Mental Health Together

10/09/2026

💜 RECOVERY TOGETHER 💜
• Lived Experience • Connection • Community •
Recovery looks different for everyone. Sometimes you’re ready for change, sometimes you’re struggling, and sometimes you just need a space where people get it.

Recovery Together is a new weekly online group, led by people with lived experience. Whatever stage you’re at whether that’s linked to alcohol, drugs, smoking, mental health, gambling, shopping, eating, solvents, or anything else that’s affected your life.

No expectation to speak.
Join, listen, chat if you fancy it, and connect at your own pace.

📅 Every Friday, 7–8pm

💻 Online via NHS Video Call

🔗 Join here: https://nhs.vc/RCGR1

Whether you’re taking your first step, further along, supporting someone else, or just want to connect there’s a place for you there.

Please share with anyone who may benefit 👏🫶💜

09/09/2026

Tomorrow is World Su***de Prevention Day and an important opportunity to start conversations, share hope, and remember that support is available.

A great guide has been put together by Public Health which you can find here: dccmhsp.com/wspdguide

It is a helpful reminder that you are not alone and to help support yourself and others💚

09/09/2026

A space for men to take a break from everything, to breathe, and if they want to, talk.
You are not alone.
To save a seat for next week, go to https://hubs.la/Q04wfPG00
HIT SHARE 👉🏻 help spread the word

📅 Under one week to go! This Monday a new space opens in Belper.

A space for men to take a break from everything, to breathe, and if they want to, talk.

The Mentell circle isn’t about fixing anyone, it’s about knowing you’re not on your own.

To save a seat for next week, go to https://hubs.la/Q04wfPG00 💙

HIT SHARE 👉🏻 help us spread the word

21/07/2026

Adult Social Care Strategic Review of low-level support for people with mental ill health📣

The Council is asking people what they think about a service before deciding whether to do things differently.

What Does This Mean for people currently accessing or needing to access services? - Nothing. The Council must listen to what people say.

This is about current mental health support services and includes the following services:
• Derbyshire Recovery & Peer Support Service
• Derbyshire Mental Health Independent Living Service
• Derbyshire County Council’s Mental Health Enablement

Why is this happening?
The Council is doing this because it needs to plan for the future, as some services we pay for are due to end on 31 March 2028. The Council wants to understand:
• what support people find most helpful
• how people like to access support
• whether anything could be improved
Once completed, the Council will look at what people have said and use it to help make decisions about future services. Meanwhile, services will continue to support people as normal and there will be no changes to the support you may be receiving.

How Can You Take Part?
There are three ways to get involved.
1. Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service are holding in person events
2. You can complete a paper copy of the survey
If you would like a paper copy of the survey, please contact 01629 531307. If you need help to complete this, please let them know when you speak to them.
3. You can complete a survey online: By scanning this QR code with your phone: or clicking this link https://online1.snapsurveys.com/Interview/d12cd7ea-6c66-4941-adeb-17ed952e04d9

Your views are important to DCC and they are encouraging people to take part and have your say. The consultation will end on Sunday 23 August 2026 so please have your say.

📣Adult Social Care Strategic Review of low-level support for people with mental ill health📣

The Council is asking people what they think about a service before deciding whether to do things differently.

What Does This Mean for for people currently accessing or needing to access services? - Nothing. The Council must listen to what people say so you don’t need to worry.

This is about current support for people with mental health needs and includes the following services:
• Derbyshire Recovery & Peer Support Service
• Derbyshire Mental Health Independent Living Service
• Derbyshire County Council’s Mental Health Enablement Service

Why is this happening?
The Council is doing this because it needs to plan for the future, as some services we pay for are due to end on 31 March 2028. The Council wants to understand:
• what support people find most helpful
• how people like to access support
• whether anything could be improved

Once completed, the Council will look at what people have said and use it to help make decisions about future services. Meanwhile, services will continue to support people as normal and there will be no changes to the support you may be receiving.

How Can You Take Part?

There are three ways to get involved.
1. We are holding in person events
2. You can complete a paper copy of the survey
You can complete a paper copy on your own, or with help from a family member. If you would like a paper copy of the survey, please contact 01629 531307. If you need help to complete this, please let them know when you speak to them.
3. You can complete a survey online: By scanning this QR code with your phone: or clicking this link https://online1.snapsurveys.com/Interview/d12cd7ea-6c66-4941-adeb-17ed952e04d9

Your views are important to DCC and they are encouraging people to take part and have your say. The consultation will end on Sunday 23 August 2026 so please have your say.

02/07/2026

Speak with a local MP about experiences of juggling work and caring for someone.
Please book your place by emailing📧 [email protected]

💼💜 Juggling work with looking after someone?

📢 Share your experiences directly with Jonathan Davies MP (Member of Parliament for Mid Derbyshire), local employers, and Derbyshire Carers Association (DCA) to help influence positive change for unpaid Carers.

DCA would love to hear from people who:
✅ Want to work but feel unable to because of their caring responsibilities
✅ Feel their workplace has not supported them to balance work and caring
✅ Have had a positive experience managing employment alongside caring for someone
✅ Are caring for a loved one whilst in education or training 🎓

📅 10th July
⏰ 10:30am – 2:00pm
📍 Strutts Community Centre, Belper

🗣️ Your experiences matter and can help shape better support for unpaid Carers across Derbyshire.

⚠️ Spaces are limited, so please book your place by emailing:
📧 [email protected]

💙 Together, we can help create more Carer-friendly workplaces and opportunities for everyone.

💜👏

02/07/2026

📣 REMINDER: From tomorrow (1 July 2026), the only way to contact the Derbyshire Mental Health Helpline will be by calling 111 and then selecting the ‘mental health’ option (option 2). The helpline’s 0800 number will be switched off on this date.

This transition means that people who need immediate support with their mental health will not need to remember a long 0800 number, and will be able to get the help they need quickly and efficiently.

22/12/2025

Thank you to our 35 Experts by Experience and their work during 2025. 💚 Please take a moment to read it and let it inspire you.

Could our Experts be working with you and your service in 2026?

We encourage professionals to connect with Mental Health Together voices of lived experience, who can help design new services and improve existing ones.

Thank you to our 35 Experts by Experience and their work during 2025. Please take a moment to read it and let it inspire you. Could our Experts be working with you and your service in 2026?

22/12/2025

Christmas is often portrayed as a season filled with joyful family gatherings, hearty warm meals, and lovely gifts. However, the holidays can be challenging for many individuals – just last Christmas Day, the Samaritans helpline received around 800 calls for help.
There are lots of ways to reach out in Derby and Derbyshire if you need someone to talk to, even at Christmas, including drop-in centres, safe havens open every night of the week, and a 24/7 local helpline.
Find the right support for you here - https://bit.ly/gethelpinderbyshire

Christmas is often portrayed as a season filled with joyful family gatherings, hearty warm meals, and lovely gifts. However, the holidays can be challenging for many individuals – just last Christmas Day, the Samaritans helpline received around 800 calls for help.

There are lots of ways to reach out in Derby and Derbyshire if you need someone to talk to, even at Christmas, including drop-in centres, safe havens open every night of the week, and a 24/7 local helpline.

Find the right support for you here - https://bit.ly/gethelpinderbyshire

22/12/2025

Support is available at the Derbyshire Mind crisis support drop-ins. Please see here for open days and times at each site this weekend:⁠ https://www.derbyshiremind.org.uk/.../crisis-support.../ 💚

We are working hard to deliver Crisis Support Drop-In Services across all three of our sites – Buxton, Swadlincote and Ripley and so shall be open over this Christmas period as much as we can across all three sites. ⁠
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Please see here for open days and times at each site this weekend.⁠ https://www.derbyshiremind.org.uk/services/crisis-support-drop-in-services/

22/12/2025

Christmas can be tough. There’s always someone there to listen, any day, any time. Call the Derbyshire Mental Health Support Service and Helpline for free, 24/7 on 0800 028 0077. Or call NHS 111 and select option 2. https://bit.ly/mhsupportservices 💚

Christmas can be tough. There’s always someone there to listen, any day, any time. Call the Derbyshire Mental Health Support Service and Helpline for free, 24/7 on 0800 028 0077. Or call NHS 111 and select option 2. https://bit.ly/mhsupportservices