Lockdown can be especially difficult when we feel ‘locked-in’ with an eating disorder and other mental health difficulties. First Steps ED have applied their expertise in putting together two coping guides to help provide a sense of direction, relief and hope.
You can read the latest First Step ED newsletter HERE
Action for Happiness create monthly calendars packed with actions you can take to help create a happier and kinder world.
This Jump Back July Calendar has daily actions for July 2020 to help us be more resilient in challenging times.
You can sign up to receive monthly calendars and there are also other language versions available too.
Deaf-initely Women is run and governed by deaf and hard of hearing women. Deaf-initely Women serves all deaf and hard of hearing women in Derby, Derbyshire and beyond.
You can read their latest newsletter HERE.
The Derbyshire Home from Hospital Service provides practical support for vulnerable people leaving hospital, or those living at home but at risk of being admitted.
The service can provide the following types of support for up to 6 weeks:
Visit the new Derbyshire Home from Hospital website to find out more: https://www.dhfh.org.uk/
If you are looking for something new to do or learn, please have a look at a range of free online courses that Derbyshire County Council Adult Education are providing.
Click HERE to open flyer with details of all the courses.
You may have heard Jacqui Willis, Derbyshire Voluntary Action Chief Executive, on Peak FM last week talking about our exciting new ‘Life in Lockdown’ book project.
We are asking residents in Chesterfield and surrounding areas to share stories, poems, photos or artwork for the project.
You can read what Jacqui had to say in the article on the Peak FM website: https://www.peakfm.co.uk/news/local/chesterfield-residents-asked-to-contribute-to-new-book-documenting-life-during-covid-19-pandemic/
To find out more about the project visit https://dva.org.uk/covid-19-book-project/
Get psychological first aid (PFA) training and help people with different needs to cope with the emotional impact of COVID-19.
Psychological First Aid (PFA) is the globally recommended training for supporting people during emergencies and offers guidance on delivering psychosocial care in the immediate aftermath of the emergency event.
On this course, you’ll explore the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and what you can do to help people cope.
The course will teach you the key principles of giving psychological first aid in emergencies.
This course has been produced by Public Health England and is based on international guidance from the World Health Organisation, United Nations and partners.
This course is aimed at frontline or essential workers and volunteers dealing with the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts.
You can find out more about the course and book on it here: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/psychological-first-aid-covid-19/1
The African Caribbean Community Association (ACCA) newsletter for June, includes:
You can read the newsletter by clicking HERE
Since going into lockdown in March Junction Arts have thought long and hard about which of their existing projects they could adapt and take forward, to continue supporting the communities they serve.
The Art of Letter Writing is one of their most popular projects, running for nearly three years now and they felt it could be delivered remotely without compromising the essence of the project.
Junction Arts contacted care homes across Bolsover district and are now working with residents living in Clowne, Creswell, Shirebrook and South Normanton. To their surprise they were even approached by a home in Lincolnshire who wanted to take part!
Feeling connected to and part of the community is important, especially now when people are feeling even more isolated, so receiving letters has been a great joy to those taking part. Some residents have written back and perhaps the communication will continue well into the future!
Junction Arts would love to support any care home in Bolsover District, for more information email jane@junctionarts.org
To find out more about The Art of Letter Writing Online visit the Junction Arts website: https://junctionarts.org/community-projects/art-of-letter-writing-online/
Community Chesterfield in partnership with iSafe Health, Safety & Quality Services presents:
A Free Online training session: Reducing the Risk – Completing Covid Workplace Risk Assessments
Two alternative times are available for this session on:
Thursday 2nd July:
Either 10.00-11.30am or 2.00-3.30pm
Booking Essential
This is a FREE interactive online session about WORKPLACE COVID RISK ASSESSMENTS for Community & Voluntary Third Sector organisations or groups in Chesterfield and immediate surrounding areas.
PLEASE ONLY BOOK ON IF YOU WORK OR VOLUNTEER FOR A COMMUNITY/VOLUNTARY/THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATION PROVIDING A SERVICE TO PEOPLE IN CHESTERFIELD.THANK YOU.
The law says that organisations wishing to return to work should have a specific COVID risk assessment in place for their workplace. This can be a difficult task for employers or groups who have had limited experience in producing risk assessments or who are not fully aware of what they should be doing to meet their specific requirements. During the training we will give attendees the knowledge to risk assess their own workplaces and put together a practical action plan to implement within their community voluntary sector organisation.
If you’d like to book a space on one of the two times for the course, please click below.
Click here to book on to this course
Eventbrite will confirm your booking by email, then closer to the date we’ll be in touch with a link and the details you’ll need to attend.