The Public Health Mental Health Team have commissioned the Lions Barber Collective to deliver online training (via Zoom) for hairdressers, barbers and beauty professionals in Derbyshire County so that they can help to support their customers’ mental wellbeing. In relation to this, it is recognised that customers often open up to the above about their feelings when they might not want to confide to others. The next free four-hour training session for hair and beauty professionals based in Derbyshire County is due to take place on Monday 3 October 2022. Further course dates will be released in the future which will also be publicised.
 
Booking is via Eventbrite, regarding which interested individuals can use the weblink below to read more about the training and to register for a free place for the 3 October training session. Habia endorse the training, they are recognised by government as the standard setting body for the hair and beauty industry.
 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/barbertalk-hairbeauty-talk-online-derbyshire-3rd-october-2022-tickets-414044898437

Zero Suicide Alliance’s free training will help you gain skills and confidence to help someone who may be considering suicide.

Anyone can learn how to have a potentially life-saving conversation.

Take the training online at https://bit.ly/3Qsn9sk

Here at Derbyshire Voluntary Action we are delighted to share the Summer 2022 edition of our Network newsletter. We hope you find it packed full of inspiring and useful information!

You can view our Network Summer 2022 newsletter HERE or download a copy HERE

For more information visit:
https://www.communitychesterfield.org.uk/training-and-tea

To book visit:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/community-chesterfield-30163085884

In support of World Suicide Prevention Day (10th September) The Georgia Bird Foundation and Derbyshire Mental Health Liaison Service are holding ‘The Last Photo’ exhibition to raise awareness and hold space for people to talk openly and compassionately about suicide and mental health. Read more about the exhibition here.

Organisers of ‘The Last Photo’ are asking for your artwork to display at the exhibition. This could be paintings, drawings, textile art, photographs, poetry or your story of mental health. The artwork can be about mental health, or how creativity has aided your recovery.
 
If you have something you would like to show at the exhibition you can drop it into Rachel who will be at the Hub @ Low Pavement on Tuesday 30^th August (10am-3pm) or Wednesday 31 August (10am-12pm).
 
Artwork can also be collected from the Chesterfield or North East Derbyshire area, please contact rachel@dva.org.uk or georgiabirdfoundation@gmail.com to arrange collection.
 
By sharing your artwork, it is hoped that it can highlight the power that art and creativity can have in mental health recovery and how the voluntary sector can support that.

SocialFuse Festival – Celebrating Derbyshire’s Social Enterprises (11th to 18th September 2022)
 
SocialFuse will celebrate all good things social enterprise in the Derbyshire area.
 
Kakou are currently putting together a list of events for the week which will include workshops, talks, networking and a micro-funding SOUP event.
 
Kakou want to support all social enterprises in the area (of all shapes and sizes) and shout about the great work they do locally to support the community.
 
Kakou have started a map of Derbyshire social enterprises, if you have any events which will be running during the Festival week, please send your event details (including a picture or logo) to Ann Fomukong-Boden at ann@kakou.org.uk . Kakou will happily include them in their What’s On Guide and also promote through their network and social media pages.
 
More information can be found here – https://festival.socialfuse.org.uk/

Derbyshire County Council’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention team in collaboration with Relate Chesterfield, are delighted to announce the first, annual, VCSE sector conference and exhibition focusing on Wellbeing, Mental Health, and Suicide Prevention within the sector.

To submit creative works or papers please click the following link https://awaaaw_call.eventbrite.co.uk

For any queries please contact Dr Melanie Hani on melanie.hani@derbyshire.gov.uk

Community Hub Coordinator: Feeling Connected*

0.6 FTE – 22.5 hours per week, with the possibility to increase
£23,601 FTE – pro rata + 5% pension
1-year fixed term contract, with possible extension subject to funding

The Hub @ Low Pavement (‘Hub@LP’) is Derbyshire Voluntary Action’s community venue in Chesterfield town centre. It is dedicated to supporting community action, social connectedness, and improved wellbeing and mental health.

The Community Hub Coordinator is key to Hub@LP’s future success – a pivotal, empathetic, central figure to bring everything together and create a positive, supportive, and fun vibe for the people who volunteer and participate there. They will develop relationships, activities, and processes to enable the hub to continue to evolve as a well-run, well-used and vibrant venue, well-known amongst stakeholders and the public.

To excel in this role, you will need to be:
• a ‘people person’ who can connect with people on all levels and quickly develop rapport
• a creative and innovative thinker

And you’ll have:
• a “can-do” attitude and positive practical approach
• a high level of drive and resilience

BENEFITS of working for Derbyshire Voluntary Action

• Feel good factor – making a difference, work satisfaction, great working environment
• Work/life balance is a company priority – comprehensive holiday policy including: – 30-day holiday entitlement, plus 8 statutory bank holidays (FTE), pro rata to working week
• Flexible working
• Generous organisational sick pay – After 6m continuous service: 4 weeks full pay in a rolling 12-month period. After 2yrs continuous service: 2 months paid company sick pay in a rolling 12-month period.
• Workplace pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
• Car mileage rate of 45ppm
• One-on-one and group wellness sessions
• Professional development opportunities and comprehensive online training

Deadline for applications: Wednesday 14 September, 10.00am
Please apply early – we may close the application window before the deadline if we receive a sufficient number of good applications.
Interview date: Friday 23 September 2022

*DVA’s ‘Feeling Connected’ service brings together under one umbrella DVA’s current frontline work in community development, social connectedness development, social prescribing, and our fast-developing community hub Community Hub Coordinator: Feeling Connected

Visit https://dva.org.uk/job-vacancies/ for an application pack

Trigger Warning – the following discusses themes around Suicide

This message is sent on behalf of Ellie Scott (Erewash Voluntary Action) and Rachel Bounds (Derbyshire Voluntary Action).
 
“Suicide doesn’t always look suicidal” CALM. 
 
Inspired by the recent Last Photo exhibition held by CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably); a powerful and thought-provoking exhibition showing the last photo taken of people who have sadly taken their lives (see the exhibition here https://www.thecalmzone.net/thelastphoto) we have decided to hold a similar event in Chesterfield. Honouring those who have taken their lives, sharing their stories, their friends and their families. 

‘The Last Photo’ – an exhibition in support of World Suicide Prevention Day to raise awareness and provide a space for people to talk openly and compassionately about suicide and mental health. 

For more information or to get involved, please contact georgiabirdfoundation@gmail.com or rachel@dva.org.uk

When will the event take place?
The exhibition will be open daily between 10am-3pm from Monday 5^th September 2022 to Saturday 10^th September 2022.

Where will the event take place? 

• We are running a week-long event in The Hub @ Low Pavement
• We will also be holding a public living room at Vicar Lane shopping centre

With the support of Chesterfield SoBS, The Tomorrow Project, Mentell, Kakou and Social Prescribers, we are creating a space where colleagues and volunteers can connect with members of the public and raise awareness on suicide prevention, signposting where people can go for support. Additionally, there will be a space exhibiting art created by our groups and colleagues that highlight what mental health means to them.

What can you do to show your support?
We are hoping groups and voluntary sector colleagues will want to join us on this journey. This will be a safe and compassionate space that holds meaningful conversations and raises awareness of suicide and how we can best support people who may be struggling. 

If you have a story to share of someone you may have lost, or would like to share your own story through art or creativity, then we would of course love you to be involved. If you would like to volunteer and offer us support during these events, please get in touch. 

We respect that this is a sensitive subject, and it may be difficult for some people to get involved, however, if you know anyone who may be interested, please share with the people you know. As always, we thank you for your support and for everyone’s efforts in supporting people living with mental health. 

For more information or to get involved, please contact georgiabirdfoundation@gmail.com or rachel@dva.org.uk