NCVS, in partnership with NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT Services) invites members of South Asian communities and other ethnic minority groups to a Mental Health Awareness session at The ICCA (Indian Community Centre Association), 99 Hucknall Road, NG5 1QZ on Monday 23 May 2022 from 12.30pm to 2pm.

The session will provide insight into how to strengthen your emotional wellbeing. You will learn about free NHS Talking Therapies, the different types of therapies available and how to access them.

For more information about the session please call Kashmeera (NCVS Community Engagement Coordinator) on 07933 136 750.

To register your attendance, please email admin@TheICCA.co.uk with the subject line 'Mental Health session'.

Refreshments will be provided. Some free car parking spaces are available.

Places are limited so please book early.

The next joint meeting of our Children and Young People's Providers Network (CYPPN) and Vulnerable Adults' Providers Network (VAPN) takes place on 

Thursday 19 May 2022, from 10am to 12noon, via Zoom.

If you are a member of either network, or interested to get involved, don't forget to book your place to ensure you're sent instructions about how to join the meeting. Registration will remain open until 4pm the day before.

The agenda includes

• Martine King (Young Persons Transition Practitioner, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust) - Martine will talk about the transition service for young people aged 18-25. She is keen to establish collaborative partnerships to ensure seamless transitions for young people from Children’s to Adult Services
  
• Celina Adams (NCVS) and Iffat Iqbal (Nottingham City Council) will describe the Community Champions programme for Nottingham City 
• Kashmeera Gorecha (Community Engagement Coordinator, employed by NCVS) will talk about engagement work with community leaders to understand reasons for low take up of primary mental health services.
  
  

There will also be time for networking and information sharing.

If you have any queries about this event, please email ncvs@nottinghamcvs.co.uk.

The Health and Wellbeing Board have approved the new Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Nottingham City 2022-2025. 

In contrast to the previous Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy, which had a broad focus with multiple priorities, the Strategy for 2022-25 will have a narrow focus, with four priorities. These are:

• Smoking and Tobacco Control
• Eating and Moving for Good Health
• Severe Multiple Disadvantage
• Financial Wellbeing.

Closing date for applications Midnight 30 June 2022

Grants of £2,000 will be awarded to 15 successful groups in the East Midlands through the Patient and Public Involvement Fund from East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN) 

Green social prescribing is a way of connecting people to nature-based activities and green groups, projects and schemes in their local community for support with health and wellbeing. Often this will be through a referral from a Link Worker based at a GP practice or another primary care professional.

Our scheme in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, called GreenSpace, is one of seven government Green Social Prescribing Test and Learn sites. It's all about improving people’s mental health. Green providers, social prescribers, voluntary organisations and community initiatives will help connect many more people with nature-based activities, helping everyone to feel better.

We are happy to bring you even more news from the Green Space project.

The bulletin shares news and information about the project and the organisations working with us to develop green social prescribing across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

You can view it in your web browser now. If you would like to receive future issues directly to your inbox, please email greenspace@nottinghamcvs.co.uk with a request to be added to the mailing list.

If you made a previous request to be added to the mailing list and you're not receiving the bulletin directly, don't forget to check in your Junk folder. Even trusted and expected emails can go there sometimes.

Tuesday 26 July 2022, 10.30am to 12.45pm

An online course giving a basic understanding of roles and responsibilities in the safeguarding of children and young people and how to respond to concerns.

Cost: £25 per participant

Wednesday 18 May 2022, 10.30am to 12.45pm

An online course giving a basic understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead Person.

Cost: £25 per participant

Wednesday 24 August 2022, 10.30am to 11.45am

An interactive online session for Trustees (or members of Management Committees) of organisations whose activities put them in contact with vulnerable adults or children.

Cost: £15 per participant

Tuesday 10 May 2022, 10.30am to 12.30pm

This two-hour online session covers the basic information for all trustees, whether you are new to the role or long-established.

Cost: £20 per participant

Wednesday 22 June 2022, 6pm to 8pm

Do you manage a space, office or building? This new two-hour online session will take your Fire Wardens and/or Fire Marshal through the basics. As a result, they will be better equipped to carry out these very important roles.

Cost: £20 per participant

Wednesday 18 May 2022, 6pm to 8pm

This two-hour online session is intended for trustees who have completed our 'Being a Trustee' course, who want to further develop their involvement and awareness of trustee duties and improve their personal skill set.

Cost: £20 per participant

Wednesday 14 September 2022, 6pm to 8pm

Are you acting as secretary or note taker, or do you need to record meetings? Learn how to take effective minutes and make your task easier. This two-hour online session replaces our previous face-to-face three-hour course and will take you through the process of producing a 'minute'.

Cost: £20 per participant

Tuesday 21 June 2022, 10.30am to 12.30pm

This new two-hour online session will explain the basics of health and safety, then take you through the process of carrying out a risk assessment in an organisational environment.

Cost: £20 per participant

Wednesday 29 June 2022, 10am to 11.15am

For organisations and community groups who are new to applying for funding, or for those in need of a refresher. Relevant for groups applying for COVID-19 funding and recovery support as well as other general funding.

Cost: £10 per participant

Thursday 13 October 2022, 6pm to 7pm

In this one-hour online session, we will identify some of the barriers that potential volunteers face to becoming involved in your organisation and share ideas to remove these barriers.

Cost: £10 per participant

Tuesday 14 June 2022, 6pm to 7pm

This one-hour online session aims to share some ideas about how best to deal with the inevitable disagreements, personality clashes and conflicts that arise from time to time among a team of volunteers.

Cost: £10 per participant

Wednesday 5 October 2022, 10am-11am

This one-hour online session looks at methods that have proved to be effective in volunteer leadership, including the best ways to plan, involve, support and retain volunteers.

Cost: £10 per participant

Wednesday 25 May 2022, 10am to 12 noon

For some time, we’ve been asked about training that goes beyond the basics of managing and supporting volunteers. In this new two-hour online session, we’ll explore some of the real-life issues that you are facing.

Cost: £20 per participant

Wednesday 11 May 2022, 10am to 12pm

A two-hour online course for Leaders of Volunteers to start to develop an understanding of some of the legal requirements that relate to your volunteering programme.

Cost: £20 per participant

Tuesday 12 July 2022, 10am to 11am

A one-hour online session to help your volunteer role descriptions stand out, ensuring you attract enthusiastic volunteers.

Cost: £10 per participant

The PDU aims to promote and facilitate collaborative learning and the sharing of good practice among professionals and volunteers from all sectors, in Nottingham and neighbouring areas, who work with people experiencing multiple disadvantage (understood as a combination of mental ill-health, substance misuse, homelessness, offending and domestic abuse, among other issues).

Contact our coordinator Filipa Santos for more information by sending an email to enquiries@pdunottingham.org

Join our free online hub www.pdunottingham.org

Follow us on Twitter @NottinghamCVS #PDUNottingham.

Tuesday 10 May 2022, from 10am to 11am
Online (MS Teams)

There is still time to book your place at our upcoming free online workshop run by Nottinghamshire Police Counter Corruption Unit that will aim to: 

• Increase understanding of inappropriate relationships between Police Officers and vulnerable members of the community, including sexual misconduct
  
  
• Raise awareness of the warning signs typically associated with these inappropriate relations.

Audience: This webinar is aimed at professionals and volunteers from all sectors who are interested in learning more about abuse of professional position, and may be of particular interest for those who support vulnerable clients. The session will be most appropriate for services based in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Two our most recent online events are now available to watch in the PDU online hub. Follow the links below (you will need to sign in or sign up before watching):

•  Making the most of Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings
  
•  Being Strengths-based
  

Are you a stroke survivor, carer or family member who supports a stroke survivor? Then the Stroke Association would like to hear from you. They are looking to recruit 10-12 individuals from across the Midlands with diverse experiences and backgrounds, who can share knowledge and insight gained from lived experience of stroke

Inductions start from Wednesday June 1 2022

The National Lottery Community Fund has launched a consultation as part of the new UK-wide strategy. They want input from individuals, organisations, and informal groups to help set their future direction and ensure funding meets the challenges and aspirations of communities.

 The survey closes on Friday 20 May 2022

The Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) is hoping to hear from over 1,000 charities, Community Interest Companies, social enterprises and community groups about what matters most to them in terms of funder behaviours. Over 100 Open and Trusting Grant makers are committed to using the results to inform adaptations and improvements to their practice.