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Community Services
Dartford Gravesham and Swanley Mind runs
a wide range of Day Services for people with mental health problems: we hope
you will find something that suits you!
Doing things together
Drop-ins:
Our Drop-ins offer an unpressured environment, a “safe space” where people
with mental health problems can come and meet others and generally
socialise. The staff are on hand if someone needs to discuss anything in
private. A light snack is available. These sessions run weekly.
Activity Sessions:
Activity Sessions are a chance for you to develop your interests, and to get
involved in things you might not have done before, again in a supportive
environment with other people. Volunteers are often available to provide
individual help to people who are finding it difficult to take part.
We put on a variety of activities such as Creative Writing, Healthy Living,
Learning to use Computers, Relaxation, Discussion, Arts and Crafts: a
particular activity will normally run for 13 weeks. Consult the Day Services
Programme to see what’s on at any particular time.
Gardening Group
Throughout the year, we also run 2 horticultural activities: the Gardening
Group. Ring the office for further details.
Self Management Groups:
These are groups lead by a facilitator: they are intended to help people to
find ways of coping with their particular mental health problem, to share,
and learn from others in the group. Coping With Life Courses run on various
themes: anxiety, self-esteem, depression etc, but we also run the Time for
Change Group, which helps people with a wide variety of issues.
Self-management groups change from time to time: again, the current day
services programme gives details and how to access these groups.
Services for people from Black,
Asian & Minority Ethnic Communities:
DGS Mind also runs a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
Forum to help people from these communities to access and use the range of
Day Services. For more information: click here
Out and Abouts:
In Out and About sessions, a staff member and a small group of
service-users go out together into the local area to use a whole range of
community facilities: they might go bowling, go for a country walk, meet in
a club or café, go to the leisure centre, the library or whatever they
decide. Out and About Sessions are to help people use, or start to reuse
community facilities that will be helpful to their quality of life.
Out and About sessions generally happen on Fridays, but times and venues
vary: a separate Out and About programme is available, or you could ring the
office for details.
A Day Service User Panel, made up
from elected representatives from the various Day Services, helps guide
what we do.
Doing things just for you
We also run 3 different programmes working with people
on a 1 to 1 basis. These are:
Mentoring:
A person is matched with a trained volunteer who meets with them once a week
to support them to achieve their goals. Very suitable for people who have
anxieties about going out or mixing with others. For more information: click here
Assisted Volunteering:
People are supported to become volunteers in other organisations, or within
DGS Mind. This is a really practical way to gain self confidence and new
skills. For more information:
click here
Person Centred Planning:
A staff member will work with you to help you to build a social network and
to achieve any ambitions you might have.
See separate leaflets for more details on all these 3 programmes.
The Mind Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Forum:
offers a safe and friendly environment to meet for those people who identify
themselves as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, transgender and who have mental health
concerns. For more information: click here
Current Programme:
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