6th July
Please see below for the Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service update – July 2022
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: 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 July:
North Derbyshire – Darley Dale Gardening group
The Darley Dale Gardening group is for those who find peace in being with nature. The group is open for anyone to attend whether they are an avid gardener or a beginner. Any enquiries, please contact April.
Central Derbyshire – (Hasland) Hobby Craft Support Group – Weekly – Tuesday – 10-1 pm.
This group is a peer support group focused on supporting people to manage their mental health and wellbeing through art, and crafts. Scott and June are a big part of the group and explain we are a friendly peer support group, and group times are 10 am 1 pm, each Tuesday, you can bring your own project to work on or we have materials available.
The group is for anyone living in and around Chesterfield and can travel. The group welcomes Healthcare Professionals and Carers when supporting a group member. For more information or to attend the group please contact us to say when you might be joining us on 07484 001 842, you can also email Mark Hudson Mark.Hudson@rethink.org
South Derbyshire –
Chum’s Swadlincote – this group is a brand-new group starting on the 13th of July @ Eureka Park in Swadlincote. It will be running every Wednesday from 1-3pm. They will be doing walks or other various activities at the park and getting people to exercise and make friends. This group is for anyone 18+ with mental health.
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
ABOUT THE PEER/VOLUNTEER-LED SUPPORT GROUPS:
The groups are peer and volunteer-led and aim to support those with moderate to medium mental health issues or those who can moderate their behaviour during the group session.
The groups are open to all; however, certain values must be adhered to, and members must be in control of themselves, meaning the groups have a zero-tolerance for, aggressive behaviours, drugs, and alcohol while at the groups.
New members can be supported by a carer or healthcare professional in the first instance and on an ongoing basis if found helpful.
- The groups can be a community, informal friendships, or constituted groups
- The groups support those with moderate to medium mental health issues or those who can moderate their behaviour during the session.
- The groups can aim to help members maintain their own well-being levels by sharing similar lived experiences.
- Alternatively, they can be about distraction, diversion, interruption, or respite, as in an art group.
- This sharing/distraction enables members to give a unique quality of mutual support.
- It enables members to share and swap skill sets.
- Groups are peer and volunteer led.
- The groups do not offer to counsel
- The groups also have access to local support information and signposting options.
- The groups aim to help members find new ways to cope to help maintain individual wellbeing.
- The groups ethos is to offer a forum to show kindness and give hope
The groups are all listed on the mental health support map below, so please check out the details on there and if you require more information about any of the groups, please use the contact details below.
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: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month, 12 Nesbit Street Hillstown Bolsover, 10am-11pm
Ripley: Currently on hold
Gamesley: 1st and 3rd Monday of every month, 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 samantha.beacon@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 1-4 weeks.
Erewash is 4-6 weeks.
Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Killamarsh, Amber Valley and Bolsover are all 4-10 weeks.
Community Development in Derbyshire
We will be holding an informal coffee and chat on 18th July 16.00 – 18.00 at The Jericho Café, Gamesley. This is with the hope to talk to residents of Gamesley and find out about what support would be beneficial, also to find out what the need for peer support groups may be. This is welcome to anyone who lives in Gamesley or anyone working to support the area. Tea, coffee and hopefully some cake will be provided so please pop along have a piece of cake and a cuppa, and chat about what yourself and the community would benefit from.
Any information please contact Annie on: annie.nichols@rethink.org
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