Service Overview
The Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service provides practical, goal-based support to help individuals develop tools to manage their mental health independently. The service also supports a network of peer led support groups across the county, providing each group with an individualised package of funding, training and ongoing development support. We provide an Emotional Support Helpline to anybody who requires this support, details further below.

 
 
Mental Health Map Derbyshire
The interactive map is up and running, providing a live collective of mental health and wellbeing support and provision across Derbyshire and Derby City. 
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V3Rj_vyQCpVdD_2cHQtdCh8TlIBCdMlj&ll=53.126392011318465%2C-1.8232256521456414&z=6
 
If you would like more information about the map, please get in touch.
 
Peer Support Groups
We support a network of peer led support groups across the county, providing each group with an individualised package of funding, training and ongoing development support. If you would like to learn more about our incredible funding offer for peer support groups, then get in touch with us at derbyshirerecoverypeersupportservice@rethink.org
 
Peer Support Group Focus for December
 
North Derbyshire – NatterJacks Online Group - NatterJacks is a brand new online support group that has been created for people who are suffering with their anxieties of leaving the house due to COVID. The lovely members meet weekly over teams and are very welcoming to new members who may be in need of some extra support and a chat. If you would like to join the group, please contact Diane (group facilitator) natterjacks1@outlook.com
 
Central Derbyshire – The Information and Support Café in the Pavilion at Hillstown Village Hall, Bolsover started on the 24th of November, the café is facilitated by a Mental Health Recovery Worker and runs weekly on Wednesdays 10am -11am.
 
Anyone can come along and focus on their mental health and wellbeing as well as hear about what the support options are and the pathways to those support options are locally, it is also an opportunity to chat informally over a cuppa, with someone who understands.
There is no appointment needed, just call by and say hello.  For more information contact mark.hudson@rethink.org
 
South Derbyshire – The Card Crafting Group is a new group which started on Wednesday 17^th November at Bank House in Swadlincote. The group will be meeting weekly on a Wednesdays at 12noon until 2pm to make occasion cards and gift style crafts. All the crafting supplies are provided at the sessions but feel free to bring along your own if you prefer. For more information contact the group’s development worker martine.roebuck@rethink.org
 
For more information about peer support groups please see below for the relevant contact:
 
April.parker@rethink.org Derbyshire Dales and High Peak
Mark.hudson@rethink.org Amber Valley, Bolsover, Chesterfield and North-East Derbyshire
Martine.roebuck@rethink.org Erewash and South Derbyshire
 
1:1 Support
Practical, goal-based support to help individuals develop tools to manage their mental health independently. Each individual will develop a personalised support plan to work towards with an allocated mental health recovery worker:
 
To make a referral into service:

Criteria: Referrals must be aged 18+ (or 17 in transition from CAHMS to Adult Services), be living in Derbyshire (or accessing support from Derbyshire based services) and their primary support need must be their mental health. We are not able to accept referrals from people living within Derby City.
 
The current waiting times are as follows:
High Peak and Derbyshire Dales, Amber Valley, Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Killamarsh & Bolsover, Erewash and South Derbyshire are all 1 week.
 
Emotional Support Helpline
Our helpline is available for anyone to call should they need someone to speak to or someone to listen to them. Referrals can be made through this option if appropriate. This is not a crisis support line.

The Emotional Support Helpline will only be open for 2 hours in the day, from 10am till 12 noon over the holiday period bank holidays. The days where the lines will be open at this time only are as follows:
 
December 25^th, 26^th, 27^th, 28^th , 31^st
January 1^st, 2^nd ,3^rd
 
Community Development in Derbyshire
Led by Annie Nichols community development aims to bridge gaps in mental health provision across Derbyshire. The role spans the entire county and looks at collaborative working projects to ensure that our service is accessible to anybody who may need it. If you would like to explore how we can work together, then please contact Annie at annie.nichols@rethink.org
 
Tech Buddies
TECH BUDDIES WANTED! We are looking to recruit more Tech Buddy Volunteers to help support our project that has supported so many living in isolation to become more digitally connected, more information about the scheme below:
 
An innovative scheme developed to address the digital isolation faced by so many living in Derbyshire with a mental health concern. We aren’t currently accepting new referrals to receive support until the New Year, but we are always on the lookout for more Tech Buddies to provide an invaluable support to those who need it most. For more information on becoming a Tech Buddy then please contact Martine Roebuck:  martine.roebuck@rethink.org