Download the Timetable
 

For details of the Training Course from 'Raise' see their website:-
 
www.raise.org.uk
 

The Team of Community Development Workers (CDWs) for Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) Communities is established at Friendship House in Elm Grove. They also have their own page on thinkingAHEAD
 
Read about the service
 

Under the Care Programme Approach Review the standard CPA will no longer exist from Oct 08 - only those with enhanced needs will be on CPA. Those on standard will obviously still receive appropriate support, but will not be known as CPA or involve the more complex paperwork. Further information is available from the following Department of Health Publication:-
 
Refocusing the care programme approach
 

The Portsmouth Patient Forum is one of the meetings run by Portsmouth Service User Involvement. It's a monthly meeting for current in-patients to share views and raise issues about hospital care and treatment. Since 2005 the Forum has brought many items to the attention of hospital managers.
 
Download the list of issues raised 2005-2007
Download the current leaflet
 

Community Mental Health Teams in Portsmouth provide health and social care staff such as Care Co-ordinators and Psychiatrists. Some changes to the current set up are proposed for consideration.
Click to download further details (Word doc.)
 

Since Portsmouth Service User Involvement has become user managed there have been some great developments, but more service users are always needed! To find out how you can help:-
 
DOWNLOAD - a copy of the latest leaflet
 

Local adult mental health services are undertaking a process of review, looking at user's journeys through the local mental health hospital care and how to improve the experience. This newsletter gives an update:-
 
DOWNLOAD - Newsletter for the AMH Acute care pathway LEAN project
 

Raise Mental Health Ltd, the unique 100% Service User Training and Consultancy Company, were commissioned by CSIP to conduct a survey.
 
The questionnaire concerned the employment, education and training needs of people in the South East (excluding London) who have experience of mental health problems.
 
THE RESULTS ARE IN AND THE REPORT IS COMPLETED!!!
 
Please feel free to peruse at www.raise.org.uk/survey.html
 
The survey will help create a South East Mental Health and Employment Action Plan and will be out for consultation in the spring of 2008.
 

Download a flyer with the Reference Group meeting dates in 2008
 

After much debate and consultation, the updated Act has arrived, affecting issues of detention and compulsory treatment. For information about the consequences of this legislation - the impact of which is expected October 2008:-
 
see, http://mhact.csip.org.uk/
 
or, download this explanation
 

A team at the University of Oxford's Department of Psychiatry is interested in possible emotional side effects of antidepressants.
 
They need volunteers who are taking antidepressants to complete a questionnaire. If you might like to take part or want to find out more, please contact the team by phoning 01865 223 791 or e-mailing SideEffectsStudy@psych.ox.ac.uk. To find out more see the Study Website.
 

Through their own journeys of mental distress, music has therapeutic value for Heather, James, Christopher, Helen and Wayne.
 
Click to see community channel videos about the importance of music in recovery.
 

The primary goal of this newsletter is to increase across the City, awareness of all the fantastic work being done by the many agencies and individuals from both the statutory and voluntary sectors. We hope this publication will act as a 'spring-board' to aid communication and the dissemination of news, and provide publicity for services, events and training opportunities.
 
Download the Feb 2008 Newsletter - (PDF - 339kb)
 

Download a copy of the new look charter - PDF (1406kb)
 

ThinkingAHEAD has set up a new section for documents relevant to the Recovery Conference

Portsmouth Counselling Service is offering six free counselling sessions to anyone from a black or minority ethnic group, including refugees and asylum seekers. An interpreter can be provided if required. See our Services section for contact details.
 
This forms part of a wider cross cultural counselling project which has received Big Lottery funding for the next 5 years.
 
View the attached leaflet about the project. If you require copies of this please contact Sheridan Edwards, Project Manager, Portsmouth Counselling Service.
 

The Healthcare Commission and Commission for Social Care Inspection recently conducted a review of Portsmouth mental health services. Those concerned with managing services are currently working on an action plan to address the issues identified. With a greater emphasis on user and carer views, the review specifically asked questions about:

• the implementation of the Care Programme Approach (CPA);
• information provided for service users and their carers, and their involvement in decision-making;
• the administration of medicines;
• direct payments for community care services, and;
• workforce planning.

 

Read the Review Report, and
The Continuous Improvement Plan June 2007, and
"You Said, We Did" - The PCT Response (Word doc 500kb)
 

This is a series of interviews carried out by Lee Stevens with people who have or have had a significant role in the Adult Mental Health Services. So far Lee has interviewed Duncan Marshall, Matthew Hall and Trevor Bushell of Headspace.
 

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is the treatment of choice for helping people with a diagnosis of emotionally unstable or borderline personality disorder give up self-harm..
 
Kerry Kirby has written about her experiences of DBT.
Download her account in a Word document,
 

Want to know more?
 
then download this summary,
 
OR
 
Visit the Office of the Public Guardian
 

The Ace of Clubs is a social centre run by Portsmouth Mind which is affiliated to National Mind the Mental Health charity. This new newsletter is aimed at both service users and mental health professionals and contains information about the latest activities at the Ace of Clubs.
 
Download a copy of the latest Newsletter now (PDF doc)
 

Do you want to help your community and adults who are seen as vulnerable?
 
Do you have some spare time?
 
All we ask is that you are non-judgemental - and we'll support you with all the rest. If you ring 023 9283 7777 and ask for Debbie, you could find out about becoming an Appropriate Adult - a role which supports people (alleged offender, witness or victim), who come into contact with the Police. You will be trained, supported and valued by our service. We look forward to hearing from you!
 
CLICK HERE FOR UK WEBSITE
 

The Mental Health Provider Services have come up with a new explanation of how the organisation works. It's in the form of a diagram showing how all the services and personnel relate to one another. Download it by clicking on the diagram below (it's in MS Word format and weighs in at 52kb)