2nd February
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 provide an Emotional Support Helpline to anybody who requires this support, details further below.
Rethink Mental Health Support Map Derbyshire
The interactive map is up and running, providing a live collective of mental health, 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, please get in touch with Mark Hudson mark.hudson@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 February
North Derbyshire – New Mills Jolly Joggers is a new group being supported by the DRPSS. The group is for all people who are looking at either trying something new, wanting to get fit or to join a group of like-minded people who are interested in fitness. The group runs every Sunday in New Mills from 10:30am. For more details either contact the Group Development Worker on april.parker@rethink.org or contact the group through their Facebook page, New Mills Jolly Joggers | Facebook
Central Derbyshire – Matt Parr (Get Out Get Active) Get Out Get Active - Home GOGA has partnered The Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service (rethink.org) to offer free to access community swims sessions in Heanor, Ripley, and Belper. Please see the poster attached.
The WEA WEA National homepage | WEA and The Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service (rethink.org) has partnered to offer a free-to-access Belper music group, based at the Strutts Centre in Belper Home - Strutt's Community & Business Centre (strutts.org.uk), please see the poster attached.
South Derbyshire – The Ilkeston Bipolar Group reopens on Tuesday 1st February at the in Ilkeston. The groups aim is to support people with a Bipolar diagnosis to find friendship, support and coping techniques. Meeting every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month 12 noon until 2pm. For more information or to access the group please contact 01773 734989 option 1 and ask for the Group Development Worker for Erewash and South Derbyshire.
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
Martine.roebuck@rethink.org Erewash and South Derbyshire
1:1 Support
Practical, goal-based support to help individuals develop tools to manage their mental health independently. Each individual 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 and Derbyshire Dales, Erewash and South Derbyshire are all 1-2 weeks. Amber Valley, Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Killamarsh & Bolsover all have a 4 week waiting list. However, please do remember that we aim to get in touch with the individual as soon as possible once a referral has been processed and allocated to a Mental Health Recovery Worker.
Emotional Support Helpline
Our helpline is available for anyone to call should they need someone to speak to or someone to listen to them. Referrals can be made through this option if appropriate. This is not a crisis support line.
- 01773 734989 (option 2)
- 9am till 7pm Mon – Fri, 9am till 5pm Sat – Sun.
Community Development in Derbyshire
Gamesley Wellbeing Hub is up and running and the next session is on the 7th of February 13:30-15:30 at The Jericho Café. The hub will run bi-weekly and will be a place individuals can get advice, support, and information, on issues that may be affecting their wellbeing. The aim is to look at supporting individuals to start finding and actioning practical solutions to issues they maybe facing.
If your service would like to be involved on a rota basis or for more information on this or other community development work, then please contact the community development lead on 07483337279 or email annie.nichols@rethink.org
Social Media
Out Social media has been having a bit of a revamp!
Our social media team have been putting hard work into making sure our services are known to the residents of Derbyshire, with some creativity thrown in, we think it’s looking great!
Head over to our Facebook, Instagram or Twitter profiles to keep up to date on all the latest from our service and please do give us a follow!
Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service (@DRPSService) / Twitter
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