Mental Health support in Warwickshire

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Winter can be an isolating and lonely time for a lot of people, and this year is particularly difficult, but you can help. To mark Time to Talk day, start a conversation with someone about their wellbeing, and you can make a big difference.

Anyone worried about someone that might be struggling with the demands of life or finding things particularly hard during the pandemic, and not sure how to approach a conversation can get help via the Dear Life website.
Supportive tools like the Stay Alive app, a free suicide prevention pocket resource, can also help individuals that are struggling to cope. It contains tips and practical steps to help support someone feeling suicidal as well as local mental health and suicide prevention information.

To talk to a professional, call Coventry and Warwickshire’s local mental health helpline for free on 0800 616 171, provided by Mental Health Matters.

Local and national mental health support and helplines:
NHS Mental Health Crisis service: 0300 200 0011, free 24/7 service Coventry Safe Haven: 6-11pm every day;07921 876065 or email coventryhaven.mhm@nhs.net
Warwickshire Safe Haven: 6-11pm every day; 02477 714554/07970 042270 or email  safehaven@cwmind.org.uk
Coventry and Warwickshire Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service, call 024 7667 1090
Togetherall Support Network is an anonymous online mental health and wellbeing service that combines the online forum element where people can support one another, as well as 24/7/365 clinical support and creative tools, resources and courses. Available for residents in both Coventry and Warwickshire.
Samaritans call 116 123
Papyrus Hopeline UK suicide prevention helpline: call 0800 068 4141 or text 07860 039967
Every Mind Matters NHS mental health support website

Finally, we must pay close attention to our own wellbeing, and the wellbeing of those around us. There are five steps that individuals and communities can take to improve mental health and build wellbeing and kindness into daily life at a time of social distancing and staying at home. These are the 5 Ways to Wellbeing and include connect, keep learning, be active, give and take notice.

Children’s Mental Health

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Just as with adults, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and continued lockdown measures have affected our children. In a study conducted by The Lancet, more than a quarter of children (aged 5–16 years) reported disrupted sleep and one in ten (5·4% of children) often or always felt lonely.

CWRise provide mental health support for young people in Coventry and Warwickshire

For anyone under 18 experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the RISE Crisis team by freephone 08081 966798 (select Option 2). During the COVID-19 response, this is service is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, with an advice-only service outside the core hours of 8am-8pm.

The following local and national mental health support and helplines are also available aimed at children and young people:
Dimensions Tool offers immediate tailored self-help support and signposting to local services.
ChatHealth is a free service that enables 11 – 18 year olds across Coventry and Warwickshire to send confidential SMS text messages to School Nurses who will provide impartial advice and support. For Warwickshire, text 07507 331 525. For Coventry, text 07507 331 949
Childline call 0800 1111
Samaritans call 116 123 Crisis Messenger: text YM to 85258 Papyrus Hopeline UK (suicide prevention helpline) call 0800 068 4141 or text 07860 039967

Vaccine Scams

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The following has been to us from Warwickshire Police:

“Nationally there have been reports of individuals targeting the elderly and administering fake vaccinations for a fee.

Regionally/Nationally we are also seeing fake emails being sent to the vulnerable and elderly purporting to be the NHS and asking them to click on a link to obtain vaccines.

They are then usually asked to provide a payment or bank details.

The NHS will never ask for payment or bank details from patients and I do believe the NHS send letters out for patients to book appointments for tests”.

Police Reports

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If you wish to check police reports for your area please follow the following link: https://www.police.uk/pu/your-area/warwickshire-police/

You can also type a postcode into

https://www.police.uk/pu/your-area/

and it will provide a summary and a map where you can move your pointer over a crime and it tells you what it was.

WCC Fault Reporting

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This is advance notification that on Wednesday 25th November, Warwickshire County Council will be changing some of our Report It forms as part of improving the customer journey. the customer experience. 

https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/

https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/reportaproblem

The dedicated Warwickshire County Council Highways fault reporting telephone number is remaining the same – 01926 412515

Ryton Remembers

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This week the borough council launched Rugby Remembers to encourage residents to mark Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day safely.
In addition to broadcasting the towns remembrance service online, the borough council has designed Rugby Remembers posters for residents to download and display in windows at home.
To download Rugby Remembers posters and to watch the Remembrance Sunday ceremony broadcast live, visit www.rugby.gov.uk/rugbyremembers

Telephone Scam advice

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Councillor vacancy

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The Parish Council has a vacancy for one councillor. If you are interested in joining us, please provide a statement to describe yourself and any skills you can offer and why you are interested in becoming a councillor.

Please email your statement to rytonondunsmore@btconnect.com or deliver your statement to the post box at the Village Hall by the 27th October. Your statement will then be considered by the council and co-option will be discussed at the Parish Council meeting to be held on Wednesday 4th November.

You will be invited to attend the meeting on Wednesday 4th November which will be held via zoom/in the village hall dependent upon Government Coronavirus guidelines.

If you have any questions or require further information please email the clerk at rytonondunsmore@btconnect.com

Vacancy of Parish Councillor

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Reporting crimes in Ryton on Dunsmore

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Residents can report all non emergency crime at www. warwickshire.police.uk . This includes speeding around the area. Reporting any areas of concern allows the police to build up a picture of what is happening in the local area.