2nd March
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.
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.
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 March
North Derbyshire – Matlock Sew What? is a friendly and inclusive textiles group for anyone living with mental illness. Join us to learn new skills, meet others and focus your mind! For any enquiries or to join the group, get in touch with the group development worker April on apri.parker@rethink.org or Tracey, the facilitator on matlocksewwhat@outlook.com.
Central Derbyshire – Enjoy Ceramics Group – This group is a peer support group focused on supporting people who manage their mental health and wellbeing through art, ceramics, and printmaking. Joe the group's secretary, and Damian want to highlight more about the group. We are a peer support group, group times are 1 pm - 3 pm, each Thursday, so please contact us to book, or call by and check us out. We aim to support people who are learning to manage their mental health, well-being, through art, ceramics, and the group is for anyone living in and around Chesterfield. Members can creatively communicate and express themselves through clay in a friendly atmosphere where they can work as part of a small group or on individual projects. The group welcomes Healthcare Professionals and Carers when supporting a group member. You can contact Joe by Telephone 07888 922 245 or Damian by emailing: enjoyceramicsgroup@gmail.com.
South Derbyshire – Starting on Friday 18th March we have a new group at the Old Post Centre in Newhall, Swadlincote. Meeting every Friday 1-3pm, the group is aimed at anyone who has fibromyalgia or any other long term health condition that effects their mental wellbeing.
To find out more contact the Group Development Worker for South Derbyshire 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
- 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:
- 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 1-2 weeks.
- Erewash is 2-4 weeks.
- Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Killamarsh, Amber Valley and Bolsover are all 4-6 weeks.
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
As part of the ongoing Community Development work, Annie has begun to start further linking our service in with the GP surgeries across Derbyshire. Screen content for GP surgery TV’s has been created which has a short description of Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Services support and how to access this. Also, digital pack and a postal pack will be sent out to the GP surgeries across Derbyshire to update the surgeries. This will aim to give the GP surgery and the local communities up to date information on what support is available in their local community. Building stronger links between services is an important benefit to the residents and the different services in Derbyshire.
If you would like to see how we can connect in with your local GP surgery, or have any other community development thoughts, please contact the community development lead on:
07483337279 / annie.nichols@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
Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service (@DRPSService) / Twitter
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