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NHS H&F CCG Daily Bulletin to Increase Mental Health Awareness

Today we are highlighting the online resources that you can use to manage your mental health and wellbeing.

We know that people access information in different ways and want to ensure you have access to support that suits your needs and lifestyle.

Please browse the different online support resources below and try using one or two to improve your mental wellbeing. Please also share the ones you like with other colleagues.

If you haven’t already, please complete our kindness matters survey which ends tomorrow.

To read the bulletin on mental health awareness click here

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Third Sector Job Opportunities

Click on the links below for details on third sector job opportunities:

Fundraising Officer £27,000 + 5% employer’s pension contribution, London (Greater)

Engagement Manager £27,000 + 5% employer’s pension contribution, London (Greater)

Interim Finance Manager Up to £42,000 (pro rata) + 5% employer’s pension contribution, London (Central), London (Greater)

Chair of Trustees Voluntary. Expenses paid., London (Central), London (Greater)

Chief Executive Service Grade (SG7) £54,752 to £64,241 (Inclusive of London Allowance), London (North), London (Greater)

Search more jobs

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Open Age Virtual Activity Programme

Open Age have been continuing apace with our development of a remote offering that our members can access from the safety of their own homes. After testing for a two week period we launched a very basic programme of remote activities on Monday the 4th May and have been steadily building on this ever since.

Our “How to use Zoom” classes have proved to be a popular and effective way of ensuring our members are able to access this new tool. In these sessions we invite small groups to join a teleconference where they are talked though how to download Zoom to their device and how to set up an account. They are then sent a meeting invite and talked though how to join a meeting before the session moves to using Zoom itself, and members are given a short introduction to its various features.

Between 4th and 15th May we ran 33 of these session for 93 members. All those that took part are now able to access our remote activity offered via Zoom.

For the Open Age Virtual activity programme for next week please click here.

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Natwest Coronavirus Support: Clubs, Societies & Not-for-Profits

Natwest want to help community organisations access the support, funding and digital services that are available. Find out more.

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Your Voice Counts!

We want to hear about the treatment and care you received.

Whether you’ve had a positive experience or there is room for improvement, have your say on the Healthwatch Hammersmith and Fulham website today.

You can even leave feedback anonymously.

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ValueYou – Free Discount Cards for Long Serving Volunteers

ValueYou is a charity which provides free discount cards to long serving volunteers who have volunteered over 100 hours within the past 12 months. The card is free and is a way of saying ‘Thank you’ to volunteers for their hard work.

The ValueYou initiative started in London, where it currently runs in eighteen Boroughs with more than 650 independent high street businesses taking part. There are a wide range of independent businesses offering discounts, such as cafes, hair & beauty salons, book stores and much more, which offer a minimum of 10% discount to cardholders, and several businesses that offer discounts of up to 25% off on online purchases.

Volunteers can use our online application forms if they volunteer for a registered charity, a hospital, school, library, parks service and some non-registered charitable organisations: To apply, you will need to provide the email address for the person that manages your volunteering to use the online application form. If you don’t have this email us at coordinator@valueyou.org .

Our initiative partners with local independent businesses who want to give by offering a discount to our volunteer members. Membership is free of charge, and our work helps to encourage people to shop locally and support small businesses. We first launched the scheme in Ealing in February 2014, and we’ve steadily been adding new areas to where our services are being offered.

For more information or to apply, visit www.valueyou.org or contact us on coordinator@valueyou.org .

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Self-Care for Chairs of Smaller Charities

In smaller charities, Chairs often take on multiple roles and have to balance competing priorities. The Association of Chairs has put together a handy list of hints and tips. Find out more.

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Independent Age

Independent Age provides advice and support for older age people. In recognition of the fact that our older generation will be one of the groups most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the trustees have released £2 million of funds to help smaller organisations across the UK working with older people hardest hit by the virus. Independent Age will run four rounds of funding, in each of which £500,000 will be made available for grants of up to £15,000 per application. Applications for the first round of funding opened yesterday, 18 May, with a closing date of 9am, 4 June, with two key priorities:

  • Older people living in particularly complex and challenging situations; and
  • Older people in danger of being out of sight and out of mind.

Decisions on applications will be made by 19 June. Dates for the three subsequent rounds can be found here; and further information on eligibility and how to apply are here.

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Small Charities Challenge Fund (SCCF)

The Small Charities Challenge Fund, run by UK Aid Direct and funded by DFID, makes project grants of up to £50,000 to small UK-registered charities and not-for-profit organisations that are seeking to address the Global Goals (officially known as Sustainable Development Goals) to create a better world by ending poverty, fighting inequality and addressing the urgency of climate change. As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, SCCF’s latest funding round will prioritise applications that can demonstrate that they are responding to the longer-term impacts of COVID-19 in the context of the Global Goals.

Specifically, applicants must be able to explain how their project will address the anticipated longer-term impacts of the virus; and how the risks to project delivery presented by the virus can be mitigated. The next review date for applications is 17:00 on Thursday, 24 September, 2020. FAQs on this change of emphasis on SCCF’s current grant round can be found here, while you can test your eligibility to apply for an SCCF project grant here.

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Free Courses in England: Mental Health Matters

With one in six adults experiencing common mental health problems every week and suicide being the biggest killer of young men in the UK, there is a clear need for an increased understanding of an issue that affects the lives of so many people. By increasing awareness and learning mental health first aid skills, we can support friends family and colleagues and even save a life.

Qualification

Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health Awareness (NCFE)

Description

The free online course combines both theoretical elements and a practical application. It aims to increase awareness of mental health. Including, what it is, how common mental ill-health is and how to reduce stigma and discrimination. As well as, equipping you with the basic skills to respond appropriately when others are experiencing a mental health crisis.

By the end of the online course, you will have an understanding of the following: 

  • Understanding mental health
  • Understanding stress
  • Anxiety
  • Phobias
  • Depression
  • Post-natal depression
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Dementia
  • Eating disorders
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • Understanding post-traumatic stress disorder

Register interest in this free course

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