A Network of Information and Sharing

Hope and opportunity for people living with/recovering from mental health issues, and their carers

NEWS

Notts Peer To Peer Network is regularly updated

The 'Snippets' or Rolling News section has the most up-to-date news

Welcome to the Notts Peer to Peer Network Website

If this is your first visit to the website, or you are a regular visitor we extend a warm welcome to you. You have a useful resource tool here, which will enable you to find the information you or someone you know may need. Please take time to find your way around the site. It has been designed to make it as easy as possible to navigate around the pages and there are helpful guides, and YouTube videos, to help

Notts Peer To Peer Network's YouTube Channel: http://goo.gl/yfqvm

There are forums for sharing views and giving opinions on what matters, to people living with mental health issues, in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. You can create topics of discussion yourself, for others to join in, or you can reply to other peoples comments. There are polls to vote in, or you can suggest one yourself for others to vote on. It is an opportunity to have your voice heard

Carers, doctors, nurses, clergy, social workers and others can use this resource to find information for people they are supporting, or for yourselves. The information is being updated on a regular basis, especially for local services, but also keeping an eye on what is happening nationally and internationally. Links are regularly checked

There are links to many support and information websites. With links to websites ranging from help for self-harmers and people with financial problems, medication information, and training courses for people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, to leisure activities and the creative arts

There is a NP2PN e-Newsletter. This contains many topics and items that are not available on the website

Press

(To receive the free Notts Peer To Peer Network e-newsletter)

There has been an increasing awareness and expansion of the Recovery model in Nottinghamshire. It follows on it's growth around the world, especially in the USA, New Zealand and in our neighbouring country, Scotland. More about this model or philosophy, and how it has been rolled out in Notts, can be found on the Recovery page on the Notts Peer To Peer Network (NP2PN). Please take time to have a look

A visit to the Chill Out page may help you to find something to help you relax or just 'be'. Or you may be looking for somewhere to go

NP2PN

Contact Form

Electronic Newsletter

e- Newsletter now available

CONTACT

Email:

mail@nottspeertopeernetwork.com

JOIN US

CONTACT FORM:

Notts Peer To Peer Network e-Newsletter

The e-newsletter is now available:

To be sent an email copy of the free 'Notts Peer To Peer Network e-Newsletter'

Please send your email address, saying you would like a copy, or complete the Contact Form

You will be sent a copy, via email

It will contain additional content, that is not found elsewhere on this website

Thank You

In order to read and use the e-Newsletter, you will need the free PDF reader to open the files. This can be downloaded for free by clicking the red link

How to Register on the Notts Peer to Peer Forum

Notts Peer to Peer Network (NP2PN) now has a YouTube page

It shows you how to register on the Forum

(It has the old 'pears' banner at the top of the page)

To visit this YouTube video click on the link below:

Or watch it here

Click the play arrow (below) and then full screen icon

(To return from the full screen, click the icon again)

It's Free To Register ~ Join Today

Important Notice

Important Notice

You should always obtain professional medical advice before making any decision that may have medical implications for you

Links to third party websites on this website are provided solely for your convenience. If you decide to use these links, you leave this website. We have not reviewed any of these third party websites and we do not control and are not responsible for these websites or their content. We therefore do not endorse or make any representations about them, or any material found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to this website, you do so entirely at your own discretion

Statements and opinions expressed in our forum, articles and elsewhere on this site are not necessarily those of Notts Peer To Peer Network and should not be considered facts. Notts Peer To Peer Network offers this site and the information contained herein without any warranty of any kind, express or implied, and is not liable for its accuracy, for mistakes, errors, or omissions of any kind, nor for any loss or damage caused by a user's reliance on information obtained from the site

AlI links are working, if any are broken please let us know

(For private study and for non-commercial use only)

Email: mail@nottspeertopeernetwork.com

Why We Are Here

Mission Statement

The purpose of Notts Peer to Peer Network (NP2PN) is to provide users of mental health services in Nottinghamshire access to useful information about support agencies, self-help, training, etc. The Network also serves to give members the opportunity to discuss issues relating to their lives, on the Forum Site, and to be involved in supporting each other

Spread The Word

Publicity

A5 Size Poster/Flyer:

Here is a PDF file, with an A5 poster/ leaflet/flyer, in colour for Notts Peer To Peer Network and the Gateway Drop In. You can print off copies to give to people or ask to put a poster up in your local community centre, doctor's surgery, mental health care centre, or library

Click on the PDF icon, below, for the free poster/flyer shown in the picture:

Poster/Flyer

Another window will open with the poster/leaflet/flyer - please give time for the download

Prints two A5 posters/leaflets/flyers. Please cut along the centre line to separate

Notts Peer To Peer Network Leaflet

It is a tri-fold leaflet explaining what NP2PN is about

With brief descriptions of some aspects of the website, such as the Forum, the News Page, the Information Page, the Chill Out Page, the Recovery Page, an About Us Page, and the Training Page

It has information on the back page about the Gateway drop in centre, in Nottingham City Centre

Click on the PDF icon, below, to download the free leaflet, pictured above:

Leaflet

Business Cards and Post Cards

A friend of the network has kindly produced a business card and post card for us

There are 3 post cards to a page, on the 1st page, and 10 business cards to a page, on the 2nd page:

Click on the PDF icon, below, to download the free business card, pictured above:

Business Cards and Post Cards

All of the publicity literature is downloadable in PDF format

If you need the free PDF reader, there's a link to it below

Free Adobe Reader

Free Adobe Reader

Some links are to PDF files

PDF (Portable Document Format) is a universal file format developed by Adobe^® that preserves all the fonts, formatting, graphics, and colour of any source document, regardless of the application and platform used to create it

You will find PDF a very common format which is widely used on the internet due to its platform independence

In order to read these, you will need the free PDF reader to open the files. This can be downloaded for free by clicking the red link

The Gateway

Above: The entrace door to the St James's Room, at the northern side of St Peter's Church, on St Peter's Gate

The Gateway, Nottingham

The Gateway drop in centre, part of a network of information and sharing

For the benefit of all people living with a mental health issue to meet and share. Come along to the centre to relax

Being labeled with having a mental illness can be stigmatising. We are current and ex-service users, who meet once a week on a Wednesday and have empathy for each other

We are aware of issues that people living with mental health problems have to cope with, such as relapses, struggles in developing a more positive outlook, recognising and finding ways to tackle the triggers that may lead to a downward spiral in our mental wellbeing

People who are recovering from mental health problems often find themselves isolated and unsupported. Sharing experiences with each other, if you wish, may provide valuable support. There is no pressure to do this and everything is voluntary and self-directed

We are 'experts by experience', as some label us, in the recovery process

Someone will always be there to welcome you

Carers are welcome too

Day: There is one session per week, on a Wednesday:

Time: 1.30pm until 3.30pm

Venue:

St James's Room, at St Peter's Church, St Peter's Gate, Nottingham NG1 2NW

Map: Click the gold button to find The Gateway Drop In Centre:

Poster with map showing the entrance to the Centre

The entrance is at the side of St Peter's, on St Peter's Gate, with disabled access

(Between Marks & Spencer's store and McDonalds)

There is an informal art group, where you can be creative

To see a few examples of other peers creations click the link below:

http://goo.gl/whkWn

See the Gateway Drop In enrty on the Information page under Drop-In Centres

To see some pictures inside the centre, go to our entry on the chill out page

Respect And Anonymity

Notts Peer To Peer Network & The Gateway Drop In Centre

Anonymity and the practice of it in the recovery process