Cornwall Mental Health Project Newsletter Summer 09

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Mental Health Project Newsletter Summer 2009 Mental Health Project Newsletter Summer 2009
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Inside this issue:
Contents
Project Update
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CPA Care Programme Approach changes
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Black Minority Ethnic Panel—members needed
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Community mental health services feedback
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Independent Visitor Feedback
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Cornwall LINk
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Cornwall Respect Festival (also inside back cover)
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Council Tax Exemption
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Self Help Group listings
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OCD self help group start up
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Celebrating Rethink Service Users
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WECAN Keep Active Goes Outdoors
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Rod Harvey speaks
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Women’s Health Group
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Mental Health and Debt
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Reviving The Senses event
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The Childish BPD Adult
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Rethink WRAP course
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Contact Information
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Editor: Nicki Sweeney, Sub-Editor: Caroline Walsh, Designer: Laurens van der Eyken
Mental Health Project Newsletter Summer 2009
Project Update
"Here comes the sun, do-do-do-do, here comes the sun… "
and here come a number of new things that are running over
the next few months to distract you from the crowded
beaches and heavy traffic:
On 16 May we are hosting Cornwall Asperger's
Association's planning event at the Royal Cornwall
Showground – feedback from this in the next newsletter!
On 18 June we are holding a initial meeting for anyone
interested in joining an OCD self-help group. Meeting will
take place at our offices in Princes Street from 10.30. See
p.28
In the meantime we are commencing our Community
Independent Visiting Scheme pilot. It began in St Austell's
Alexandra House on 30 April, at Redruth's Trengweath on 7
May and Bolitho House in Penzance on 12 May. Each session
is half a day and runs fortnightly. See p.11
Further events held by other organizations are a Mini Health
Summit on 19th June at the Royal Cornwall Showground
aimed at improving understanding around mental health and
debt and the recession see p.27 and Cornwall Respect
Festival in Truro on 29th August celebrating the multi-cultural
aspects of life in Cornwall see p.18
Plus! Regular features:
Independent Visitor feedback p.12
Community mental health services feedback p.8
See our expanding web pages at www.cornwallrcc.co.uk/
mental_health for information on what we offer and to
download information documents and grant application forms.
We hope you have a fantastic summer – look out for the
Autumn edition of our newsletter in September!
Best wishes
Jenny, Nicki, Lesley & Caroline
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There are Changes Being Made to the CPA Care
Programme Approach
The Department of Health has issued new guidance about the Care
Programme Approach.
Here’s what you need to know
What is the Care Programme Approach CPA?
The Care Programme Approach is the process by which your care and
treatment is delivered to you and should consist of the following
elements:
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A Comprehensive Assessment of your Health and Social Care
needs
A Care Plan developed with you detailing your Care and Treatment
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A copy of your Care Plan should be given to you
A named Care Co-ordinator will be designated to oversee your
Care and Treatment – your care coordinator will be a qualified
mental health worker: ie a Community Psychaiatric Nurse (CPN), a
socail worker, an occupational therapist (OT) or a psychologist.
Your care plan will be reviewed regularly with you and others
involved in your care including friends or family if you want this.
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Also anybody who cares for you must have an assessment of their
caring needs and a Care Plan to address these needs.
How will the New CPA work in practice?
Everyone must receive an initial assessment when they come into
contact with the *Secondary Mental Health Service which will
ascertain their need for treatment, care and support.
From that initial assessment it will be decided whether they need
(New) CPA or not.
Those who do qualify for New CPA
Those who qualify for New CPA will be those who are or would be
placed on the current ‘Enhanced’ level of CPA this means that their
case is categorised as:
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High need
High risk
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Complex issues such as Housing, Finances, Employment,
Family
Vulnerability issues.
Clear criteria for New CPA has been published as part of the
Department of Health Guidance.
Those who do not qualify for New CPA
Those who do not qualify for New CPA will be those who have contact
with only one agency, have straightforward needs and who’s risk is
low.
Those on non-CPA or standard care will still have:
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A Lead Professional identified
Self directed care with support
A full assessment involving assessment of risk
A statement of care agreed with them
Regular reviews of their care
Carers will be identified
Central records still maintained
There are strict standards set by the Department of Health about
what should happen both those on New CPA and those not on CPA.
Those already receiving Mental Health Services under Standard CPA
will not have this tier removed without a clear process of handover
and alternative support being put in place for both Service Users and
their Carers.
No Service User will have any changes made to the way their
Care and treatment is delivered through CPA without a review
in which they will be included.
For further information:
Speak to your care cordinator or lead professional or
call Sarah Gabert, Care Programme Approach Lead for Cornwall
Partnership NHS Trust, on 01208 256268 or
look at the Department of Health Website http://www.dh.gov.uk –
“Refocusing the Care Programme Approach”
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Changes to Home Treatment Service provided
by Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust (CPT)
From Monday 23rd February, the Central Home
Treatment Team will cease operation as the service is
reconfigured. From 23rd Feb Home Treatment will be
provided by West and East teams.
To contact the teams please use the following numbers:
Restormel, Caradon & N. Cornwall please call the East
Home Treatment Team on: 0845 230 3901
Carrick, Kerrier and Penwith please call the West Home
Treatment Team on : 0845 230 3902
Telephone number change!
Actually our telephone numbers changed last February (2008) when
we moved premises although people have still been able to get
through on the old numbers for the last year due to some clever bits
of technology.
However, it's costing us a lot of money to keep the old numbers operating so we are having to stop using them. From 22nd Feb if you
ring the old numbers you will just hear an automated message giving
you the new number – you will be charged for this call but you won't
be put through to us and you will then have to dial again!
So, to ensure you get through to us first time, please make a note of
the correct numbers:
Thanks
Caroline/ Jenny
01872 243532
Nicki (West)
01872 243542
Lesley (East)
01872 243557
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Issues raised by service users
in the community about mental health
services
Many people across the county have contacted us to say
they feel they have been discharged from Community
Mental Health Team services before they felt they were
ready. People report feeling ‘dumped’. Someone said
they attend Oakleigh House from time to time which
helps them to stay well – without a CPN they can no
longer go to Oakleigh and said they have already hit
crisis point; people feel that you have to be very acutely
unwell to have a CPN and feel that there’s no support if
you’re not deemed acute – they feel that there should
still be some sort of support available to people (they
feel that day centres are great but don’t provide the
clinical support they need).
A big bone of contention for people was about being able
to re-access CMHT support once discharged (episodic
care). People said that much of the fear around being
discharged was knowing that they periodically become
unwell again and that it’s extremely difficult to access
the service during these periods. Re-referrals can take
months by which time people have become so unwell
that some say they’ve needed inpatient care. They feel
that if support was more easily accessible, it would
prevent their mental health deteriorating further so that
HTT or hospital are required. People said they would
rather have short-term episodic care that helps them to
maintain reasonable health, than the peaks and troughs
that occur because of the difficulty in accessing CMHTs.
Some people said that they believe some service users
hold back their recovery (whether consciously or
unconsciously) because they’re afraid of being
discharged too soon. There is a lack of trust from some
service users in CPNs, as they fear discharge will take
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place whether they feel ready or not.
With regards to Oakleigh, people felt that it was a bit of
a Catch-22 situation with regards to accessing it: to go
to Oakleigh you need a CPN; you can only have a CPN if
you’re very unwell; Oakleigh won’t take people
considered to be in crisis. They feel that the changing
criteria for CPN support will inevitably mean that
Oakleigh will eventually run out of clients as those
eligible because they have CPN will be too unwell to be
eligible for Oakleigh! They felt that Oakleigh was an
extremely valuable resource for maintaining one’s
mental health and so remaining in the ‘moderate’
category – but felt this then excludes people from having
a CPN.
The response from the Community Care Services
Forum
(The CCSF is attended by Cornwall Partnership Trust
(CPT) community services team leaders and managers,
including those who manage the Home
Treatment
Team. Also in attendance are Mental Health Advocates
and, of course, Service User Representatives. This forum
is chaired by a Service User Consultant.)
The response from CPT staff has been very sympathetic.
It was recognized that it can be very difficult for people
to access CMHT services again once discharged and
work is going on as we speak to improve access so that
people can 'dip in and out' more easily, which should
help
people to remain well. A leaflet about 'episodic
care' is to be published shortly. It was also
acknowledged that CMHT services have changed over
the years and that this can be confusing and anxietyprovoking for those who have been using services for
some time. So some of the issues people have are about
the
expectations they have of services which are
not matched by what services can provide. A discussion
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services can offer so that people are clear as to what
help and support they can expect. One person pointed
out that being discharged by a CPN does not necessarily
mean discharge from other CPT mental health workers,
like
Occupational Therapists or Support Time and
Recovery Workers.
Some service users at day centres felt that it would be
beneficial to those who no longer have a CPN if
occasionally CPNs held a surgery session at a day centre,
e.g. one morning a week.
Forum
This idea is being considered, as something similar is
happening informally in Launceston. All day centres from
1st June will be managed by their relevant CMHT, rather
than under a centrally-based manager, and so under
this new management structure closer links with the
CMHTs might be more possible.
Service users are still expressing concern about the Out
of Hours service, with service users reporting having to
wait up to 4 hours for a call back.
Forum
When this happens service users should be encouraged
to contact the relevant team manager either directly or
via a representative so the matter can be investigated.
The office is manned all night. It was suggested that
Nightlink or the Samaritans might be a suitable
alternative source of support but it was pointed out that
service users often prefer to talk to someone who has
clinical experience and qualifications.
It was explained that the Primary Care Trust has adopted
this issue as a work stream for this year and is
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convening a work group to look at current issues and
concerns. Also, the Local Involvement Network - LINk
- is also looking at this issue and will report back.
Community Independent
Visiting Scheme – coming to
a Community Mental Health
Team base near you?
East – Alexandra House,
St Austell
starting Thursday 30
April
10.00 am – 12.30 pm
then fortnightly
West – Trengweath,
Redruth
starting Thurs 7 May
1.30 – 4.30 pm
then fortnightly
Bolitho House, Penzance
starting Tuesday 12
May
1.30 – 4.30 pm
then fortnightly
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Independent Visitor Feedback
Bodmin Hospital
Harvest Ward
• Dimmer switches have now been fitted to the outside of
bedrooms in order to minimise the disturbance to
patients when checks are being carried out at night.
• The cash prize for ‘Team of the Year’ has been spent on
buying decorative potted plants and a new table tennis
table for the ward.
• Two ward staff have qualified in aromatherapy and are
now able to provide aromatherapy sessions at
weekends.
• Music group is now running well and there are a
variety of instruments available to play including
guitars,
tambourines and small drums. Sessions
tend to be on an ad hoc basis which works well for the
ward.
• A new staff photochart, which also has information
about ward procedures, has been put on wall in a
prominent position.
• Ward is applying for AIMS accreditation and Mental
Health Project staff and IVS volunteer have been
invited to be involved.
• Ward is purchasing an electric barbecue.
• Perspex around OT room has now been replaced.
Garner Ward
• Ward enjoyed a home-cooked lunch and Easter
cakes, which patients helped to decorate, on Easter
Monday.
• Cooking sessions, with patient involvement, are still
continuing and are very popular.
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• Garner is also going for AIMS accreditation with the
involvement of the IVS volunteer.
Fletcher Ward
• Ward is looking very restful with comfortable
furnishings and good colour schemes. This has been
much
appreciated by patients who enjoy the
pleasant
environment.
• Male and female areas have been provided and these
are accessible with swipe cards.
• ‘PAT’ dog Henri, continues to be a popular volunteer
visitor and is frequently spoilt by everyone.
Fettle House
• The buildings extension and the re-decoration and
furnishings have greatly improved the environment
and the new art room is now in full use.
• Internet access is soon to be made available for
residents.
• There are plans for a women’s group to be stated
soon.
Bowman Ward
• Art produced by residents of the ward have been
involved in outside art exhibitions.
• Gardening project is popular and new seasons plants
are being tended by residents.
• One resident is involved in a work scheme at the Eden
Project.
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Independent Visitor Feedback cntd.
Longreach Hospital
Bay Unit
• Welcome packs – as these were felt to be a bit too big
and unwieldy by many service users, Longreach staff
have put together a new basic information leaflet, in
conjunction with service users and independent
Visitors, that outlines just the essential information
someone might need to know when they first enter
hospital. This is in its final stages and should be rolled
out shortly.
• Computers – they have finally arrived on Bay unit and
will live in the pods at the end of each ward. They have
yet to be properly installed and running (!) but
Longreach are just waiting for CPT's IT department to
sort this out. It's expected that they will be usable very
shortly.
• A 'Productive Ward' scheme is being piloted at Bay.
This is a study of a typical staff working day, looking at
how much time is being spent on activities that are not
directly patient interaction. It is hoped that more
efficient ways of working can be identified to free up
more time for nursing.
• The decorating is still continuing on the ward. There
was positive feedback from service users, reporting the
decoration makes the ward look more homely,
especially in the communal areas and bathrooms.
• Named Nurse – their have been fewer instances
reported of people not knowing who their named nurse
is. It seems that the signs on people's bedroom doors
seem to be helping with this issue, although they are
not always updated. Independent visitors are
monitoring this issue.
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• Evening/weekend activities – service users are
requesting more availability of activities for evenings
and weekends. They have increased over recent
months and Independent Visitors and Longreach staff
are working towards identifying what people would
like to do and what can be arranged. Haven Unit is
available at weekends and have arranged for art
materials to be brought up on to the ward during
these periods. A service user had put a poster on the
quiet lounge door to set times of when the art
materials and use of the room could be used to focus
on art work. These set times were similar to Haven
week day
opening and closing times. Service users
commented that by focusing on a particular activity in
this room, it made good use of the space; especially
because at present the group room on the ward is no
longer in use for service users.
• Service users reported that they had a good time the
weekend of 1st March due to the ward party, which
involved pancakes, toasted sandwiches and karaoke,
hosted by general service assistants and assisted by
nursing staff. Service users felt these types of
activities and social events were important to bring
people
together. Independent Visitors will continue
to work with staff to improve access to activities.
• Service users have been asking for access to
alternative therapies, particularly in the evenings as a
means of helping them to sleep better. Independent
Visitors have raised this with staff and, although
some therapies are offered by Haven during the day,
they are looking at whether it would be possible to
introduce these in the evenings.
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Make health and social care work for you. Be a part of LINK
[Local Involvement Network] in Cornwall.
What is LINk in Cornwall?
LINk in Cornwall is an independent group made up of individuals,
communities and organisations in Cornwall. LINk has a statutory
right to be listened to by the local authority and health services.
The job of LINk is to give people in Cornwall the opportunity to
influence local health and social care services. By listening to
what you think is and isn’t working well for services in Cornwall,
LINk is able to build up a picture of what needs to be said to the
people who plan and run services about how they can change
them for the better.
Why should I get involved?
As LINk, we want to reach out as widely and as broadly as we
can to people and communities in Cornwall. We would like to
encourage and support readers of the ‘Cornwall Mental Health
Projects Newsletter’ to tell us their views and experiences of
health and social care services. Your contribution and
involvement is very important. As we build up a picture about
what people are saying needs to improve in health and social
care services, we need to ensure that this picture includes
perspectives from people in Cornwall who have experience of
mental health problems.
How can I get involved?
You can take part in LINk in a way that suits you – by:
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Telling LINk your views and experiences.
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Coming along to LINk meetings and joining in with
LINk activity.
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Keeping informed about our activities.
Helping individuals and communities to become part of
LINk by telling them about LINk or taking part in LINk
on their behalf.
On Thursday 2nd July 2009, we are holding our next event for
people to come and learn about LINk activities and to help LINk
decide what it can be doing to influence health and social care in
Cornwall. Our last event was held in Lostwithiel so we are hoping
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to hold this event in West Cornwall. Let us know if you would like
to come along.
What activities is LINk working on that I might like to take
part in?
Here are a few examples of what we are talking about to the
people who plan and run services and how you might get
involved.
Out of hours provision: We are running a group looking at
where someone goes if they need support with mental health
problems outside of normal working hours. From the
contributions made to LINk by people and groups in Cornwall,
there is a feeling that this area of service provision is under
resourced. The focus of our group is to feed into the Suicide
Prevention and Health Promotion (including Crisis Support)
Commissioning Plan as a way to influence the provision of out of
hours mental health services. If you have anything that you
would like to say in relation to this or would like to take part in
this group please contact us.
Dentistry: We are running a group looking at the provision of
dentistry and its availability on the NHS. Is the situation
improving? LINk has been invited to take part in a visiting
scheme being run by the Primary Care Trust. Our role will be to
support visits to NHS dental practices in Cornwall and look at the
quality of service in relation to accessibility, cleanliness and
friendliness. If you are interested in taking part in this group
please contact us.
We are also looking at what services are provided by the
hospitals in Cornwall, how access to these services reflects the
rural geography of Cornwall and how decisions are made to
remove services from Cornwall.
How do I contact LINk in Cornwall?
Here is the information you need if you would like to take part in
LINk or to learn more about what we are doing.
Address:
LINk in Cornwall, C/o Cornwall Rural Community Council, 2
Princes Street, Truro, TR1 2ES, Telephone: 01872 243533
Email: [email protected]
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Cornwall Respect Festival
One Cornwall, One Love
The Cornwall Respect Festival is a one day festival to
celebrate the multi-cultural aspects of life here in
Cornwall. Cornwall Respect wishes to acknowledge the
many different cultures in our area. We are committed
to using the arts to celebrate diversity, and as a way of
raising awareness of, and challenging prejudice.
We believe that this annual festival will facilitate ongoing
opportunities for community engagement.
This year’s festival will be held in Truro on the 29th of
August. It will start at 10am in Victoria Park, followed by
a carnival procession through the streets to Lemon Quay
where there will be entertainment, followed by a ticketed
event that closes at 1am.
There will be music, stalls, theatre, information, face &
henna painting, artwork, and much more at Victoria
Park. This part of the event will be alcohol free, and
family focused.
It is hoped that there will be an
international market held in Lemon Quay, along with
bands, D J’s, dance, and pleasant surprises. This will be
followed by a ticketed event featuring several bands,
international food, and a licensed bar.
Many of us who are a part of, or work with the many
diverse communities here in Cornwall, often witness the
emotional distress and consequences of racism,
prejudice, and discrimination.
This can at times
overshadow the vibrant, exciting, and rewarding
experiences that come from living in a multi-cultural
society.
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We hope that the annual Cornwall Respect Festival will
provide all of us from the youngest to the eldest with an
opportunity to celebrate, talk, laugh, dance, and
generally have fun together.
Cornwall respect believes that throughout the process
and organisation of this festival it is vital to engage with
young people. As well as offering a chance to showcase
local talent, we hope to offer young people a chance to
shadow the organisers, media, bands, and so on.
We will also be working with schools. We hope to offer
workshops in theatre, costume & musical instrument
making, and dance.
It is of the highest importance to us that the festival is
an inclusive event. We would welcome any ideas, and
input that you may care to offer. Whether as an
individual, community, organisation, institution, agency,
school or college, trader, business, club, society, all are
welcome.
So say no to racism, bigotry, and segregation; And
yes to love, understanding, and acceptance by
celebrating with us.
For further details, or expressions of interest in:
Participating,
performing,
donating,
supporting,
volunteering, stall- holding, trading, or becoming a
friend of Cornwall Respect festival.
Please contact: Dean Harvey 07515580002
[email protected]
Or visit our website www.cornwallrespect.org.uk/wp/
See inside back cover
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Council Tax Exemption –
The Crucial Application Steps
Article reprinted, with slight modification, from
Pendulum magazine, with kind permission of MDF the
Bi-Polar Organisation (www.mdf.org.uk or telephone
08456 340 540)
You can receive thousands of pounds by applying for
Council Tax (CT) exemption, if you’re on certain benefits, but you need to follow these crucial steps to be
successful.
All UK councils operate the CT exemption scheme
through the 1992 Local Government Act. This
provides that severely mentally impaired people are
‘disregarded’ – not counted – for CT purposes. The Act
says ‘a person will be considered to be severely mentally impaired if s/he has a severe impairment of intelligence and social functioning which appears to be permanent’ (Pendulum’s emphasis). This may be caused
‘through mental illness’.
If living alone you will receive 100% CT exemption; if
living with someone else who is similarly entitled and
you both apply, you’ll each receive 50% exemption. If
you live with others, you’ll receive 25% reduction. You
will be automatically exempted in future and can apply
for back refunds. As a lone householder, the writer of
this article receives over £1,000 exemption a year and
has received over £6,000 in back refunds! And if you
pay tax, it’s worth 22% more as it’s equivalent to tax
free income.
Don’t be put off by the ‘heavy’ definition or by hopes of
working again longer term. Exemption will provide
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significant funds to help you self manage or ‘recover’.
The word ‘appears’ in the definition gives you a way
out, which your Doctor and Council will be delighted
to
support. Be assured your driving licence won’t
be
affected – this follows a separate approval
procedure.
How to Apply
Step 1: Eligibility – if your Council Tax is not fully
paid by Council Tax Benefit, it’s likely to be worth
you claiming exemption if you receive one of the
qualifying benefits.
These include:
Incapacity Benefit
Attendance Allowance
Disability Living Allowance
(at the middle or care rate)
Disability Working Allowance.
A full list is available from your Council or Citizens’
Advice Bureau (CAB). Helpfully, other income and
savings are ignored, unlike Council Tax benefit
applications.
Step 2:
Phone your Council’s Council Tax Office
and ask them to send you a form for Council Tax
Exemption for ‘severe mental impairment’ – a very
short, simple form. (It’s quickest to get through to
this busy office if you phone soon after they open.)
The form will tell you what proofs your Council
needs.
Do not complete the form before you have
secured your Doctor’s support.
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You can do Steps 3 and 4 at the same time:
Step 3: The Crucial Step is securing your
Doctor’s support – you need a Doctor’s certificate
that you meet the definition. The Council’s form will
either ask you to supply this, or once you return the
form, the Council will write to your Doctor for it. If
your Doctor replies to the Council that you don’t
meet the definition, you will have an uphill battle to
reverse this and secure CT exemption, so make sure
you have your Doctor’s support before you apply.
Make an appointment to see the Doctor you have the
best relationship and most contact with, (usually
your GP). Explain you are applying for CT exemption
due to severe mental impairment and are seeking
their support, including for back refunds.
If your diagnosis is Bi-Polar disorder, you can explain
that the MDF Bi-Polar Organisation’s national office is
aware of many people with Bi-polar who have
received this exemption – some Doctors believe
exemption only applies to people with schizophrenia.
Ensure your Doctor agrees to sign the certificate
before you proceed – or your application will fail. If
necessary explain how you would use the funds to
help your self management.
Step 4: You will also need written confirmation you
receive the qualifying benefit(s). CT exemption is
backdated to when you apply. Crucially too, as you
will want to apply for back refunds, phone the
department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and ask
them to send you quickly, a letter confirming the
qualifying benefit(s) you receive and when these
started. The Council’s form will ask for a copy of
your bank statement, DWP order book or DWP letter,
as proof of your current benefit receipt.
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Step 5:
Complete the Council’s short, simple form.
This will probably ask for your Doctor’s name and
contact details and your property and CT Reference
Numbers – these are both on your CT bill or the
Council can tell you them.
Step 6:
Apply for back refunds – write a letter to
the Council, preferably typed, to return with your
form – saying you would like to apply for CT refunds
back to
when your benefits started, because you were unaware of the scheme and no health or benefits staff
made you aware. Some Councils destroy CT records
after 6-7 years so you may only be able to get
refunds until then.
Step 7: Make a copy of your application form, letter
and all this supporting evidence. Post this whole
application ‘pack’ to your Council, ‘Recorded
Delivery’, so that you can phone your post office in a
few days to check it’s been safely delivered. Keep
your ‘copy pack’ in a safe place.
You may have to wait some 6-8 weeks, despite
chasing calls to the Council, for a response, due to
the CT office’s workload. However, with the Doctor’s
certificate and benefit proofs, exemption seems
automatic. Look forward to receiving a substantial
cheque and automatic exemption in future years.
Make sure other people and health professionals in
your area know about this scheme. If you need
further advice about CT options, consult your local
Citizens’ Advice Bureau.
It’s uncertain how the new ‘Welfare to Work’
procedures will affect people receiving just Incapacity
Benefit. However, receiving CT exemption is likely to
give you increased ammunition to fend off any
pressure to seek work .
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Local Self-Help Support Groups
Breakaway
Support for people who want
to reduce or come off
Benzodiazepines
Thursdays, twice a month,
2-4 pm
2 Princes Street, Truro
Camel Club
Social group
Tuesdays & Fridays
10.00-1.30 pm
Delabole Church, Delabole
Cornwall Survivors Group
Mutual support for male
survivors of rape or sexual
abuse, Tuesdays, 7.00 pm, St
Austell
Creative Words
Creative writing group
Monday mornings,
10.30am—12.30 pm,
Falmouth Health Centre,
Trevaylor Road
Please call Victoria on 01326
319030 to reserve a place
Where telephone numbers
are not given, call Cornwall
Mental Health Project for
details on 01872 243532
Hearing Voices Network
West Cornwall
Tuesdays, 1.30-3.30 pm
Healing Star, Causewayhead,
Penzance
Mid Cornwall
Thursdays, 4-5 pm
Newquay Mind, 40c East St,
Newquay
East Cornwall
Wednesdays, 2-3.30 pm
Bodmin (please call 07807
813996 for details)
Manic Depression/Bipolar
Groups
West Cornwall
Every 3rd Weds of the month,
2-4 pm
Healing Star, Causewayhead,
Penzance
Penryn/Falmouth
Every 2nd Monday of the
month, 1.30-3 pm
Jubilee Wharf (upstairs meeting room above café), Penryn
(call 08456 340 540 for
details)
Manic Depression/ Bipolar
Groups
Mid Cornwall
Once a month, Mondays
(please phone for dates)
Newquay Centre,
17a St Michael’s Rd, Newquay
East Cornwall
Every 4th Tues of the month,
10-12 pm
Liskerrett Centre, Varley Lane,
Liskeard
Mind Social Groups—
Carrick
Truro Coffee Corner
Tuesdays, 10 am –12 pm
Baptist Church, Chapel Hill,
Truro
Falmouth Coffee Corner
Thursdays, 10.30am-12.30
pm
W.I. Rooms, Webber Street,
Falmouth
Supper Clubs
Meet once a month in
Wetherspoons in Truro &
Falmouth. Please call Carrick
Mind for details on 01872
222469
Mind Social Groups—
Penwith/ Kerrier
Camborne
Mondays, 1.30-3.30 pm,
Camborne Parish Church
Hall, Church Street
(opposite Aldis)
Helston
Tuesdays, 10 am -12pm,
St Mary’s Roman Catholic
Church Hall, Clodgey Lane
(near Tescos roundabout)
Penzance
Wednesdays, 10am—12pm
St Mary’s Church, Chapel
Street
People can attend a group
once for a taster session.
After this, a referral is
required from a GP, mental
health worker, housing
support or other support
organisations.
For info on any of the Mind
groups, please call 01209
714 550
Perranporth Coffee Corner
Social group
Wednesdays 10.30– 1.00 pm
Upstairs in the Conservative
Club, St Piran’s Road, perraporth
Call Brenda 01872 572453 or
Betty on 572546
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Pink Umbrella LGB Group
Gay, lesbian and bi-sexual
support
Every 3rd Friday of the
month,
1-3 pm, 2 Princes Street,
Truro
Redruth Friendship Club
Social Club
Wednesdays 12.00-3.00 pm
Redruth YMCA, Station Rd,
Redruth
Rural Community Link
Project (RCLP)
Welcome groups—all run
10am—12.30 pm
Monday—St Blazey
Tuesday—Indian Queens
Wednesday—St Dennis
Friday—Penwithick &
Lostwithiel
SOBS
Suicide bereavement
support group
Meets monthly in Carrick
Call 07948 586264 for
further info
St Agnes Self Help
Group
Social Support Group
Mondays 10.00-1.00 pm
Coffee lounge, At Agnes
Methodist
Church, British Rd, St
Agnes
Time Out
Social Support Group
Thursdays 4-6 pm
Liskerrett Centre, Varley
Lane,
Liskeard
Men’s group
One Sunday a month for
Restormel residents
For info on any of the RCLP
groups, please call 01726
821858
If you would like your self help
group listed here, call Nicki on
01872 243542
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Self Help Group to Start Up in Cornwall
A number of adults who suffer with OCD have
approached Cornwall Rural Community Council's
(CRCC) Mental Health Project staff for support in
setting up a self help, peer support group for fellow
sufferers. It is hoped that the group would offer
people an opportunity to come together to share
their experiences with others who also have OCD
for mutual support in a safe and supportive space.
It is not intended as a therapy group but just a
non-judgmental place for discussion and information sharing.
One sufferer commented, "It’s so important that
people like me have a chance to talk to other
people with OCD about how it feels, what helps and
what doesn't and to know that there are other
people out there who have the same problems. You
can feel so isolated living with OCD. My worse
experiences were when I was pregnant because I
just felt so vulnerable. Talking to other people who
know what it's like to live with OCD has been a
huge help and I want others to have the same
support. "
An initial gathering for anyone who has OCD and
might be interested in attending an OCD self help
group is being held at CRCC's offices at 2 Princes
Street, Truro on Thursday 18 June from 10.30 –
12.30.
For more information, please contact Nicki on
01872 243542.
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What is OCD?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a
characterized
by
intrusive
mental
disorder
thoughts, or
obsessions resulting in compulsive
behaviors and mental acts that the person feels
driven to perform, according to rules that must be
applied rigidly, aimed at reducing anxiety
stemming from the intrusive thoughts.
Compulsions may include touching or checking
things repeatedly until the anxiety diminishes. In
severe cases, OCD affects a person's ability to
function in everyday activities. Such a person may
take several hours a day to carry out the
compulsive acts. Also, the psychological selfawareness of the irrationality of the disorder can
be painful.
OCD is the fourth most common mental disorder …
the phrase "obsessive-compulsive" has become
part of the English lexicon, and is often used in an
informal or caricatured manner to describe
someone who is meticulous, perfectionistic,
absorbed in a cause, or otherwise fixated on
something or someone. Although these signs are
often present in OCD, a person who exhibits them
does not necessarily have OCD, and may instead
have obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
(OCPD)or some other condition."
(www.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCD).
There are a number of national support groups,
like OCD-UK and OCD Action but nothing
specifically for sufferers in Cornwall so far.
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The Fellowship of the Unashamed
I am a part of the fellowship of the Unashamed. I have the
Holy Spirit Power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over
the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus
Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be
still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my
future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight
walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams,
tame visions, mundane talking, chintzy giving, and dwarfed
goals.
I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position,
promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right,
first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now
live by presence, learn by faith, love by patience, lift by
prayer, and labor by power.
My pace is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is
narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide is
reliable, my mission is clear. I cannot be bought,
compromised, deterred, lured away, turned back, diluted, or
delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the
presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy,
ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of
mediocrity.
I won't give up, back up, let up, or shut up until I've preached
up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the
cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go until
He returns, give until I drop, preach until all know, and work
until He comes.
And when He comes to get His own, He will have no problem
recognizing me. My colors will be clear for "I am not ashamed
of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation
of everyone who believes.." (Romans 1:16)
By Dr. Bob Moorehead
Sent to us by Babs
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Inspirational Booklet Available Now.
An inspirational booklet entitled ‘Well - being’ has been
launched by Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust.
The booklet celebrates the Whole Life principles, which
have been adopted by Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust
and the positive impact this can have on the individual.
Each of the individuals who contributed to the booklet
hopes the publication will provide hope and inspiration
to others.
Copies of the free booklet will be available from the
Trust’s premises, GP surgeries, libraries, job centres
and other key locations. Alternatively you can request a
copy by emailing
[email protected] or
telephoning 01208 251366.
23 stories are shared in the well-being booklet. It is the
third in a series published by the Trust. The first booklet
highlighted people's recovery whilst the second looked
at how people had used employment and education to
improve their well-being.
Many Thanks
Tim Carthew
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Celebrating Rethink Service Users
On 28th and 29th July, ARC will be showcasing
clients’ art work at an exhibition inspired by the
Camel Trail. It all started when a group of people
who have mental health problems came together
to be part of a social inclusive group in the
Wadebridge area. They discovered when meeting
that they all enjoyed walking and photography. It
then evolved into a nature group walking the
Camel Trail, and this then lead to documenting the
wildlife through photos.
The group now feel, that as part of Rethink, they
would like to be involved with the Time To Change
campaign that is a programme to end the
discrimination faced by people with mental health
problems, and improve the nation's wellbeing.
The Nature Exhibition Celebrating Time To Change,
would like to bring in all the aspects of their group
and the discriminations that they have experienced
and that can happen in the community, whilst also
working in partnership with other people within the
area on the Camel trail.
The exhibition will give people an opportunity to
find out more about Wadebridge both new and old,
in and around the Camel trail, plus people can find
out more about the views, new and old, on mental
health
issues. Discrimination prevents 9 out of
10 people with mental health problems doing
everyday things like going to the pub, going out to
the shops or having a normal relationship with
friends and family.
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The group would like to convey to others that it is
often hard to tell people about mental health
problems because of the fear of peoples’ reactions
and how they may be treated in their
communities.
Service Users will be getting involved with
planning the event, as well as supporting the
exhibition whilst it is open to the public. Clients
will be running stalls and selling their wares to
exhibition-goers, and there will also be activities
placed around the building for children.
We will be working with organisations, neighbours
and clients to celebrate Rethink’s national
campaign ‘Time to Change’ as well as the town of
Wadebridge and the River Camel, new and old.
If you would like any more information, please contact Rethink
Cornwall Services on 01208 815676
CHANGING MINDS
Do you have Bipolar/ Manic
Depression?
Do you live near to Camborne?
We have been contacted by someone who wants to set
up a Bipolar/ Manic Depression self help group in
Camborne. If you are interested in attending a Bipolar
group in Camborne, please contact
Nicki on 01872 254542 or
email: [email protected]
WECAN Keep Active Goes Outdoors!
Summer is approaching, and the WECAN Keep Active
project is offering people with mental health problems the
opportunity to join sports clubs across West Cornwall that
meet weekly in the great outdoors.
The first eight sessions with a range of clubs will be offered
free, including Surfing in Hayle, Sailing in St Ives, Gig
rowing in Porthleven, Athletics in Pool, Tennis in Penzance
and Redruth, and cycling and walking.
The first four
sessions will be supported by a volunteer mentor to help
people join in and build their confidence.
The booking line has now opened and will close on Friday
29th May. The free sessions start in early June and will
run until the end of July.
The project is open to anyone living in Penwith and Kerrier
who experiences difficulties with their mental health,
whether they are registered with a mental health team,
seeing their GP, or dealing with the problem on their own.
To book a place for a service user, call 01209-313419 (by
29th May) or visit:
www.wchlc.uk/wecankeepactive.cfm
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CARRICK AND WEST CORNWALL
MIND BEFRIENDING SCHEMES
SEEKING
FEMALE OR MALE
VOLUNTEERS!
Can you spare 2 hours a week
to make all the difference to
someone who is feeling isolated,
anxious or depressed?
Our volunteers receive:
FREE Training • Scheme Induction
Ongoing Support • Travel Expenses
For more information call or write to us today!
Tel: 01209 714550 or 01872 222469
website. www.westcornwallmind.com
Charity Registration Nos.
1119629 1027838
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My name is Rod Harvey. In 1990, after 23 years service
and in the rank of Commander, I was invalided out of the
Royal Navy, suffering from severe stress. I was displaying the
classic symptoms of severe depression. I considered myself
to be worthless and that I had achieved nothing in my life. I
was also convinced that I had sold military secrets to the
Russians.
I was soon to obtain a job as a yacht club secretary and for
two years all went well. However under the pressures of
helping organise a single-handed transatlantic yacht race, I
began to display the classic symptoms of mania. I had no
need for sleep; I began to drink heavily and was also reckless
in my behaviour. I became exceedingly generous, was full of
ideas and began to suffer delusions of grandeur. My illness
was not understood by my employers and I found myself
sacked for gross misconduct. My wife was soon to divorce me
too on the grounds of my unreasonable behaviour.
After several admissions to hospital, and on occasions
Sectioned, by late 1993 I was admitted again, this time
believing I was the Archangel Gabriel. By 14 February 1994, I
was suffering such mental torture where time stood still that I
contrived to abscond in order to escape this unbearable
mental agony. I walked to a dual carriageway and waited for a
lorry to come along and walked in front of it. As a result I was
to spend 3 months flat on my back in hospital and 2 months
in a rehabilitation unit learning to walk again.
In 1996 I met my second wife Sally who has been extremely
supportive of my condition and moved to Cornwall where she
lived. Since then I have had the occasional admission.
During a long period of wellness, I decided that I would like to
join the Cornwall Mental Health Forums and become an
independent visitor to two of the psychiatric wards at Bodmin
Hospital. Once a month the other visitors and I would meet in
Truro and discuss issues which patients had raised with us. I
would then attend a Cornwall Partnership Trust meeting at
which some of the most serious concerns would be raised with
the professionals.
As a visitor I felt that as I had been a patient myself I was
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able to show empathy towards patients and try to convince
them, that despite their believing otherwise, they would get
better too.
One of the most rewarding areas I have been involved in is
helping to interview candidates for positions within the
Cornwall Partnership Trust including the current Chief
Executive! On one occasion I helped interview a staff nurse
who was seeking
promotion and he and I had last met
when I had been on his ward as a patient. I believe this to be
a very healthy state of affairs.
After over 5 years as a visitor I have to admit I was beginning
to flag as issues would resurface time and time again.
However there have been some advances, the most beneficial
from my point of view being the introduction of
complementary therapies, the Tidal model (where patients are
guaranteed daily one to one time during which goals are set
for the day and progress reviewed) and Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy. The final straw, I have to say was having to submit
to a Criminal Record Bureau check at the enhanced level!
I am now looking forward to involvement in the creation of a
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) group in Bodmin for
ex-servicemen and women which is being funded by the
Cornwall Partnership Trust. A group has already been
established in Penzance.
Commonly symptoms include insomnia, recurring nightmares,
persistent high anxiety levels, severe mood swings, hyper
alertness, flashbacks (sights, sounds and smells), violent and
aggressive outbursts, lack of concentration, as well as sexual
dysfunction and depression. On top of this the veteran may
well suffer from alcohol or drug abuse related problems often
caused through an attempt to self-medicate their symptoms
away. Of course such problems so often lead to the break up
of relationships and ultimately homelessness and prison.
Private Johnson Beharry, the VC holder has said that whilst
help is available for serving personnel this is not the case for
veterans. Provision of treatment by the NHS seems woefully
inadequate. Indeed Combat Stress, the only charity which
provides support for PTSD sufferers states that it takes on
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average over 12 years for veterans to come to their attention
and their resources are sorely stretched
I also enjoy giving talks to staff about manic depression as
part of their training. I also give occasional talks to third year
medical students in the clinical Skills department at Treliske
hospital. This I find very useful as I feel doctors often have
insufficient knowledge of mental illness despite the fact that 1
in 4 of us will suffer from some form of mental illness in our
lives.
Mental illness is one of the last taboos and ignorance is
responsible for making it so. Until people feel that they can
speak more openly about mental illness it will remain so.
Stephen Fry had the courage to come forward in a
documentary “The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive” which
really helped in reducing stigma and I have to say that I was
very proud in having been able to take part as one of the less
well known sufferers. There were no autographs but it did
lead to many a useful discussion in pubs where people for the
first time admitted that there were members of their family,
if not themselves, who suffered from mental illness.
In summary I would say that involving myself in voluntary
activities has done much to restore my self-esteem and
self-worth. Because the work is voluntary there is always the
opportunity to opt out of activities which might lead to undue
stress and a recurrence of the illness. Moderation in all things
would seem to be the key to keeping well, plenty of sleep
(which I do benefit from) and plenty of walking (I always used
to find this particularly therapeutic until my accident). I have
also decided that the euphoria associated with mania has, at
my age, become too much of a liability as I am unable to face
the inevitable severe depression which follows. I therefore
take my prescribed medication in the hope that it will stabilise
my mood swings.
Any enquiries/referrals can be addressed to:
Debra Fenton, Community Veterans Therapist, Trevillis House,
Lodge Hill, Liskeard, Cornwall. PL14 4NE. Tel: 01579 335 226
Fax: 01579 335 245
Email: [email protected]
Please Tell Me
Please tell me what to do when in the low hours of
the night. I remember years before I would sing a
lullaby to a beautiful little boy.
"I see the moon, the moon sees me
Down through the leaves of the old oak tree.
Please let the light that shines on me,
Shine on the one I love…"
Please tell me what to do when, as it is now, the full
moon shines brightly down and I sit and cry and sing
a lullaby and grieve for my beautiful golden-haired
boy.
Jean Haywood
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Mental Health and Debt
I’ve come across some recent research about the links
between debt and mental health. I thought this could be of
interest to your readers.
I’ve briefly summarised the
research, and if anyone wants to dig into it more deeply I’ve
given the references for the research papers which are mainly
articles in the psychiatric journals. The research shows that
there is a 2 way interaction between mental health and debt
- mental health both as cause of debt, and as a consequence
of debt.
The research didn’t try to explain whether debt causes mental
health problems, or whether mental health problems can lead
to debt, but it shows statistically that the two things are
closely linked. I found some of the research difficult to
understand and interpret, but it shows that it is debt, rather
than low income alone, which is the linking factor with
mental ill-health. The research gathered and analysed good
quality data about a large number of people’s mental health
and their financial circumstances.
They looked at the
circumstances of people with a whole range of mental health
issues – psychotic illnesses, depression, phobias, anxiety
conditions and, drug or alcohol dependence. Having worked
as a researcher some years ago (but not in mental health) I
think the research was properly carried out and so the
conclusions it reached are likely to be valid.
The research found that there was a much higher rate of debt
among people with mental health issues when compared to
other people in the population. A quarter of people with
mental health issues had problem debts. Very importantly
much of this debt was priority ( rent, mortgage, council tax
etc) debt which can which can have serious consequences for
people if it is not dealt with. In an average CPN caseload of
35 people they found that there were likely to be 10 people
with serious debt problems. Personally I was a bit surprised
that this was not higher.
What really interested me were the practical implications. The
researchers then found that issues of debt, and the
relationship of this to mental health, were not understood well
enough by mental health professionals. Two of the research
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papers looked at the need for changes in the way psychiatrists
and mental health nurses work, so as to make debt an issue
that is properly recognised and dealt with. These 2 research
papers say that the mental health assessment processes need
to identify whether there are debt problems, and that mental
health professionals should play their part in helping people
deal with debt. They say that mental health nurses should
play a bigger role in supporting people in dealing with their
debts.
Finally, one of the researchers has produced a really good and
comprehensive practice guide -“FINAL DEMAND
– what
service users want health workers to know AND DO”. The
booklet was produced with the involvement of mental health
service users and has been made available to mental health
professionals.
As it says “The booklet doesn’t expect
health workers to become debt experts, but describes
the big differences that health workers can make by
knowing and doing small things”
Interested ? I’ve got copies of all the research papers (listed
below in the references). Contact me by email and I’ll send
them on to you or ring me on 07858 489 254. You can also
obtain copies of the FINAL DEMAND booklet and research
papers through Cornwall Mental Health Project by calling
01872 243542.
Tony Faragher , Development worker, SECCURE Credit
Union, Liskeard. [email protected]
References
(1) Jenkins R, Bhugra D et al.(2008)
Debt, income and mental
disorder in the general population.
Psychological Medicine,
Cambridge University Press
(2) Fitch C, Chaplin R, Trend C, and Collard S. (2007)
Debt and
mental health; the role of psychiatrists . Advances in Psychiatric
Treatment pp 194-202
(3) Fitch C, Simpson A, et al (2007) Mental Health and Debt ;
challenges for knowledge , practice and identity .
Journal of
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 14, pp 128-133
(4)
Final Demand - Debt and Mental Health,
First Step Trust /
Research and Training Unit, Royal college of Psychiatrists.
www.mhdebt.info
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Reviving the Senses
Monday 15th June 2009 – 10am to 4pm
at the Zed Shed, Jubilee Wharf, Penryn
A networking event to explore how a balanced
connection to our senses can benefit our health
and wellbeing.
We will be focusing on our perceptions of work and
health care environments and how to relate these to
creative practise.
The day will include talks, creative activities, a buffet
style lunch and an 'open forum' session where you will
have the opportunity to share information about your
own projects and seek information from others.
Places are limited so please book early to avoid
disappointment.
Self funded and small organisations £20, employer
funded £30.
Booking forms should be returned by Friday 5th June. Please
email [email protected] or call 01326 377772
to request a form.
www.artsforhealthcornwall.org.uk
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The Childish BPD Adult
Written by Kathi Stringer
Talk to me as an adult and I will pretend to be exactly
that. I pretend to be an adult to win as any child will do.
When I pretend to be an adult, I am not in touch with
my feelings or my core sense of self. It is like putting
on a costume that is not mine but I can play the role.
Because like a child, it is only play. It amazes me sometimes how well I can play the roles and fool
others. If
you try to reach me as an adult, you will have only air
in your hands, a façade, a pretend element of what I
am not. But if you can see, truly see beyond the adult
toy masque, and see the child who operates all the
adult mechanisms, then you see that which can be
reached. If you talk to the pretend adult, then you will
get
pretend answers and behaviour. But if you talk to
the child, that which is I, then I can respond. This is my
secret and for a long time even I didn’t know this
secret. It’s hard to be a child in a grown up world. It’s a
feeling of being lost. It’s sad sometimes because when
I see other children they don’t look lost. They have
parents, structure and guidelines. This helped them
grow and form into an adult. They went through the
maze and arrived at the other end. It was a maze I
have never had the opportunity to
enter. What is
structure? I remember at 6 being on the other side of
town in the blackness of the night. No one cared where
I was. What are parents? I can’t ever remember being
loved, rocked, cuddled or held. I have no memory
traces of this. What are guidelines? I had none and
made them up as I went along in life. I’m afraid my
guidelines are not very stable since I didn’t have a
measuring stick that was constant in my life. Is it any
wonder that I am still a lost child that is pretending to
be an adult?
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Engulfment of the Void
This is an example of how the child was reached. When
Peggy and Dr. Witkowski highly recommended that I
take medications but the choice was mine, I felt lost
without structure. They were talking to what they
thought was the adult part of me and since that part
doesn’t exist, I was not responding. It was too much of
an adult choice and since I hated being anything like an
adult I would not take part in that function, which
involved making a choice. But when Dr. Witkowski
talked to the child, and made the choice for the child
– take the medication – the message went through all
the ault doors and reached me. It’s hard to explain the
warmth and security when I am truly recognized for
who I really am. For a moment I felt like I existed, that
I was protected and had value. For a moment the abyss
inside of me was gone. I felt contained and within some
sort of nurturing structure. To those who grew up with
parenting, this must seem like a puzzle to them
because they yearned for the day they could break free
from this binding parental structure. Yet, to never have
it left me with undefined boundaries and a sense of
being scattered and a loss of identity (Engulfment of
the Void). So while making a choice represents freedom
for some, for me it represents painful neglect of a child
that had too many choices because nobody cared.
This article is published in the book:
"Psych 101 What you didn't learn in nursing school."
by Kathi Stringer
Paperback: 320 pages
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Wellness Recovery and
Action Planning
Planning for the future
Rethink will be running a six week WRAP planning
course at Rethink ARC, Wadebridge
•
Come together to build friendships
•
Share ways in which we cope with
mental distress
•
Build a plan on how we prepare for the
bad times
•
How we can celebrate the good times
Starting Thursday 14th May 2009
for 6 weeks
1pm – 3pm
Rethink ARC, Wadebridge
To find out more about this informal six week
course, please call
Natalie at Rethink ARC on 01208 815676 or 07918
727034
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Useful Telephone Numbers
General office Tel: 01872 243532
Nicki Sweeney, Project Co-ordinator (West)
Tel: 01872 243542
Lesley Ayers, Project Co-ordinator (North & East)
Tel: 01872 243557
E: [email protected]
*
Nightlink: 0808 8000 306 (daily 5-midnight)
Samaritans: 01872 277277
Welfare Rights/Benefits advice: 0800 882200
NHS Direct: 0845 4647
Shelter: 01209 314844
Legal Helpline: 0845 650 3122
Cornwall Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre: 01872 262100
SEAP Mental Health Advocacy 0845 2799019
DIAL 01736 759500
Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs)
East Cornwall: 01579 335226
North Cornwall: 01208 251408
Restormel: 01726 291212
Carrick: 01872 356000
Kerrier: 01209 881888
Penwith: 01736 575524
Out Of Hours (Bodmin Hospital switchboard) :01208 25130
Cornwall Rural Community Council
(registered as Cornwall Community Development Ltd.)
Charity no: 1087550, Company no: 4144745, VAT no: 557448996
Main office: 2 Princes Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2ES
Telephone: 01872 273952 Fax: 01872 241511
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