Our Services and Projects

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    Touchpoint

    Touchpoint provides residents of Barnet with a place to go to get advice and support when things get difficult.

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    Benefits Advice Service

    Supporting disabled people in Barnet with information and help with applications.

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    Trust Wide Enablement Partnership

    We are proud to be working with Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust to help them deliver peer support and coproduction.

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    Barnet Voice for Mental Health

    Our team of talented volunteers provide peer support for people who are struggling with their mental health.

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    User Voice

    Our User Voice project aims to amplify the voices of disabled people in Barnet to ensure they are heard by decision makers and those in power.

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    Training and Consultancy by Inclusion Unlimited

    We provide high quality training and consultancy for organisations which want lived experience to inform their practice and projects.

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    Libraries

    Inclusion Barnet runs two popular local libraries, East Barnet and South Friern, in partnership with Barnet Council.

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    Research

    We believe that research is important and that there is a lack of research that deals with the realities of being a disabled person.

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    The Co-Produced Support Project

    A peer led research, policy and campaigning project focused on improving Barnet adult social care.

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    Community Organisation Support

    Working to support the vital role of voluntary sector organisations in the borough of Barnet.

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    Healthwatch Barnet

    Helping local people get the best out of local services.

What's New at Inclusion Barnet

Here are our Latest News and Tweets.

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Logo competition – Mental Health Recovery Strategy

Barnet Enfield Haringey-Mental Health Trust (BEH-MHT) have been working for the last 4 years with Inclusion [...]

03
Dec
Staff blog: Living with ADHD

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17
Nov
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Protest at Government’s decision to deny millions of disabled people financial help to survive the COVID-19 crisis.

Today disabled people and allies gathered outside the High Court to protest the Government’s decision to [...]

17
Nov
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Inclusion Barnet AGM 2021

We’re holding our Annual General Meeting on Zoom again this year! Date: Monday 29th November Venue: [...]

09
Nov
Poster: Community Reporters Wanted. Sign up for free online training. Tell your stories, your way.
Have you got a story that needs to be told?

Is there something that is happening to you and your community that needs to shared? If [...]

08
Nov
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Get Involved – Upcoming User Voice Forums

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03
Nov
Barnet say not to Hate Crime. Awareness Week is 11 to 15 October 2021.
Hate Crime Awareness Week 11-15 October 2021

Disability hate crime webinar, info stand, hidden disabilities and more. Barnet Council have are working with [...]

08
Oct
Staff blog: World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2021

by Hannah Chamberlain, Enablement Lead, Inclusion Barnet World Mental Health Day takes place on 10 October, [...]

05
Oct
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We’re recruiting: Head of Community Services

Job Title: Head of Community Services Full-time: 35 hours per week Location: Barnet, NW9, London Salary: [...]

13
Sep
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Accessing your GP Remotely: does the new system work for you?

A blog from Healthwatch Barnet on the new report into remote GP appointments Throughout the pandemic, [...]

03
Sep
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We’re recruiting: User Voice Project Officer

Job Title: User Voice Project WorkerLocation: Barnet, NW9, LondonSalary: £26,000 per year pro rataContract: Until 31st [...]

26
Aug
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We’re recruiting: Peer Support Worker

Job title: Peer Support Worker Location: Barnet, NW9, London Salary: £27,750 per year pro rata, actual [...]

26
Aug
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Staff blog – Paralympics coverage

by Hannah Chamberlain, Enablement Lead, Inclusion Barnet Coverage of the Paralympics has in the past dominated [...]

24
Aug
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Are care charges fair?

If you don’t think they are, then write to your MP today! We join our friends [...]

10
Aug
Join Our Team: Peer Welfare Benefits Advisor

We’re recruiting a full-time Peer Welfare Benefits Advisor Full-Time. £28,500 per year. Contract, Until 31st March [...]

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Jul
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Only 7 days left to respond: Cladding consultation

If you’re disabled and are affected by cladding issues make sure your voice is heard on [...]

12
Jul
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Mental Health Services in Barnet: Not Fit for Purpose?

Tell us, and help change them for the better The Barnet Voice Forum is currently constructing [...]

29
Jun
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Social care charging: a tax on disability

Join the campaign to #ScrapCareCharging This month we are delighted to welcome Jon Abrams, Campaigns and [...]

22
Jun
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Inclusion Barnet calls for co-production on the new Hendon Hub Proposal

What might the Hendon Hub mean for disabled people? We’ve submitted our response on the proposed [...]

16
Jun
The Co-Produced Support Project – Be involved in our Steering Group

We are looking for adult residents of Barnet who are currently using any of the council’s [...]

04
Jun
The news from Healthwatch Barnet: surveys, events, have your say

For just over a year now, Inclusion Barnet has been delivering Barnet’s local Healthwatch service. Healthwatch [...]

03
Jun
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The Co-Produced Support project – invitation to have your say

We are looking for adult residents of Barnet who are currently using any of the council’s [...]

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May
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June Members’ Meeting – Do you have a story to tell?

Wednesday 2nd June – 2.00-3.30pm We’re delighted to invite you to the June 2021 Inclusion Barnet [...]

25
May
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The Co-Produced Support Project – Be involved in our Steering Group

We are looking for adult residents of Barnet who are currently using any of the council’s [...]

10
May
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What is lost when Mental Health Services Close?

Wednesday 12th May – 6.00-7.30pm Join us and share your views on the commissioning and decommissioning of [...]

27
Apr
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London Assembly Hustings: Video now Live!

  Huge thanks to everyone who made last night’s Barnet and Camden London Assembly Hustings such [...]

21
Apr
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Inclusion London and Inclusion Barnet GLA Hustings: Barnet and Camden Constituencies

Inclusion London and Inclusion Barnet GLA Hustings: Barnet and Camden Constituencies Tuesday 20th April – 6.00pm [...]

14
Apr
Disability Arts & Activism, a guest blog by Penny Pepper

With #WorldTheatreDay taking place on 27 March there will be many blogs written about the impact [...]

25
Mar
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Does the 2021 Budget discriminate against disabled people?

In March 2020 the government announced a £20 uplift to Universal Credit, and in the March [...]

15
Mar
Managing the unmanageable… and where to find support

Written by Nick, our Library Manager Over 11 million people in this country tuned in to [...]

11
Mar
Work With Us! Now recruiting for a Voluntary and Community Sector Representation Lead

Voluntary and Community Sector Representation Lead Full-Time: £35,000 per year Closing date: 21 March 2021 To apply, [...]

08
Mar
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We Need Your Voice!

Join us for a creative workshop where we discuss what we want Barnet Voice to aim [...]

18
Feb
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Inclusion Barnet to support leaders with lived experience thanks to National Lottery funding

Inclusion Barnet is celebrating today after being awarded £51,087.00 in National Lottery funding to put people with [...]

16
Feb
A Fond Farewell

Our AGM (Tuesday 15th December) was a milestone in the life of Inclusion Barnet as we [...]

17
Dec
Thank You

  As we edge nearer to the end of 2020 we just wanted to say an [...]

17
Dec
Festive Opening Hours

Over the festive period we at Inclusion Barnet are taking a short break. We will have [...]

17
Dec
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Supporting Online Wellbeing

We are proud to have provided evidence supporting Just Fair’s submission to the House of Lords [...]

15
Dec
Inclusion Barnet Launches Management Handbook

  Barnet, London, Thursday 3rd December, 2020 – Inclusion Barnet, the Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation [...]

03
Dec
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BEH staff share their Lived Experience in new publication

  The Trust Wide Enablement Partnership is our collaboration with Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health [...]

09
Sep
Space 2B Update

  We are sad to announce that, due to a lack of funding, Inclusion Barnet has [...]

25
Aug
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A warm welcome to Ellen!

Ellen Cheshire has joined the Inclusion Barnet team as Fundraising and Organisational Development Advisor. In her [...]

05
Aug
New charity partner

We’re as pleased as punch to announce our new charity partnership with Shake Shack Brent Cross. [...]

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May