Arts in Mental Health Group

The people’s Forum- Brightsparks
Presents In Your Wildest Dreams
An event for people who use mental health services and their informal carers
Do you think people need services that they can’t get now? Are you interested in different ways of providing services? Find out about Social Enterprise and opportunities for the future!
Explore YOUR ideas for new social enterprise [...]

Arts in Mental Health Petition to PM

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to make greater resources available within the NHS and Local Authorities for the use of the arts as an aid to recovery, well being and social inclusion for people with mental health problems.’ More details
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Artworks/sign

Workshop for people with Mental Health problems

As part of Rawlins Community College events for World Community Arts Day, Charnwood Arts and BrightSparks invite you to a RawArts drop in sculpture workshop for people with Mental Health problems.
The workshop will take place between 11am and 3pm on Weds 17th February at Rawlins Community College.
The session is free and all materials will be [...]

Community Development Worker

If you are interested in doing something positive for your community, why not talk to us about becoming a Community Development Worker
For Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in Mental Health – 2 positions.
Job Ref No: 30hr p.w. REF: 819 18hr p.w. REF: 820
Salary: £21,258 per annum pro rata
Locations: Leicester and Leicestershire
Hours: 1 x 30 p.w. [...]

The Mental Health Facilitator Service

The Mental Health Facilitator Service is launching and we would like to take this opportunity to invite you and service users to our local events to meet the team. A list of locality dates and venues is attached for your perusal.
The Mental Health Facilitator role is a new initiative, through Rethink and Leicestershire Partnership [...]

Community Development Worker

Community Development Worker for Black and Age Concern Minority Ethnic Communities in Mental Health
Job Ref no 806
Salary £21,258 pro rata per annum
Hours 29.5 per week (over 5 days to include Friday morning)
We are seeking to appoint a Community Development Worker to work with local Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Communities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland [...]

Have Your Say on Mental Health

You may have recently attended the New Horizons Mental Health consultation in Nottingham on the 1st October and were very key in contributing to the event. This event was made possible with the financial support of the East Midlands NHS and in partnership with the African Women’s Empowerment Forum, Co-operative Community Action from Nottingham and [...]

Lift the horizons of the homeless

As many people prepare to mark World Mental Health Day tomorrow, we want to highlight the continuing lack of adequate and appropriate mental health support services for rough sleepers and homeless people, and those at risk of homelessness. Research from the Salvation Army revealed that more than a third of [...]

Half of Mental Health inpatients feel unsafe

24 September 2009 in HSJ | By Clare Lomas
Many mental health patients in England are being let down on central aspects of hospital care, a survey by the Care Quality Commission has revealed.
The first ever national survey of mental health inpatient services, published today, shows that while patients are happy with some aspects of hospital [...]

BME Mental Health – Have your say!

The Department of Health is consulting on their future priorities and direction for Mental
Health and we think it is vital we contribute to this given the inequalities that exist in our
diverse communities.

How do we prevent poor mental health?
Where else do resources need to be targeted?
What interventions work?

01 OCTOBER 10am to 2pm Thursday
VENUE
Hyson Green
Youth Club
Terrace Street
Nottingham
NG7 [...]

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