Resources

Episode 20 - Barnet Council's Suicide Prevention Strategy. In this important episode, we speak with Seher Kayikci, Senior Public Health Strategist at Barnet Council, about the Council’s new Suicide Prevention Strategy and the work being done in Barnet to support people.

Episode 19 - Andy's Man Club Barnet. A men's suicide prevention charity, offering free to attend peer to peer support groups to men across the UK and online.

Episode 18 - Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In conversation with John Truong and Donna Chan from Meridian Wellbeing, and Michelle Morais from The Network.

Episode 17 - Autism and the Pandemic. We speak to Emma Cooper and Christine Lesmes from Barnet Mencap about their work supporting individuals with high-functioning autism, the affect of the pandemic on their clients and how businesses can better support autistic individuals. 

Episode 16 - Art and Wellbeing. We speak to Vicky Martin and Andy Auld of Community Focus about the use of art to improve people's wellbeing and quiz them on their favourite artists. 

 Episode 15 - The impact of the pandemic on student wellbeing with Vanessa White, Maxi Pacheco and Gabe Berwanger from the University of Middlesex

Episode 14 - In conversation with Sir Norman Lamb, former MP and Health Minister, and current Chair of the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.

Episode 13 - Public Health and the Pandemic with Dr Tamara Djuretic, Director of Public Health and Prevention for Barnet Council, and Rory Cooper, Covid-19 Health Champion and Health and Social Care Manager for CommUNITY Barnet.

Episode 12 - The Barnet COVID-19 Health Champion Project. We speak to Izzy Ford, Project Manager for the Barnet COVID-19 Health Champion Project. The Project provides up to date and straightforward information about Covid-19 and the vaccines to volunteers (COVID-19 Health Champions) to share with their families, friends and communities. 

Episode 11 - The work of local government during the pandemic. We speak to West Hendon Councillor, Alex Prager, about Barnet council's support for businesses and residents, the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccines, and the future of working.

Episode 10 - What does a local Councillor do? We speak to Arjun Mittra, Councillor for East Finchley and Anne Clarke, Councillor for Childs Hill on the role of Councillors and local government.

Episode 9 - Socio-economic Inequality and Wellbeing with Richard Wilkinson, Emeritus Professor of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, we discuss the relationship between socio-economic inequalities and health and wellbeing.

Episode 8 - In Conversation with Sarah Owen MP, the Member of Parliament for Luton North. We discuss the pandemic, health inequalities and hate crimes.

Episode 7 - Psychology for the Whole Person with Dr Anna Mandeville, Consultant Clinical Health Psychologist and Divisional Lead for Psychology and Psychological Therapies, Enfield.

Episode 6 - A Collaborative Approach to Supporting Mental Health with Mahir Guden, Senior CBT Psychotherapist, Deputy Manager, Barnet Let’s Talk IAPT (BEHMHT), Michelle Morais, Manager, The Network, Adults & Health, Barnet Council, and Nahida Syed, Senior Wellbeing Navigator, Barnet Wellbeing Hub.

Episode 5 - The Covid-19 Vaccines with GP and Mental Heath Clinical Lead, Dr Louise Miller. 

Episode 4 - Peer Support During the Pandemic with Donna Chan, Dien Luu and the Peer Support Volunteers.

Episode 3 - The Pandemic and Adult Safeguarding with Fiona Bateman, Independent Chair of the Safeguarding Adults Board for Barnet. 

Episode 2 - The Lockdown and Mental Health Services with Karen Morrell, Head of Mental Health Services at Barnet Council. 

Episode 1 - Life under the Lockdown with Elaine Thomson and Dr Louise Miller, Mental Health Clinical Lead for Barnet.