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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. |
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Rethink Mental Illness along with our partners P3, The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health and our new partner for this contract, Derbyshire Mind, have been able to retain the recommissioned Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service from April 2023, which will continue to provide practical, goal-based 1-1 and telephone support to help individuals develop the tools to manage their mental health independently within the community. The service will also continue to support a network of peer led groups across the county, providing each group with an individualised package of startup funding, training, and ongoing developmental support towards self-sustainability.
The practical, goal-based support remains open to self-referrals and referrals made on behalf of somebody else and will aim to help individuals to develop the tools personally required to manage their mental health in a self-sufficient way, with everyone developing a personalised support plan to work towards with an allocated mental health recovery worker.
The groups that the service supports are all peer led and aim to provide a safe space for those with moderate to medium mental health issues. The groups are open to all and as they don’t offer counselling, they aim through peer support to help members find and share ways to cope, helping to maintain individuals’ wellbeing. The groups can be a community, informal friendships, or constituted group decided on by the group members themselves.
We will carry on with delivering wellbeing hubs across Derbyshire that are free and open to anyone over the age of 18. These hubs are staff led and are there for individuals to drop into and chat confidentially for support 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.
As part of the new Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service contract we have been commissioned to develop the voluntary element of the Living Well service in Derbyshire, which will bring about a new way of delivering mental health support in collaboration with the NHS. Living Well will ensure that support focuses on the whole person’s needs and can be easily accessed. The VCSE Living Well Service will include Peer Support Workers and Wellbeing Coaches. Both these roles will support individuals in the community to work towards goal focused outcomes to improve their mental health, the Peer Support Workers are bringing their own lived experience and will use this experience to support others. This new workforce will work alongside the Community Mental Health Teams and Adult Social Care to ensure that individuals accessing the Living Well service receive holistic and person-centred care.
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Mental Health Map Derbyshire
The interactive map provides a live collective of mental health and wellbeing support and provision across the whole of Derbyshire. Along with information about the Peer led Support Groups. If you would like your service, organisation, or group to be visible on the map, then please contact the service email to request a proforma. If you would like more information about the map or to be added please email: derbyshirerecoverypeersupportservice@rethink.org |
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Peer Support Groups We support a network of peer led support groups across the county, providing each group 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:
Walk for Wellbeing – Draycott - 10am-12pm from the Elephant Rooms in Draycott. The 1stand 3rd Sundays are men only and the 2nd Sunday is amixed group. All led by a Walk Derbyshire qualified walk leader. For more information, please contact the Elephant Rooms on 07375468005
Ilkeston Cantelupe Gardens Group – Tuesdays 10am-12noon at the Cantelupe Centre on Ilkeston Market Place. Providing a social and supportive space whilst tending the centres rear garden area, no experience needed, tea and coffee available every week along with indoor activities provided in winter and when the weather is not suitable to be outside.
Darley Dale – Gardening Group – Every Wednesday 1:30pm – 2:30pm in the Darley Dale Community Garden. The Darley Dale Gardening Group is for those who suffer with their mental health and find a relief in gardening. If you would like more info, please contact the DRPSS on 01773 734989
Matlock – Game in the Peak – Saturdays 6:30pm onwards. @ The Church in the Peak, Matlock DE4 3EJ. Join us and immerse yourself in classic and modern board games. our competitive and co-operative group is open to all. No experience needed. feel free to bring your own game and snacks! To enquire about the group, please contact the DRPSS Single Point of Access on 01773 734989. You are also more than welcome to just turn up to the group. £2.50 per session. Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/929818338389704/
For any updates, group information or general enquiries regarding the groups please contact: mark.hudson@rethink.org or ben.gough@rethink.org
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 group.
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The Ilkeston Bipolar and Personality Disorders Network has successfully reopened. The first session was very well attended which was great to see and everyone said how wonderful it was to have something like this in Ilkeston. The facilitator was very happy with how the first session went, she had lots of informative fact sheets and supportive information to share with the group members. They were all happy to share their coping techniques and strategies, as well as life stories. The group runs on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact the Group Development Workers for more Information on how to access these sessions. |
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The Hubs The hubs across Derbyshire 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 – Every Monday, The Bureau Glossop, 10am-12pm Chesterfield: Every Tuesday, Chesterfield Library, 10:30am-12:30pm Dronfield Woodhouse: 2nd Thursday of each month at Moray Place Community Building, Dronfield Woodhouse, 11.00am and 1.00pm
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: derbyshirerecoverypeersupportservice@rethink.org |
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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 a referral 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.
Our service is for low to medium risk recovery support for people who are already on their recovery journey looking for help working towards their recovery goals.
We cannot accept anyone who are deemed high risk or in crisis.
The current waiting times are as follows: Across the whole of Derbyshire our waiting times are usually around 4-8 weeks, but this 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:12 weeks
South Derbyshire: 1 week (most will be allocated within a couple of days)
Erewash: 6 months (Derbyshire Mind will be taking over support in Erewash and are currently recruiting, during this transition period support is unfortunately on hold which is the reason the waiting time shave increased)
Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Killamarsh, Amber Valley and Bolsover:8-10 weeks |
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Living Well: As part of the Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service we are helping to develop the new Living Well Service in Derbyshire, this service will provide a new way of delivering mental health and wellbeing services across Derbyshire. Living Well will ensure that support focuses on the whole person’s needs and can be easily accessed. The VCSE Living Well Services for North-East Derbyshire, Bolsover and Chesterfield along with Amber Valley have recruited Peer Support Workers and Wellbeing Coaches and this new workforce will work alongside the Community Mental Health Teams and Adult Social Care to ensure that individuals accessing the Living Well service receive holistic and person-centred care. |
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Volunteering Opportunities We are currently looking for the following:
We provide an incredible package of support to our volunteers within the service. Everyone, no matter their role receives:
For more information about our volunteering opportunities or to get involved please contact the service derbyshirerecoverypeersupportservice@rethink.org |
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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 Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service - Home | Facebook DerbyshireRecovery&PeerSupport (@drpssservice) • Instagram photos and videos Please feel free to circulate to anyone who may benefit 😊 If you wish to stop receiving service updates, please respond to this email. |
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