Service Overview
The Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service provides practical, goal-based support to help individuals develop tools to manage their mental health independently. The service also supports a network of peer led support groups across the county, providing each group with an individualised package of funding, training, and ongoing development support.
We have a new referral form, please see attached – these are the only referral forms that will be accepted. If you have an old referral form and make a referral into the service we will send it back to be filled out on the new format going forward.
Mental Health Map Derbyshire
The interactive map is up and running, providing a live collective of mental health and wellbeing support and provision across Derbyshire and Derby City. If you would like your service, organisation, or group to be visible on the map, then please fill in the attached proforma and return completed to the address provided. Once a proforma is submitted, you will receive a quarterly prompt with the proforma attached to ensure we have the most up to date details for your map submission.
If you would like more information about the map or to be added to it, please get in touch: derbyshirerecoverypeersupportservice@rethink.org
Peer Support Groups
We support a network of peer led support groups across the county, providing each group with an individualised package of funding, training, and ongoing development support. If you would like to learn more about our incredible funding offer for peer support groups, then get in touch with us at derbyshirerecoverypeersupportservice@rethink.org
Peer Support Group Focus for April
North Derbyshire – Natterjacks Online Group – If you are struggling to find our feet now that the covid-19 restrictions have been lifted, this supportive online group is for you. Expect friendly faces and a space to find peer support, helping one another to think positively about today and the future. The group is held over zoom every Tuesday. For more information or to join the group, please contact April on April.Parker@rethink.org.
Central Derbyshire –
Group Development Worker Mark Hudson has been working closely with the Older Adults CMHT team in Killamarsh to set up a peer leg support group around the county for older adults.
The first Natter Café is now up and running at the Wellbeing Hub in Chesterfield on low pavement. There will be more Natter Cafes coming to the whole of Derbyshire as progress continues.
South Derbyshire – South Derbyshire update - On the 4th of April, the Sawley social group will be holding an open coffee and cake morning to gain new members, it will be open 10:30-12:30 at the Sawley memorial/community centre, Draycott road, Sawley. The group meets weekly and is for anyone 18+ who is experiencing loneliness or isolation. For more info, please contact ben.gough@rethink.org.
For more information about peer support groups please see below for the relevant contact:
April.parker@rethink.org Derbyshire Dales and High Peak
Mark.hudson@rethink.org Amber Valley, Bolsover, Chesterfield and North-East Derbyshire
Ben.Gough@rethink.org Erewash and South Derbyshire
The Hubs
We have several hubs across Derbyshire that are free and open to anyone over the age of 18. The hubs are there for individuals to come and chat confidentially to a friendly face for information on what is affecting their wellbeing, look at practical options to get them on the right path to where they need to be as well as appropriate signposting.
Chesterfield: Every Wednesday, Chesterfield Wellbeing Hub, 10:30am-12:30pm
Shirebrook: Every Thursday, Church Hall Shirebrook, 11am-12pm
Bolsover: Every Wednesday, 12 Nesbit Street Hillstown Bolsover, 10am-11pm
Ripley: Every Monday, Salvation Army Ripley, 10am-12pm – Currently on hold
Gamesley: Every other Monday @ Café Jericho 1:30pm-3:30pm
Buxton: Currently on hold
Glossop: First Monday of every month, The Bureau Glossop, 10am-12pm
Ashbourne: Every other Tuesday, Elim Church, 1pm-3pm
We are always looking for other organisations and individuals who would like to get involved with the hubs on a regular basis as well as providing sessions. Please do get in touch by emailing: Mark.Hudson@rethink.org for Bolsover, Ripley, Shirebrook, Chesterfield or April.Parker@rethink.org for Gamesley, Buxton, Glossop and Ashbourne hubs.
1:1 Support
Practical, goal-based support to help individuals develop tools to manage their mental health independently. Everyone will develop a personalised support plan to work towards with an allocated mental health recovery worker:
To make a referral into service:
- Call 01773 734989 (option 1) to make a referral over the phone
- Complete attached form and return to:
derbyshirerecoverypeersupportservice@rethink.org
- If you would like to discuss a potential referral prior to making one, then please contact ellise.melia@rethink.org
- We accept self-referrals and referrals made on behalf of somebody else. Please ensure you have discussed the referral and have consent to submit a referral if you are referring somebody into service.
Criteria: Referrals must be aged 18+ (or 17 in transition from CAHMS to Adult Services), be living in Derbyshire (or accessing support from Derbyshire based services) and their primary support need must be their mental health. We are not able to accept referrals from people living within Derby City.
The current waiting times are as follows:
High Peak, Derbyshire Dales, and South Derbyshire 1-3 weeks.
Erewash is 4-6 weeks.
Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Killamarsh, Amber Valley and Bolsover are all 4-8 weeks.
Emotional Support Helpline
Our helpline will be discontinuing from the 31st of March 2022.
We thank you all for sharing our helpline to individuals who may have needed it the most throughout the past 18 months and hope that it has helped individuals in their times of need.
Community Development in Derbyshire
Mental Health Community Development Lead is now looking at ways to identify what the needs of the rural community are. Annie and April (GDW) have started accessing the faming life centre on a weekly basis.
With time we hope to make the service known to the rural community and begin to find out how they would like to support. If you access the farming life centre, please come, and say hello.
Or to link in with any community development needs please contact me on: annie.nichols@rethink.org Mobile: 07483337279
Volunteering Opportunities
We are currently looking for the following:
- PEER SUPPORT FACILITATORS
- SOCIAL MEDIA VOLUNTEERS
- TECH BUDDIES
- GROUP DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTEERS
We provide an incredible package of support to our volunteers within the service. Everyone, no matter their role receives:
- Training courses
- Regular 1-1 supervisions
- Personal Development Opportunities
For more information about our volunteering opportunities or to get involved please contact martine.roebuck@rethink.org
Tech Buddies
TECH BUDDIES WANTED! We are looking to recruit more Tech Buddy Volunteers to help support our project that has supported so many living in isolation to become more digitally connected, more information about the scheme below:
An innovative scheme developed to address the digital isolation faced by so many living in Derbyshire with a mental health concern. We are on the lookout for volunteer Tech Buddies to provide an invaluable support to those who need it most. For more information on becoming a Tech Buddy then please contact Martine Roebuck: martine.roebuck@rethink.org
Social Media
Our social media is very much up and running since it’s revamp and we would love for you to give us a follow, likes and share far and wide! Our social media has all the latest on the service, any updates regarding groups, volunteer opportunities and much more.
DRPSS Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/DRPSS
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