You may be aware that the NHS has launched its ‘Test and Trace’ app on Thursday 24 September.
As part of its introduction, venues such as pubs, restaurants, hairdressers, leisure centres, gyms, theatres, cinemas, local councils, places of worship and more will, by law, have to display an NHS Test and trace QR code poster from Thursday (24 September).
The app is available for smartphones only – not tablets, smartwatches or other devices.
The handsets must have Android 6.0 (released in 2015) or iOS 13.5 (released in May 2020) and Bluetooth 4.0 or higher. That excludes the iPhone 6 and older versions of Apple’s handsets.
Teagan and her family have really enjoyed their garden during lockdown.
They used the seeds to hold their own family competition which Teagan also won! Teagan planted many different seeds and has been tracking their progress with a daily plant diary.
Ecology Island is a nature-based intervention, which takes place weekly across 8 sessions in a woodland area of Central Park, Dartford. The participants take part in a range of nature-based activities which allow them to learn new skills in a supported environment, outdoors in nature. Examples include bushcraft, campfire cooking, scrub clearance, wildlife ID, litter picking, bird and bat box building, wildflower planting and more.
SilverCloud Health provides a wide range of online guided self-help programmes for stress, depression and anxiety. Every client is allocated a psychological wellbeing practitioner from our service who will guide them through the programme and help with any questions they have. Programmes consist of around six or seven modules – which can be completed at the individual’s own pace, over approximately eight weeks.
Clients with SilverCloud Health receive secure access to online supported CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) programmes, tailored to their specific needs, which have demonstrated high improvement rates for depression, anxiety and stress.
If you have a GP in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley you will be able to sign up. Contact us now to join SilverCloud (details below) or just click here for the sign-up page.
The Coronavirus pandemic has impacted on our lives in many ways. We have put together some useful resources you can use to support and improve your wellbeing.
North Kent Mind is offering a new Virtual Online Workshop for our Preparing for Work course.
Adapted from our face to face courses, including the most beneficial sessions. Our new virtual online workshop will improve you skills, knowledge and employability!
Free access to our
online course: Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity
Now more than ever, we need to look after each other’s mental
health and wellbeing. Coaches and coaching organisations have told us that they
are increasingly concerned about supporting the mental health of those whom
they coach, as well as ensuring their own wellbeing.
To support the coaching community, Mind along with partners UK
Coaching, 1st4sport and Sport England, announced on Monday 18 May that the
online course Mental
Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity is now available free of charge. Usually £18, the course is
accessible on the UK
Coaching website and will remain free until 31 August
2020.
The course which takes 2-3 hours to complete, is aimed at everyone
who works in clubs, community sport and physical activity – including coaches,
activators, sports administrators, front of house staff or volunteers. Learners
will be able to increase their knowledge of mental health, and confidence when
applying the learning into their coaching practice.
Specifically,
learners will be able to:
• welcome and support people living with mental health problems in
their sport and physical activity sessions
• increase their knowledge of mental health problems
• apply the learning in their coaching practice
• make their club or organisation more inclusive.
More information
For information about this course or Mind’s physical activity
work, please get in touch with the Physical Activity Team via sport@mind.org.uk or visit mind.org.uk/sport.
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