Our Admin team
creator and head admin Sara Gorman
Head Admin Harry Cawood
Admins
Alistair Wilkinson
Barry Matthews
Jennifer Gibert
Facebook group purpose and safety rules
Disability, mental health, all problems support, and chat group
Just to say everyone this group is created for those who face disabilities, mental health or and other problems and those who are involved in the lives of those who face disabilities, mental health, or other problems such as parents, families, carers, support workers, professionals, etc, meaning those who are trained and qulifcated in the field of disability, mental health, and other problems and those who are training and learning.
So sorry about the long-winded purpose and rules as this is an all in one disability, mental health and all problems chat, awareness support, Advocacy, even mentoring and coaching, which could all topics of life such as where it says topics on the group. We understand having too much information may be a lot for you but it's hard to be with it being all in one group, which means we don't need to have different groups on different topics like we have in the past, plus three admins have been hacked me one of them, Harry is in hospital so he may not be able to get himself sorted on Facebook till he comes home which could be a while. However' this is why we have added I'm afraid extra safety rule, which know may sound harsh sorry but hopefully keep us all safe.
As support is concerned Admins are only trained so much but pretty much what one of us knows how to do the other doesn't but if neither of us is we will try to find help for online etc.
I am a Volunteer Befriender and I have 5 qualifications in that field Counseling level 1, Mental health awareness level 1, Mentoring level 1 and 2, and Advocacy level 1 and 2 but that does not make me a professional.
I face Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Epilepsy Anxiety, and Depression myself. We all know we can feel how we feel whether there is a reason or not, whether it's sad, angry, etc. Reasons could be, relationships, break-up money problems, even though Covid 19 rules have eased a lot to what they were when facing disabilities, etc, doesn't mean people feel their normal selves again. That doesn't make me know everything but feel free to write a message on the group asking me to pm you if you, just say on the group you're facing a problem but do not say what. Just remember I am not trained and quifcated to know everything in this field but I am in most. Here are some contact details to services and people more quifcated and trained than us if you need them.
Please feel free to ask us to private message you if you want us to do so but please read our safety rules before you to keep you safe and us.
We advise you due to your privacy not to type your problem on the group just ask if an Admin can private you, which will either be the Admin who replies, another Admin, or me.
Tell whichever one of us will private messages you on Private message, this could be to do with your mental health, a problem with the group, person, or people in the group, or other issues. Also, there are contact details of disability and mental health services on our pinned post and website link.
We are here
We can all feel lowe, sad, angry, etc with or without a reason.
We understand it can be hard to talk to people you don't know so you may not want to tell us the problem but even if you tell us how you are feeling it may help us how we can we can try to help you, which is your choice either way.
What is on private message is private between you and the Admin who private messages you but if the Admin is concerned about your safety they may speak to our Admin team or it might be that the Admin who may be talking to you may not be trained to deal with what you are talking about themselves so they may speak to an Admin who may know. Just to say if needs be we can look online for websites, information, etc if needs be.
including contact details of services, charities, etc who are more trained than we such as counseling, etc on our group description on the right-hand side.
Mind Infoline is open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. We're closed outside of those hours. But there are people you can talk to any time: call Samaritans on 116 123 (UK-wide)
http://www.stophateuk.org/ 0800 138 1625
WWW.crimestoppers-uk.org 0800 555 111
Learning Disability Hate Crime Stop Crime Helpline 0800 802 1155
http://www.mind.org.uk/ 0300 123 3393 email info@mind.org.uk
Samaritans WWW.sameritans.org 08457 90 90 90
Elder Abuse WWW. ageuk.org.uk 0808 808 81141
Victim Support WWW,victimsupport.org.uk 08045 3030 900
NHS medical help non-emergency 111 WWW.nhs. the UK
NSPCC Helpline WWW.nspcc.org.uk 0808 800 5000
Citizens Advice 0844 111 444 from landline 0300 330 06550 from mobile and WWW.adviceguide.org.uk
Community legal advice 0845 345 4345 WWW.justice.org.uk
Emergency 999
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/mental-health-services
http://inspiritedminds.org.uk/
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/mental-health-emergency-if-youre-crisis-or-despair
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AnxietyandDepressionThebigtalk/
https://www.rethink.org/diagnosis-treatment/treatment-and-support/crisis-teams
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Remember as the title says this is Disability support and talk group so feel free to talk about different issues in the lives of facing disabilities and mental health positives or and negatives of life.
Also, this group is for people who face disabilities, mental health, and or other problems and those who are in their lives who support, teach them one way or the other, which could mean at home, school, college, health, and all issues, which could mean parents, family, carers, support workers, social workers, teachers, tutors, health professionals, careers more and all, whether those involved in these people's lives are trained, qulifcated, learning or and training yourself. Feel free to chat on the group with those who may be facing if not the same but similar to you, whether you face disabilities, mental health or and other problems or if you are helping people or a person who faces them in whatever issue, some issues or and all of life.
Topics On This Group.
1. Health – Anything to do with the health of disabilities, Mental health, and other problems, Covid 19, etc.
2. Accessibility and disabled in all places - such as housing, disabled aids, accessible information, easy read, disabled access, disabled parking, wheelchairs getting around on transport, etc,
3. Home support – help with cooking, shopping, housework, etc.
3. Careers – Education and Employment for People with disabilities, Mental health or and other problem,s.
4. Talent – Hobbies, interests, arts, crafts and etc which can either be in the home, socially, or in a career.
5. Social issues – Friendship, dating, going places, counseling, emotional support and etc.
6. Public Advocacy – Empowering and supporting people with disabilities and health problems to speak for their rights. For eg; (Person Centred Planning.)
7. Private Advocacy is mostly legal and illegal Advocacy such as hate crime, discriminating, benefit cuts, fit for work, not fit for work and etc.
8. (‘ Learning Disability and Mental Health Awareness’) - people with disabilities and health problems training and educating those people without disabilities and health problems who are interested in working in the field of learning disability and health problems.
9..All and more. Information about this group, on our website links next to this information, sorry there's a lot as this is an all in one disability, mental health all problems group.
In respect of your privacy, if you let us know you're facing a problem guys, our advice does not to write the problem on the group.
Let us know the group if you're facing a problem with anything, don't say what it is until one of us private messages you. Up to you, but on the group there are others who see what you have written even though it is a private group, which means people in the group are likely to see but not people are not in the group. If the problem is within a person or people in the group, please let us know on private message and we are always grateful for proof so
we don't block and remove people from the groups who haven't done anything wrong by mistake.
Please respect one another meaning everyone in the group, members, and Admins.
Be nice
Be kind
No Hacking
No Porn
No abuse
No bullying
No Hate crime
No judgment
No discrimination
No Sigma
No rowing
No nastiness at all
Make sure you don't request on any more than 2 profiles, whether it's one profile or 2 make sure you have a picture of you in the place where the profile picture is so it's seen when you post etc.
NO PRIVATE OR AND FRIEND REQUESTING UNLESS KNOW OR AND HAVE PEOPLE'S PERMISSION OR AND YOU KNOW FOR SURE WOULDN'T MIND YOU DOING SO.
ANYONE ON THE GROUP WHO YOU DON'T KNOW AND WHO THEY DON'T KNOW WITHOUT ASKING THEM ON THE GROUP FIRST. WHATEVER THE REASON YOU NEED OR NEED TO CONTACT THEM, PLEASE MAKE YOU THEY ARE AWARE AND ACCEPT THEIR ANSWER THEY NO, NEVER ASK WHY, IF THEY CHOICE TO TELL YOU WHY THAT'S THEIR CHOICE, SAME FOR IF THEY DON'T
IF IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GROUP OR AND A PERSON, LET US KNOW YOU'RE FACING A PROBLEM, LET US KNOW ON THE GROUP BUT DON'T SAY WHO AND WHAT ON THE GROUP, WHICHEVER ADMIN RESPONSES ASK THEM IF YOU CAN THEM IF NO ASK THEM TO ASK AN ADMIN OR CAN OR MYSELF. PLEASE PROVIDE PROOF OF THE PROBLEMS SO WE DON'T BY MISTAKE BLOCK ETC SOMEONE WHO HASN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG. DO NOT PUT THE PROOF ON THE GROUP HAVE THE PROOF READY FOR WHICHEVER ONE OF US PMS YOU.
WE UNDERSTAND THOSE IN THIS GROUP WILL JOIN FOR IF NOT THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT REASONS.
MAKING FRIENDS AND SOCIALLY ETC IS ALLOWED BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE, YOU STILL BE ACCEPTED TO THE GROUP EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SOCIALIZE WITH PEOPLE. FOR THOSE WHO MAY DO YOU WILL BE PLEASE TO KNOW WE SAFETY RULES AROUND THAT.
IF TRYING TO COMMUNICATE PLEASE DO NOT FRIEND REQUEST AND PM RANDOMLY.
DO WRITE A SHORT MESSAGE ON THE GROUP AND IF ANYONE OR AND ANSWERS, ADMINS CAN'T AND FORCE OTHERS TO TALK, REPLY ETC IF THEY DON'T, PLEASE ACCEPT PEOPLE'S.
NO PERSONAL CONTACT DETAILS ON THE GROUP FOR EG, NO EMAIL ADDRESS, PASSWORD, NO HOME ADDRESS ETC ON THE GROUP.
JUST WRITE A SIMPLE MESSAGE, PERSONAL FOR EG; MY NAME IS FRED FLOGS I COME FROM LONDON, I LOVE DOING DRAWING AND PAINTING. LIKE I SAID DO NOT FORCE PEOPLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU IF THEY DON'T. THERE ARE OTHER DISABLED GROUPS BUT ALSO FEEL FREE TO ASK US FOR SOCIAL WEBSITES ETC IF YOU WISH. WE UNDERSTAND THAT MANY ARE LIKELY TO BE WAVY OF DATING ETC BUT AGAIN THE SAME SAFETY RULES ARE AROUND THAT TOO.
HOWEVER' COMMUNICATE IF YOU DO, WE DO NOT INTERFERE WITH THAT BUT WE ARE HERE FOR YOU ON THE SAFETY SIDE. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE THAT'S FINE.
WHEN COMES TO SOCIALIZING, MAKING FRIENDS, DATING ETC ALTHOUGH WE UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THE MIGHT OF THAT WE DON'T ALLOW DATING AS SUCH BUT DO BELIEVE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE HOW THEY WANT AS LONG THEY ARE NOT FORCING OTHERS TO DO WHAT THEY DO DON'T WANT TO.
IN FACT, NO DATING IS ALLOWED IN THE GROUP, HOW YOU COMMUNICATE ON PRIVATE MESSAGE IS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OTHER PERSON, WE DON'T BELIEVE IN TELLING YOU HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS BUT WE CAN GIVE TIPS AND ADVICE SUCH AS DON'T GIVE OUT YOUR CONTACT DETAILS UNTIL YOU GET TO KNOW YOU, DON'T MEET WITH SOMEONE UNTIL YOU HAVE GOT TO KNOW THEM. HOWEVER, IT IS FINE TO TELL PEOPLE IN THE GROUP IF YOU BECOME MORE THAN FRIENDS WITH SOMEONE IN THE GROUP THAT CHOICE IS UP TO YOU TWO BUT KEEP YOUR PRIVATE LIFE PRIVATE. HOWEVER AS I SAID WE ARE HERE FOR TIPS AND ADVICE SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRIVATE AN ADMIN ASK ON THE GROUP, DON'T SAY ON THE GROUP WHAT IS ABOUT IF ONE ADMIN WON'T PRIVATE MESSAGE YOU THEY WILL ASK ANOTHER AND MYSELF. ALSO, IF YOU DO FACE ANY PROBLEMS WITH SOMEONE ON PRIVATE MESSAGE, ON THE GROUP AND YOU CAN PROVIDE PROOF OF THE MESSAGE AND THE PERSON. ONCE YOU HAVE PROVIDED THE PROOF, BLOCK THE PERSON ON YOUR PRIVATE AND PROVIDE IT ON THE GROUP AND WE WILL BLOCK AND REMOVE THAT PERSON FROM THE GROUP.
I DO AND IF SOMEONE IS OKAY FOR YOU TO CONTACT THEM, WE CAN NOT PROMISE HOW LONG OR SHORT A FRIENDSHIP OR HOW YOU WILL LAST THAT'S BETWEEN YOU AND THEM BUT WE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU SHOW ANY PROOF OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANYONE, THEY WILL BE BLOCKED AND REMOVED WHETHER PROBLEM IS ON THE GROUP, PROFILE, OR AND PRIVATE MESSAGE.
JUST REMEMBER ALSO THAT WE ALLOW PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH OR AND OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS FAMILY, PARENTS, SUPPORT WORKERS, CARERS PROFESSIONAL ETC AS WELL PEOPLE WHO FACE DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH OR AND OTHER PROBLEMS, FINDING OUT ON THE GROUP WHO PEOPLE IS IMPORTANT IF YOU TRY TO COMMUNICATE. DIFFERENCE PEOPLE ARE ON THE GROUP DIFFERENT REASONS, WHICH YOU MAY COMMUNICATE WITH SOMEONE WHO A PROFESSIONAL FOR ADVICE MAY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, JOB ETC BUT ASK THEM ON IF YOU CAN CONTACT THEM ON T FIRST DON'T JUST CONTACT THEM WITH KNOWING, MAINLY IF YOU HAVE NOT CONTACTED THEM BEFORE, MEAN NO RAMDON PMS AND FRIENDS REQUEST UNLESS THEY SAY YOU CAN.
We have done so yet but we will be writing the three questions the group for everyone's safety you will need to answer three questions because on this new Facebook page it doesn't show clearly whether or not, someone is safe to join the group meaning your safety and everyone on the group.
If you don't answer or not all you won't be accepted on the group. The three questions will be like this or in so many words.
1. Do you have disabilities, mental health problems, mental illness, or other problems, what disabilities, mental health problems, illnesses, or problems do you have?
2. Are you involved in the lives of people with disabilities, mental health problems, mental illness, or other problems behave of anyone any age? For eg; you could be a parent, family, carer, support worker, professional, etc.
3. Will you follow the purpose and safety rules of the group?
However, if you have been on our groups before and we recognize your profile it's very likely we will accept without you answering the questions for example such situations as now 3 admins have been hacked, myself one of them, Because I don't how to delete my hacked profile sadly is still around and I have been having close done groups I created from that profile and create new groups to replace them. One of my group was even hacked with me, which is why sorry to say our rules will need to be a little stricter than they were. Even more so if you have not been one of our members before please answer the three questions.
Sorry if this sounds confusing but I have been running FB groups since 2010, I have had a lot of remembers, group and naturally there is too much to remember but in some cases, it may take a bit of time for us to decide to add you or not, give us a day or two to decide because it may have been a number of years since you on our group, therefore we do we may accept to give you a chance.
Hower' understand that not everyone can have their hacked profile blocked removed etc and understand if some of you being hacked may not come back to us. but if you do either on another profile but if your hacked profile is still around. Please message on the group to let everyone know and warn them not to reply, respond, etc to anything that comes from there.
Also' in any case please do not request on our groups on more than 2 profiles otherwise it could get confusing.
Before asking an Admin's permission to private message, please remember you are not allowed to contact them any other way without their permission or unless you know one another.
We are here to help the best way can but everyone's safety
is important and everyone has a say in this group, whether or not they want others in the group to contact them or not.
Does everyone understand, sorry this sounds harsh just looking out for everyone's safety?
I know one of you is asking for help but before we do, we want to make sure you understand these rules because just lately 3 Admins have been hacked myself included.
Just to say all we are here to help but I know this is a mind field, everyone but not everyone knows everyone on the FB, which is why we put these rules in place.
Remember everyone has a say in the group, everyone's thoughts, and feelings matter Admins as well as members.
When wanting help please do not write the problem on the group let us know you're facing a problem, ask for an Admin, if the admin who replies doesn't wish to contact you, they will ask another Admin or me.
When if or when we contact you it will be a private message only do not contact us any other way unless we say you can or and we know one another.
Hi, all sorry about since we set we gone about rules a lot as I three Admin have hacked lately plus I blocked someone who was being abusive towards me, which I am afraid we are tightening up on the rules sorry about that.
This group is not judgemental and neither are we but not everyone knows one another on Facebook, which is why we make the rule if do not contact someone we don't know without the person's permission.
Your safety matters yes, so does my Admins' safety and they do have a say whether they private message you or not, if not is my responsibility as a creator to tell to help, will do our best we are not trained, etc at everything but we will work our hardest to find where could be able to help you.
If an Admin does a private message please be grateful for that because you don't know us and we don't know you.
Do not ask us to contact you in any other way but if we they ofter that is our choice and we will respect your choice as well whether you say yes or no.
No abuse, porn, blocking, hacking, etc
If we are not happy with the way you behave we will block you off the group and private message like I did to this guy today.
Sorry to go about the rules but I care about keeping everyone safe, not buying, selling, or asking anyone for money, putting charities on the group is fine to try and raise money but should be people's choice whether they want to get involved or not. Never force someone to raise money for charity.
Just say all if we receive private messages on the group from people we don't know etc we won't reply so please ask on the group first, an Admin like a member has a say whether they allow you or not but they will ask another admin or and myself if you are facing a problem say you are and provide proof on private message.
If you are friends, family, etc with one of us, some us or all of us, etc, social chats, etc should be out of the groups, private message elsewhere, etc as Admins are here to be on the group
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