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DORSET
MENTAL
HEALTH
CARERS
PROJECT
Carers Teas
Every third Thursday of the month tea
and cake is being served in Forston Clinic
canteen with Peer carers and acute staff
or members of the crisis team to offer
carers support.
Start at 4-00pm. Do come if you want to
Talk to someone, we are there to listen.
Peer Carer
The Dorset Mental Health Carers Project has been
working for over a year to set up Peer Carers to
give support to carers going through a crisis. We
are nearly there with the support of The Dorset
Mental Health Forum for training and the Crisis
Team in the West helping us understand what
they are dealing with and nurses from the acute
ward at Forston Clinic, we have taken our first
step. Once a month we are serving tea and cake in
the canteen at Forston Clinic where there are Peer
Carers and Staff on hand to listen to your worries
and offer support.
What is a Peer Carer, Firstly and most
importantly, a Peer Carer is not a first port of call
to talk to someone that is unwell, this should be
left to the appropriate services that are trained
for these situations. A Peer Carer is not a
counsellor. A Peer Carer is a person who can
support someone that is caring for a loved one
with a mental illness who has hit a crisis, either in
the acute ward in hospital, or being visited at
home by the crisis team. They can offer a
listening ear, as experience has taught us that
just having someone there that knows what you
are going through can help share the burden. A
peer carer can offer empathy, reassurance, point
you in the right direction for further support, and
a hug if required
At any other time a Peer Carer can be reached by
phoning either Joy or Nigel on for the East 01305
340045 and for the West 01202 373305. Please
leave a message and contact details if no one is in
and we will get back to you on the same day
where ever possible.
Caring for a loved one during times of crisis can be
a very traumatic and challenging experience. It
can make you feel lonely, isolated and not
knowing which way to turn. Talking to someone
that has been through that experience can be a
great comfort and support, so please call if you
feel like that,
For any further information, please contact:Joy or Nigel Ford on telephone numbers 01305 340045 East & 01202 373305 West
or email dorsetmentalhealthcarersproject@yahoo.com or send a message via Facebook:Dorset Mental Health Carers Project
WORKING TO IMPROVE
MENTAL HEALTH FOR
CARERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES THROUGHTOUT
DORSETAUTUMN 2015
Carers are vital partners in the
provision of mental health and
social care services. There are 1.5
million people who care for
someone with mental illness in the
U.K.
We are a group of carers who are
supported by Dorset Healthcare
NHS, The Dorset Mental Health
Forum, and Rethink Mental Illness.
We act as the voice of the carer, any
worries a carer may have about the
person they care for or themselves
can be relayed to us and we will
pass the information onto the
appropriate people. We can voice
back good and poor care to help
improve the carers experience, and
encourage a true partnership
between carers and professionals.
We support the Recovery concept
and can advise on courses being
held to support carers and their
well-being. These are free course
run by the Recovery Education
Centre also courses run by Rethink
Mental Illness and The Richmond
Felloweship. We work together
with the Cares Lead in the West and
East of the County where
professionals, Third Party Sector
and Carers work together to
improve mental health services for
everyone. If this sounds like
something you would like to be part
of, why not come and join us.
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R-E-A-C-HSomething for the people you care for
Carers have asked what is around for the
person I care for, something they can
do and a chance to meet up with others.
REACH is a sports and leisure program that
is led and managed by Dorset Mental
Health Forum Peer Staff. It is open to
anyone over 16 years old and promotes fun
exercise within a social, welcoming
environment.
There are activities in the West and East
of Dorset For more information congiorgi@dorsetmentalhealthforum.org.uk
reach@dorsetmentalforum.org,uk
CARERS DAY JUNE
10th 2015.