free Wednesdays: 1.30pm - 3.30pm car parking. St Johns-in-the-Fields, The Stennack, TR26 1RU Tel: 01209 714550 SPEAKING UP 36 SUPPORT GROUPS

Mental Health Support Group St Columb Minor Coffee Corner (Reaching out to people with mental Thursdays 10am-12.30pm, health issues such as anxiety and The Memorial Hall depression). Meets the 2nd and 4th Call 01637 851155 Thursday of the month. 6pm – 7:30pm Asda Meeting Room (Around the right The Friday Group hand side of the store. Colleagues and Every Friday 10am-12.30pm visitors entrance). Cromwell Road, St Penwithick Community Hall Austell, PL25 4PR Take-a-Craft Break - St Stephen Free car parking. Tuesdays 1-4pm Conversations Group Brannel Rooms, St Stephen Do you have communication difficulty Take-a-Craft Break - Nanpean following a stroke or brain injury? You Mondays 1-4pm. Nanpean AFC Social are not alone. Connect Conversation Club, For both Take-a-Craft Break groups, Groups are led by people who have call Marie High 01637 872145 or email direct experience of living with stroke [email protected] and aphasia. Meets every Tuesday 10:30 – 12:00. The Britannia Inn, St Tourettes Action Support Group Austell Rd, Par, PL24 2SL. Free car Sunday 26th June at The House, 22 parking. Carlyon Road (Leisure centre complex) St Austell, PL25 4UN from 2-4pm. For all of the above please contact Hayley Burgoyne for more information. The meeting is for anyone living with [email protected] - TS in the area, their family and friends. 07971 768805 Drinks and biccies will be provided. This is a relaxed and safe space in which to Craft Coffee and Chat Group talk to others living with TS about their Weds 10am-12.30 pm and your experiences. Methodist Chapel, St Dennis Call Margaret on 01726 890512 We are also planning future events and activities - summer event coming soon. St Austell Cafe Chat Groups Email [email protected] for For more information call Rethink on further information and to register your 01208 815676 FREE places. St Austell Coffee Corner Fridays 10am-1pm, St John’s Methodist Church, Bodmin Road Call 01637 851155 SPEAKING UP 37 SUPPORT GROUPS

Truro & Perranporth Area Truro Coffee Corner (Carrick Mind) Tuesdays 10am-12pm, Carrick Perranporth Art and Wellbeing Sports & Recreation Hall For more Every Weds 1.30pm - 4pm information please call Ruth Morris on Perranporth Memorial Hall - WI annexe 07889 725 679 or 01872 222469 Karen 07867 648409 or email [email protected] 18-30 Social Support & Wellbeing Group (Carrick Mind) Perranporth Coffee Corner Wednesdays 10.30 am -12.30 pm, Wednesdays 10.30am - 1pm Different locations (specifically for those Upstairs in the Conservative Club, aged 18-30). Call Ruth Morris on 07889 St Piran’s Road. Call Betty 01872 572546 725 679 or 01872 222469 or Carolyn 01872 273500

Perranporth Penta Social Support Area Group Wednesdays: 1.30 - 3.30pm Fibromyalgia/ME/CFS Support Group The War Memorial Hall, Wheal Leisure, Alternate Mondays 2-3.30pm TR6 0EY, Tel: 01209 714550 Betty Fisher Centre, Wadebridge St Agnes Penta Social Support Group Call 01208 815676 Mondays 10.30am-12pm Email [email protected] St Agnes Church Hall, Vicarage Road, St Wadebridge - Cornwall College Agnes, TR5 0TL courses, Friday morning group, Call 01209 714550 nature/photography group (Camel Sunshine and Showers Trail), Cafe Chat group. Bowling group Call Rethink on 01208 815676 for more Every other Thursday, 1-3.30pm info. Truro Ten Pin Bowling Alley

26 May, 9 June, 23 June, 7 July, 21 July, 4 August, 18 August, 1 September, 15 September, 29 September, 13 October, 27 October, 10 November, 24 November, 8 December, 22 December.

Email: [email protected] Tel: 07507259479

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Carers Groups Camborne & Redruth Area Cornwall has a network of groups Camborne - Cornwall Down across the county providing support Syndrome Support Group to carers. Some of these groups 10am-12pm, 2nd Friday of month specialise in supporting specific care Email [email protected] needs. Camborne and District Mental Health Carers

Bodmin Area Every 1st Weds of month

Bodmin Carers Support Group Boundervean Day Centre, Pendarves Rd. Call Rita 07732 458390 (for family members of people with memory problems) Parents and Friends of Murdoch 2-4.30pm, 4th Thursday of month Trevithick Centre - Carers Group Bodmin Christian Fellowship Church 4 times a year at Murdoch & Trevithick Contact Brenda Keen 01208 77586 Centre, Redruth Email [email protected] Call Joy on 01209 719483

Bodmin - Cornwall Downs Syndrome Treloweth Dads Support Group (for dads of children with disabilities) 10am-12pm, last Thurs of month Redruth Email [email protected] New group, please call ‘Treloweth Dads’ on 01209 210597 or email dkinsman@ freeuk.com Bude Area Troon Carers Group Bude Carers Group (for all Carers) (parents of disabled children) 2-4pm, 1st Wednesday of the month Tuesdays 1-2.30pm Neetside Community Centre Troon Children’s Centre Contact Kirsty Luxton 07720 680619 Call Leanne on 07929 354169 or 01209 697794 or email [email protected] Bude Carers Group (Mental Health) 3rd Wednesday of the month Bude Tourist Information Centre Contact Kirsty Luxton 07720 680619

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Liskeard Area St Austell Area Stoke Climsland Carers Group St Austell Carers Group 2pm, 3rd Friday of the month 4th Tuesday of month Old School, Stoke Climsland Mount Charles Social Club Caroline & Peter 01579 370474 Contact Alison May 07968 605326 or [email protected] email [email protected] - Cornwall Down Syndrome Newquay Area Support Group 1.30-3.30pm 3rd Friday of month Newquay Carers Group Email [email protected] 10.30am - 12.30pm 3rd Monday of the month Carnon Carers Roswyth, Cheltenham Place 3rd Tuesday every month at Falmouth Contact Pauline Ruddlesden on Hotel. Call Sandra 01326 376208 01637 876405 Email [email protected] Dementia Carers Support Group 2nd Thursday of the month Penzance Area Kea Community Centre, Playing Place Penzance Carers Group Contact Marie McDermott on 01872 3rd Friday of the month 862370 or email mariemacdee@msn. Hanover Court, Penzance com Contact Wendy Gauntlett 01736 366699 Friends of Pencalenick School or email [email protected] (for family of children who attend St Ives Carers Group Pencalenick School) 10am-12pm, last Thurs of the month Meets monthly. Contact Marie Griffin Carbis Bay. 01872 510126 or email bhindbikinis@ Contact Dinky on 07814 574438 or hotmail.com Jeremy on 07836 606464 or email [email protected]

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Cornwall Memory Cafe Truro & Perranporth Area Network Malabar Carers Group (for family of disabled children) Memory Cafes are for those 3rd Wednesday of the month Malabar Children’s Centre, Truro experiencing early stage Contact Marie Hewitt on 01872 262121 dementia, mild memory loss or email [email protected] or cognitive impairment and National Autistic Society-West their carers. Memory Cafes Cornwall 6.30-9.00pm, 3rd Weds in every month are safe places to have fun, Contact NAS on 07901 103351 or email be creative, sit and chat, [email protected] cake and refreshments, Young Adult Carers information and support. (for carers aged 17+ who care for a parent or sibling) Meets once a month, various venues West Cornwall Memory Cafe Contact Anne Phillips 07968 605324 Camborne Memory Café All Saints Church Community Centre Church View Road, Tuckingmill Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday 1.30-3.30 Contact Alzheimer’s Society on 01872 277963

Cornwall College Memory Cafe Every Thursday, Trevenson Restaurant 2.30pm - 4pm, 01209 617795 [email protected]

Helston Ex-Service Veteran’s Memory Café Culdrose Community Centre, Hibernia Road, Helston TR13 8DF 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month Please call 01872 277963 or email [email protected]

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Helston Memory Café Mid Cornwall Memory Cafe Hens Horn Court, Station Road, Helston. 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 2 - 4pm Carnon Downs Memory Café Contact Margaret on 07974 728435 Carnon Downs Village hall, Carnon or Chris on 07851 111496 Downs, TR3 6JQ 1st and 3rd Thursday, from 2-4pm Isles of Scilly Memory Café Contact Teresa Sampson on 07795 Carn Gwaval, St. Mary’s. 590305 Wednesdays & Fridays 2.00-4.30pm Contact Jenny on 01720 422663 Crantock Memory Café Crantock Village Hall, Crantock Mullion Memory Café 1st and 3rd Monday of every month Mullion Methodist Chapel 2.00-4.00 pm Every 1st and 3rd Friday from 2 - 4pm Contact Joan on 01637 831347 Contact Lillian Watson on 01326 240709 www.crantockmemorycafe.org.uk Penzance Memory Café Falmouth Memory Café Committee Room 1, The One Stop Shop, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Western St Clare, Penzance Terrace, Falmouth Every 2nd & 4th Thursday from 2 - 4pm 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 2-4pm Contact Margaret on 07974 728435 Contact Bob/Toops on 01326 373830/ Redruth Memory Café 07570 808677 Community Centre, Foundry Row Memory Café Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 1.30 - Fowey One Stop Shop, Fowey Library 3.30 pm Every other Thursday Contact Alzheimer’s Society on 01872 Contact Fowey Library 0300 1234111 or 277963 Averil Sutton 01726 832846 St Ives Memory Café Newquay Memory Café Memorial Hall, Trencrom Lane, Carbis St. Columb Minor Church Hall Bay, Every 1st and 3rd Thursday from 2nd and 4th Thursday, 2-4pm 2-4pm, Contact Margaret on 07974 Contact Keith Dynan on 07968 960694 728435 or Chris on 07851 111496 Newquay St Michael’s Memory Café St Just Memory Café St Michael’s Church Hall, Newquay Royal British Legion Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 2 - 4pm 1st and 3rd Friday from 2 - 4 pm Contact Eileen on 01637 873463 Contact Dawn 01736 786043 or Joyce 01736 786067 or Chris 07851 111496 SPEAKING UP 42 SUPPORT GROUPS

Perranporth Memory Café St Day Memory Café St Michael’s Church Hall, Parkhenver, West End, Redruth Boscawen Road, Perranporth Every other Tuesday, 6.30-8.30 pm Every 2nd Monday, from 2 - 4pm Contact Angela Downing on 01209 Contact Alan on 01872 572050 or Ron 215790 on 01872 573386 Truro Memory Café Perranwell Memory Café All Saints Church Hall, Highertown Perranwell Village Hall, Perranwell, Every 2nd & 4th Friday, 1.30–3.30pm Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 2 - 4pm Contact Lin Reeson on 01872 552634 or Contact Sue Short on 01872 864726 email [email protected]

Probus Memory Café Wheal Martyn Memory Cafe Village Hall. Every 2nd and 4th Wheal Martyn, Museum and Country Wednesday, 2.30 - 4.30 pm Park, Cathew, St Austell. Contact Mike Durose 01726 884598 or 2nd Monday of every month via [email protected] Contact Sue Ford on 01726 850362

St Agnes Memory Cafe Miners and Mechanics Institute, East Cornwall Memory Cafe Vicarage Road, St Agnes 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month Bodmin Memory Café 2-4pm, starting from January 7th 2016 Berdekesa Court, Robartes Road Contact Annabel Dunn on 01872 Alternate Mondays, 10am-12pm 552689 Contact Kerry Banbury 07855 305577

St Austell Memory Café Bude Memory Café Cuddra WI Hall, Bucklers Lane Parkhouse Centre, Bude Every 1st and 3rd Monday, 2-4pm Every 1st & 3rd Friday from 2-4pm Contact Mike 01726 64734 Contact Jane Moore on 01840 212780 or Colin Cook on 01288 354906

Callington Memory Café Town Hall Every other Saturday, 2-4 pm Contact Bob on 01579 208284 bwade@ talktalk.net or Dorothy on 01579 351348 [email protected]

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Downderry Memory Café Pensilva Memory Café The Zone, Downderry, nr Looe St John’s Church, Pensilva Every 2nd & 4th Thursday, 2-4 pm 4th Thursday every month, 2-4pm Contact Penny on 01752 849236 Contact Carolyn 01579 362698 or Jenny or Heather 01503 250381 on 01579 363458

Launceston Memory Café Polperro Memory Café Launceston Methodist Church The Methodist Church, Fore Street, Every other Saturday from 2-4p Polperro. 3rd Friday from 2 - 4pm. Contact Cym Downing on 01566 774425 Contact Pauline 01503 272473

Liskeard Memory Café Memory Café Liskeard Methodist Church, Wesley Burraton Methodist Church, Liskeard House, Bay Tree Hill Road, Saltash. First Friday of every month, 2-4pm 2nd and 4th Wednesday 2-4pm Call 07787 096482 Contact Alzheimers 01872 277963

Looe Community Memory Cafe Top Town Memory Café 2nd Friday of the month, 2-4pm, Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday St Martin’s Hall, Looe 1pm - 3pm Contact Deirdre Croker on 01503 Hall, Clease Road Car Park, 264414 Camelford, PL32 9QX Contact Jane Moore 01840 212780 or Memory Café Jane Sleeman 01840 211337 Lostwithiel Community Centre, Liddicoat Road, Lostwithiel Wadebridge Memory Café Every alternate Thursday, 2-4 pm St. Breock School, Tremarren Road Contact Geoffrey Phipps on 2nd and 4th Saturday from 2-4pm 01208 871470 or 07768 866949 Contact Margaret on 07917 195372

Padstow Memory Café St John’s Church, Padstow Alternate Tuesdays 1.30-3.30pm Call 01841 540373

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Cultural Capability Training (One full days training 9-5pm) 15 spaces available per day to all CPFT staff alongside 5 free spaces per day to the voluntary sector to participate in training. • Enhancing the quality of relationships between people • Appreciating the variety of human experience and culture • Best practice case studies • Discuss the complexities and pitfalls inherent to promoting justice • Contribute to and gain from group wisdom

St Erme Community Centre 28th June; 26th July; & 30th August CPFT employees contact - WorkforceDevelopment via email or call 01726 873200. Voluntary Sector call 07515580002 or CDW@ pentreath.co.uk The Good Mood Cooking Club A free, friendly cooking group for anyone aged 16 or over, who would like to learn to cook healthy, affordable meals. Bridge 49, Victoria Road, St Austell, PL25 4QF Tuesday, 10.30am – 12.30pm Contact: 01726 821 258 or text Rebecca Harris 07557 012422 or Nicky Harrison 07748 920 217

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Breakaway Breakaway will be holding an event at Truro Library on July 11th 10:00am-1:00pm to raise awareness of World Benzodiazepine Day. Contact 07788 572908 for more info Knit & Natter A social knitting group for anyone with an interest in knitting - Whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced knitter! Every Thursday, 10.30am-12.30pm at Re:Source Vintage, 5 Church Street, St Austell PL26 4AT FREE - Tea, coffee and basic knitting equipment provided, but please bring knitting needles and wool if you have them! Contact Nicky Harrison on 01726 821258 or 07748 920217

SPEAKING UP 46 Useful Telephone Numbers Health and Wellbeing Service Main Office: 01872 243542 Get F+IT team: 01872 273952 Email: [email protected] www.cornwallrcc.org.uk/health-wellbeing/

Health and Wellbeing Grants email: [email protected] www.cornwallrcc.org.uk/category/grants/

Nightlink: 0808 8000 306 Nightlink Emotional Support Text Service: 07717 989021 Samaritans: 01872 277277 Carers Helpline: 01872 266383 GP Out of Hours Service: 0845 2000 227 (6.30pm-8.00am Mon - Fri. Weekends & Bank Holidays - 24 hours) Shelter: 01209 314844 Cornwall Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre: 01872 262100 SEAP Mental Health Advocacy (Mainland): 0300 343 5706 SEAP Mental Health Advocacy (IoS): 0330 343 5713 Disability Cornwall: 01736 756655 Healthwatch Cornwall: 0800 0381 281

Community Mental Health Teams East Cornwall (Trevillis House, Liskeard): 01579 373737 North Cornwall (Banham House, Bodmin): 01208 834300 Restormel (Alexandra House, St Austell): 01726 873377 Carrick (Pydar Street, Truro): 01872 221000 Kerrier (Trengweath, Redruth): 01209 318300 Penwith (Bolitho House, Penzance) : 01736 571000 Out of Hours (Bodmin Hospital switchboard): 01208 251300 Single Point of Access (self-referrals): 0845 207 7711

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this magazine and the services described are not necessarily shared or endorsed by the Health and Wellbeing Service or CRCC

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