5th October
Please see below for the Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service update – October 2022
Service Overview
The Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service provides practical, goal-based 1-1 support to help individuals develop tools to manage their mental health independently within the community. 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.
Mental Health Map Derbyshire
The interactive map is up and running, providing a live collective of mental health and wellbeing support and provision across the whole of Derbyshire. 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 fill in the form attached and email: 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:
North Derbyshire –
Buxton Gaming Group –
Let’s game is a group for everyone and anyone who enjoys gaming! Anyone is welcome to join the group from beginners to experts. During the group, members will take part in a game of bomber man, a great game to get into and to take your mind off day-to-day life. If you have any questions or are interesting in joining the group, please contact the GDW on April.parker@rethink.org
Central Derbyshire –
Sports 4 Wellbeing – Ripley, Belper, Heanor and Alfreton (Alfreton starting November) – Working with Amber Valley Get Out Get Active and the DRPSS these four leisure centres are offering various free swim, gym, virtual classes, and sports sessions. For more info, access times and to apply for a card please contact Matt Parr on 07971126382
South Derbyshire –
Swadlincote Card Crafting Group – This group is held at the No2 Coffee House in Swadlincote. 11am – 12pm. An hour of card crafting. These sessions have limited number so booking is essential. Please contact Ben. Number is on the poster. This group is monthly at the moment but if goes well it can be made weekly. For more information contact Ben.Gough@rethink.org.
For any updates, group information or general enquiries regarding central groups please contact:
Ben.gough@rethink.org (Amber Valley area)
April.parker@rethink.org (Chesterfield, Shirebrook, Killamarsh, Eckington, Dronfield area)
Martine.Roebuck@rethink.org (All central area)
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.
Glossop – 1st Monday of every month, The Bureau Glossop, 10am-12pm
Gamesley – 1st and 3rd Monday of every month, Café Jericho, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Ashbourne – Currently every other Tuesday, Elim Church, 1pm-3pm but will be moving to once a month from 6th September
Matlock - Every Wednesday, 10am-12pm, Church in the Peak - contact Janet for any info: janetdranfield@dfmh.co.uk
Buxton - Cancelled for the foreseeable.
Chesterfield: Every Wednesday, Chesterfield Wellbeing Hub, 10:30am-12:30pm
Shirebrook: Every Thursday, Holy Trinity Church Hall, Shirebrook, 10am-11am
Bolsover: Cancelled for the foreseeable.
Ripley: Currently on hold.
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, 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 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 call our single point of access number or email us
- 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, when completing the referral form all boxes need to be completed or marked ‘N/A’ and a detailed summary in the supporting information box
- If you have a risk assessment ready, please do email it along with the referral form
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:
Across the whole of Derbyshire are waiting times are around 3 months but can vary across the area’s to be less or more than 3 months so please bare this in mind when referring someone into the service.
High Peak, Derbyshire Dales: 4-12 weeks (could be more than 3 months)
South Derbyshire: 2-4 weeks
Erewash: 12 weeks
Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Killamarsh, Amber Valley and Bolsover: 12 weeks (could be more than 4 months)
Living Well Vacancies:
As part of the new Living Well service in Derbyshire, new ways of delivering mental health and wellbeing services are being created. Living Well ensures that support focuses on the whole person’s needs and can be easily accessed.
In every community across Derbyshire, Community Mental Health teams, Social Care and the Voluntary sector will work together as one team to provide mental health and wellbeing services.
As part of the Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service new roles have been created to support the work of Living Well in Northeast Derbyshire, Bolsover, and Chesterfield.
Wellbeing Coaches will offer coaching support in the multi-disciplinary teams to support individuals with practical skills such as planning, time management, and accessing community groups.
Peer Coaches will bring lived experience to the team and support individuals to build skills such as confidence building, resilience, and support attending appointments. Providing lived experience to the Living Well Derbyshire team allows those individuals accessing the service to have a mentor type figure that they can relate to.
Both the Wellbeing Coach role and the Peer Coach role are currently being recruited to and the job adverts can be found through the links below.
Living Well Peer Coach - Derbyshire Recovery & Peer Support Services (current-vacancies.com)
Living Well Mental Health Wellbeing Coach (current-vacancies.com)
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