Mental Health Together

20/11/2025

🌟 Today is Carers Rights Day - “Know your rights, use your rights.”

Jean and Rose, Experts with Mental Health Together, share:
“Between us we have 40 years’ experience caring for family members with long-term mental health conditions. It’s been hard to have a voice, and we want to help change that – which is why we joined Mental Health Together.”

In the UK, 5.8 million unpaid carers support loved ones every day. They are the backbone of health and social care, yet often unseen, unheard, and unpaid.

You can get more support from Derbyshire Carers Association and Universal Services for Carers in Derby https://www.facebook.com/Carersinderby

Recently, the ICB hosted a session on building a carer-friendly Derby & Derbyshire. Watch the recording on our YouTube channel. For unanswered questions, email: ddicb.engagement@nhs.net

Let’s make sure carers know their rights and feel supported.

Carers Rights Day is about raising awareness of the rights the UK’s 5.8 million unpaid carers are entitled to, and to help them get the support they need and the recognition they deserve.

18/11/2025

Later this week it's Carers Rights Day (20th November).
It's important to recognise what life is like for carers, promote where they can go for help and support, and make them aware of their rights and how to access them.
For more info and support visit:

The Care Act 2014 gives the same rights to carers as those they care for. There's a legal duty to assess a carer's needs and make sure support is available.

17/11/2025

Men don’t always say when they’re struggling, but the signs are often there.

Here is some of the support across Derbyshire for men, including peer support and free activity groups. Find out by visiting dccmhsp.com/Support
Mentell, Mentell Buxton, Mentell Glossop – Men’s peer support
Andys Man Club Chesterfield, Andys Man Club – Men’s peer support
LET’S exercise, talk & support – Peer support, exercise and much more for men in Glossop
Derby County Community Trust – Team Talk, men’s peer support in Derbyshire Dales CVS

You are not alone, if you, or someone you care about, are struggling 🩵 Derbyshire Mental Health & Su***de Prevention

17/11/2025

Tim, Expert with Mental Health Together is the founder of Mindscapes
A new group is starting on Wednesday the 26th of November 11am to 2pm reconnecting with nature for mental health and wellbeing!

We have a new group starting on Wednesday the 26th of November 11am to 2pm reconnecting with nature for mental health and wellbeing 😊

Delivered through peer support, creative photography and mindfulness support walk 🙂

We utilise lived-experience, training, creativity and mindfulness approach to photography to support individuals to begin to thrive 🙂

We will be running from the Holmehall Community Hub Mercaston Close, arriving from 11am and go out on the creative photography support walk 12pm to 1pmish in local area to reconnect with nature 😊

Its a place to gain support, make friends, feel part of the community and learn some new skills (no pressure to take pics or to talk but if you want to we are here to support) 😊

To find out more or to get intouch you can through our website www.mindscapes.org.uk 😊

Email us on mindscapes.photography@hotmail.com

Through our phone 07923 929734 its not manned 24hrs a Day but you can leave a message or txt and we will get back to you ASAP 😊

Via our social media
Facebook Mindscapes
Instagram

Or come down on the day we look forward to welcoming you 😊

Derbyshire Voluntary Action - DVA
FeelingConnected
Derbyshire Mental Health & Su***de Prevention

10/10/2025

This World Mental Health Day, professionals across Derby and Derbyshire are encouraged to recognise the value of lived experience in shaping mental health services.

The resource showcases the work of some of our 32 'Experts by Experience', individuals who bring unique insights from their personal journeys through health and care services.

https://mentalhealthtogether.co.uk/reports-and-publications/world-mental-health-day-listening-to-lived-experience/

09/10/2025

Friday 10th October is World Mental Health Day.
Our latest e-bulletin includes:
• Experts by Experience involvement in the Baton of Hope UK Tour
• The importance of lived experience partners in services
• Local support resources

https://mentalhealthtogether.co.uk/?na=view&id=12

We hope you find it useful 😀

We always enjoy the process of pulling together this bulletin because it's a chance to celebrate the good stuff that's happening.

29/09/2025

Starting this week... 💭💚
Kathryn is delivering wellbeing sessions at Infinite Wellbeing in Heanor. Learn and develop your mindfulness and relaxation techniques in a small, supportive session at the wellbeing hub.
Sessions are free of charge with free parking.

Starting weekly this Wednesday 1st October, 7:15-8:00pm at Infinite Wellbeing, Market Street, Heanor, DE75 7NR

Book your free place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mindfulness-meditation-and-relaxation-class-tickets-1744088468559?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

29/09/2025

Tim is the founder Mindscapes , a mental health peer support group for people 17+ empowering individuals in a safe lived experience setting with focus on creativity and photography.

Tim's story is inspiring and along with other Mindscape leaders, is focussed on recovery and resilience.
If you live near or can get to Chesterfield or Clay Cross areas, Mindscapes offer a lot to the community!

We are back next Saturday the 4th of October with Snap & Chat in Clay Cross 🙂

We meet at 10am and set off on a photography support walk 10.15am everyone is welcome to join this safe space 😀

Its a place to gain support, make friends and feel part of the community 🙂

There's no pressure to take pictures or to talk its whatever you feel comfortable with, your welcome to join for the social aspect 🙂

To find out more, or to get intouch you can via our website www.mindscapes.org.uk 😊

Via our email Mindscapes.photography@hotmail.com

Through our phone 07923 929734 its not manned 24/7 but you can leave a message or txt and we will get back to you ASAP 🙂

Our social media Facebook Mindscapes
Instagram

We have weekly, fortnightly and monthly peer support groups, breakfast club, confidence building trips, creative exhibitions and workshops 🙂

We look forward to welcoming you 😊

North East Derbyshire District Council
Derbyshire Voluntary Action - DVA
Clay Cross Healthy Futures
Walk Derbyshire

29/09/2025

All talks are free and open to any adult. To book your place please go to Grapevines Eventbrite page, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/grapevine-project-45939036893

29/09/2025

💚Last Few Tickets Still Available!💚

Join us on Tuesday 4th November at Erewash Voluntary Action in Long Eaton for our Derbyshire Mental Health Forum Meet the Commissioners event – a practical and collaborative session bringing together health and care commissioners with representatives from the VCSE sector, infrastructure, and service users and carers.

The event will provide an opportunity to build stronger relationships, improve understanding of commissioning and procurement processes, and explore the challenges and opportunities faced by the VCSE sector.

With a commissioner panel answering pre-submitted questions, participants will leave with clearer insights and practical ideas to strengthen access, awareness, and collaboration.

Please use the QR code or the link below to order tickets

https://zurl.co/nYDc7

07/08/2025

Don't miss our latest bulletin: https://mentalhealthtogether.co.uk/?na=view&id=11
•Reflections from Experts attending the Foundations in Patient Leadership led by David Gilbert, exploring how lived experience is reshaping service design.
•Experts' involvement in the urgent mental health care review in Derbyshire, including the Men-SAT stakeholder sessions and summit.
•Matt’s powerful story in the Su***de Prevention video campaign, shared in collaboration with Derbyshire Mental Health and Su***de Prevention.
•Ongoing collaboration with Mark Powell, CEO of Derbyshire Healthcare, through our Expert Peer Support Meetings.

A group of our Experts recently completed the “Foundations in Patient Leadership” course, led by David Gilbert, England’s first Patient Director.

With powerful insights drawn from lived experience, the course explored what it truly means to bring the patient voice into service design. The Experts reflected deeply on their roles, questioning norms, and envisioning new possibilities for patient leadership.

👉 Read more about their reflections and impact on the Mental Health Together website: https://mentalhealthtogether.co.uk/reports-and-publications/patient-leadership/
Don't miss this inspiring insight on how lived experience is reshaping conversations, challenging assumptions, and opening up new ways of thinking across the system.

07/08/2025

🧡 Are you an unpaid carer?
Your voice has power. Carers UK’s State of Caring 2025 survey is the biggest of its kind, and it’s open for only a few days longer!
By taking part, you can help shape real change - just like the 12,500 carers who helped influence national policy last year.
🔸 Deadline: 10 August
🔸 Take the survey: https://bit.ly/4mjD7Fl
Whether you’ve cared for someone recently or in the past, your experience matters!

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