Thank you for joining us again this year! Thank you to all our members, staff, and trustees who, despite being “zoom fatigued” were able to join us at our online AGM this year. It was lovely to see so many of you. We bid farewell and thank you to two of our much loved trustees, […]
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Dec
Dec
Barnet Enfield Haringey-Mental Health Trust (BEH-MHT) have been working for the last 4 years with Inclusion Barnet to put person centred care at the heart of what they do. As part of our Enablement project Inclusion Barnet have helped BEH-MHT develop their Recovery Strategy by coproducing it with people who use services. This is the […]
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Nov
Nov
What’s it like to live with ADHD? by Samantha Earle, User Voice, Project Officer Last week, Great British Bake Off star, Lizzie Acker dedicated her show-stopping cake creation to her ADHD “as a celebration of being different”. ADHD is underdiagnosed in women, and its traits are often stigmatised. So, to honour Lizzie’s courage in publicly [...]
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Nov
Nov
Today disabled people and allies gathered outside the High Court to protest the Government’s decision to deny millions of disabled people financial help to survive the COVID-19 crisis. ‘They made me feel like disabled people don’t matter’: High Court hears of DWP discrimination against disabled people during COVID-19 Starting today, the High Court is hearing […]
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Nov
Nov
We’re holding our Annual General Meeting on Zoom again this year! Date: Monday 29th November Venue: Zoom Time: 2pm to 3.30pm We are delighted that our former colleague, Aman Ahluwalia, now Head of Lived Experience at national Mind, will be our guest speaker this year, talking about The Power of Lived Experience Today. Reserve your […]
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Nov
Nov
Is there something that is happening to you and your community that needs to shared? If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! You can register for our free online training sessions to become a community reporter. We will support all our reporters throughout the project, and all the reports will be […]
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Nov
Nov
As the weather starts to change and the festive season draws ever-closer, what better time to grab a cup of tea, put on some cosy socks and change the world? At the next Barnet Voice Forum on 25th November we will be looking at the results of our recent survey and gathering input on an [...]
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Oct
Oct
Disability hate crime webinar, info stand, hidden disabilities and more. Barnet Council have are working with 11 local community organisations, including Inclusion Barnet, to support Hate Crime Awareness Week 2021. According to government statistics there were 8,469 hate crimes against disabled people reported in 2019-2020 in England and Wales. Where there is intersectionality, disabled people […]
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Oct
Oct
by Hannah Chamberlain, Enablement Lead, Inclusion Barnet World Mental Health Day takes place on 10 October, and for 2021 we will be highlighting “mental health in an unequal world”. The relationship between unequal access to advantage and mental ill health is complex. Social disadvantage and mental ill health chase each other in a vicious circle. […]
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Sep
Sep
Job Title: Head of Community Services Full-time: 35 hours per week Location: Barnet, NW9, London Salary: £43,000 per year Contract: Until 31st March 2023 (with strong prospect of becoming permanent) Closing date: 9 October 2021 Inclusion Barnet delivers both services for disabled people and services for the wider Barnet community. This role will lead on […]