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Mindscapes is photography and peer support group based in Chesterfield.We support people who are 17+ years plus and learning to manage their mental health.We enable individuals with essential life skills to empower themselves by utilising our lived experience with mental health, training, creativity and photography.Members can form new friendships, gain access to further support, bring along a support worker or healthcare professional and develop confidence and resilience to maintain mental health and well-being.
Join Us.
Mindscapes - Every Tuesday morning photography group.
Snap & Chat - Fortnightly on a Saturday morning photography group.
Thursday morning breakfast club.
Group Members Only.
Once a month on a Thursday.
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About Us.
Learn more about our group, mission and our values…
Opportunities.
Volunteer.
Training Courses.
Mental Health Champions.
Resources.
Here you will find our current flyer, group rules and policies documents to download as a .pdf
Our Community Partners
This is the Community Mental Health Support Map.It shows currently running health services, hubs and peer support groups. It specifically highlights mental health support and services in the Chesterfield and Derbyshire county.The map is being frequently updated.
Everyone Welcome.
Mindscapes Photography.
What We Do.
Empowering, enabling and equipping you to see things Differently.
We Meet.
Every Tuesday 10:00 am till 1:00 pm
Our Timetable.
10.00 am to 11:00 am - We meet up to support each other before we go for our photography walk.11:00 am to 12:00 pm/ish - We go for a photography walk around the local area and further support as we go around.12:00 pm to 1:00 pm - We arrive back at the hub for refreshments and we chat about our day and share the photos we’ve taken.
Our Location.
Mindscapes.
DVA Hub.
61 Low Pavements.
Chesterfield.
Derbyshire.S40 1PB
Accessibility.
Free to access.
Flexible aproach.
Disability access to the building has ground-level access and a disabled toilet.
Healthcare professionals/caregivers welcome.
Call Us.
07923 929 734
Message Us.
Everyone Welcome.
Snap & Chat.
What We Do.
We are a mental health peer support group giving you the chance to use photography and explore the local area.We go for a 45 minute walk and take some photos followed by a chat and refreshments afterwards.No experience is necessary - a camera phone or camera is needed on the walk, or just come down for support and a chat.
We Meet.
Fortnightly on a Saturday from 10:00am till 12:00pm
In the foyer of Clay Cross Tesco.
(Call for more details.)
Our Location.
Tescos Extra.
Bridge St North.
Clay Cross.
Derbyshire.
S45 9NU.
Accessibility.
Free to access.
Flexible aproach.
Healthcare professionals/caregivers welcome.
Call Us.
07923 929 734
Message Us.
Everyone Welcome.
Breakfast Club.
What We Do.
The Breakfast Club is a warm and welcoming group about supporting individuals who wish to overcome isolation or social isolation by gaining new friends over breakfast and a cuppa.Engage in a supportive framework and learn about what’s available in the wider community.
We Meet.
Every Thursday morning 10.30 am to 12.00 pm.
Andrea's Pantry.
(Unless a confidence trip is booked. Call for details.)
Our Location.
Andrea's Pantry.
3 elder way.
Chesterfield.
Derbyshire.S40 1UR
Accessibility.
Free to access.
Flexible aproach.
Individuals usually buy their own food.
The caffè is on the ground level. Easily accessible.
Toilets: Upstairs.
Healthcare professionals/caregivers welcome.
Call Us.
077923 929 734
Message Us.
Group Members Only.
Confidence Trips.
What We Do.
Confidence building trips are aimed around supporting individuals, building new friendships, visiting new places, overcoming isolation while being supported in a supportive group environment.
We Meet.
Once a month on a Thursday from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm.
Our Location.
Our Facebook group members can click here to find out when and where our next trip is going.
Note: Members must be signed into Facebook.
Accessibility.
To Be Completed.
Members only.
Flexible aproach.
Costs no more than £5.00.
Limited availability.
Healthcare professionals/caregivers welcome.
Disability accessible.
Places we’ve been.
Arts and Minds.
Bakewell.
Matlock Bath.
Sheffield Winter Gardens.
Millennium Galleries.
Graves Galleries.
Kelham Island.
Winding Wheel.
Barrow Hill Rounhouse.
Call Us.
077923 929 734
Message Us.
About Us
Mindscapes History.
We started on the 26th July 2022 as a peer support group with the aims of supporting People with their mental health through creativity and photography.Sharing our lived experiences with mental health, and through our experience in creativity and photography we enable individuals to utilise their creative skills to enable and empower themselves in a supportive, fun and friendly way.Today Mindscapes is humbled to have organised events in association with Mental Health Foundation, Chesterfield Borough Council, Thinkfest, and quite a few others.
Leadership.
The leaders of the group have their own lived experience with mental health, long term health conditions, and well-being.All have been on an incredible journey to get to where they are today and have powerful stories to share and are willing and able to offer support to anyone with a listening ear.
Our Mission.
To share our lived in experience, training, creativity and photography.Supporting individuals with mental health and wellbeing.To enable individuals to thrive.To enable individuals in building self-esteem, social confidence, self-confidence and resilience.Supporting Individuals in their ability to maintaining their mental health and well-being and to assist towards tackling loneliness and isolation.Utilising creativity and photography to help an individuals mental health and well-being.Enabling People to free there imagination and be themselves.To break down stigmas and barriers around Mental health.To pledge our support to people facing discrimination.To create an inclusive community where everyone is welcome.We provide a person centred approach to supporting people.
Click here to dowload policy documents.
Resources
Documents.
Downloads are accessed via our google drive. All downloads are at users own risk.
Mindscapes Flyer.
Snap & Chat Flyer.
Group Rules.
Mindscapes Constitution.
Mindscapes Mission.
Mindscapes Vision Statement.
Safeguarding Policy.
I.C.E.
Mindscapes Opportunities.
We have various volunteering roles available for people who wish contribute to the organisations future, access training opportunities or learn new skills.
Volunteer Roles.
Mental Health Champion.
Join our team and become mental health champions.Promote Mindscapes as mental health and well-being peer support group.Utilise your lived experience to support in lessening mental health stigmas and discrimination, be someone who enables others, and be a point of call for someone who wants one to one support.Contact us for more details.
Mental Health First Aider.
Join our team and become mental health first aider.Utilise your training and lived experience to work with other first aiders to soothe, approach, assess, and assist with any crisis, to listen and communicate non-judgmentally, to give support and information, to encourage appropriate professional assistance, and to encourage other support.Contact us for more details.
Training Courses.
Mental Health First Aid.
The Mental health first aider is there for someone in case anyone goes into a crisis, having this skill is very helpful and also empowering in itself.Contact us for more details.
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