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307 Commercial Road Port Adelaide SA 5015 Mail: PO Box 264 KILKENNY SA 5009

Phone:(08) 8244 5525 Email: comunit@clubhouse.org.au

Website: www.clubhouse.org.au

Opening Times: Mon to Fri 9:00am - 4:00pm Sat 9.00am - 2.00pm

https://www.facebook.com/DiamondClubhouse

INSIDE THIS ISSUE From the Director 2

Important Information 3

Upcoming events 4

Interesting Websites 5

More Interesting Info 6

Information for Members 7

NDIS Update 8

Members’ Page & Information 9

Information for Members 10-13

Sponsor Page 13

How to find us 14

DIAMOND REFLECTIONS May/June 2020

Please remember to call Diamond House and talk to a staff

member if you are struggling or need help with

something. Or you can call the crisis phone numbers.

We are all in this together and we can make it through together.

If you have a back yard, don’t forget to go outside and enjoy

some sunshine when you can.

Take care of yourselves and be kind to you.

Why not have a go at making a poster for the

Festival of Now! (See page 4)

Have something you’d like to

share in The Diamond Reflections

Newsletter?

We’d love to hear about your

experiences, hobbies and interests!

Send in your article to P.O Box 264,

Kilkenny, S.A 5009,

email us at comunit@clubhouse.org.au

or share with us on our Facebook page.

Anything you would like to see in Your newsletter?

Let us know by emailing and we will see what we can do.

Inclusion does depend on the request and the space we have at the time.

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Friday 24th April 2020

Dear Members, Staff, Volunteers & Students

It has been 4 weeks since we closed Diamond House day & group programs to

Members, Students and Volunteers due to Corona Virus (COVID 19). This decision was

made to help reduce the risk of Staff, Members, Students and Volunteers being

exposed to the flu and the Corona virus, following advice from SA Health and the

Federal Government. So far South Australia is doing really well with less and less people

contracting COVID 19, but we still need to be careful and continue to take all necessary

precautions to minimise the risks of contracting the virus.

We have developed a weekly roster for Members, Staff and Volunteers from Monday

May 4th 2020 until Saturday 30th May 2020 to provide psychosocial supports at Diamond

House Monday - Friday 9.00-3.00pm to Saturday 9.00-2.00pm . We will practice strict

social distancing with only 10 people attending across the day at Diamond House to

meet the current group restrictions. You will need to call Diamond House on 82445525 to

find out which days you are rostered to attend Diamond House.

We will continue to provide daily outreach support to keep in touch with Members by

phone calls, email, Facebook/Diamond Clubhouse and through other social media

including Zoom meetings. Members can also ring Diamond House on 8244 5525 and talk

to Staff if they have any concerns or questions. You can also call us to let us know how

you are managing.

We will continue to provide essential NDIS supports to our NDIS participants on a one to

one basis through the week. Staff will be contacting individuals and arranging supports

especially for GP appointments, hospital visits and other essential appointments.

If you want to talk to someone or urgently need advocacy, ring Diamond House and

organise a one on one meeting. If you think you are becoming mentally or physically

unwell, please contact Mental Health Triage on 131465 or SA Mental Health COVID-19 line 1800 253 787

We also request that all Members, Staff and Volunteers have a flu injection before

returning to Diamond House as part of our Wellness in the Workplace to help reduce the

number of people who will get the flu this year.

We will keep you informed and supported while we are working through this ever

changing environment. Please take care of yourself, wash your hands properly, wash

your clothes more than usual and shower every day to help reduce the risk of getting

the flu and lower the risk of getting the corona virus. Stay home as much as you can

unless you have to go to the shops, pick up your medication or visit the doctor.

If we can all follow these simple directions, together we can get through this.

Take care & be strong. We are all more resilient than we think.

Please go to page 9 in this newsletter for some practical tips that I have included.

Kim Smith - Director Diamond House

FROM THE DIRECTOR

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MEMBERS’ PAGE IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Skylight COVID-19 Mental Health Peer Support line

1800 02 2020 5:00pm - 11:30pm 7 days per week

Available to all South Australians (Metro & Regional)

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Upcoming events

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Interesting Websites to Check Out

World Museums • Anne Franke Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands - https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/web-and-digital/ • British Museum, London - https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/ • Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain - https://www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/en • Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49YeFsx1rIw&feature=youtu.be • Louvre Museum Paris - https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne • MASP, Sao Paolo, Brazil - https://masp.org.br/en • Met Museum, New York - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/met-360-project • Musée d’Orsay, Paris - https://m.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html • Musei Vaticani, Vatican City - http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html • Museum Of London Docklands - https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/about-us/business-services/venue-hire/museum-london-docklands/virtual-tour • National Gallery Of Arts, Washington DC - https://www.nga.gov/ • National Gallery, London - https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours • National Museum Of US Air Forces - https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ • Natural History Museum, London - https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/the-natural-history-museum-hintze-hall/yQHjHCmSOMKyhQ • Palestine Museum - https://www.palmuseum.org/ehxibitions/virtual-exhibitions • Picasso Museum, Barcelona - http://www.bcn.cat/museupicasso/en/museum/presentation.html • Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands - https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/rijksmuseum • Royal Academy Of Arts, London - https://britishart.yale.edu/ • Salvatore Dali Museum, Figueres, Spain - https://www.salvador-dali.org/en/museums/dali-theatre-museum-in-figueres/visita-virtual/# • Tate Britain, London - https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain/display/walk-through-british-art • The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, United States - https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-j-paul-getty-museum • The Museum of Flight - https://museumofflight.org/Explore-The-Museum/Virtual-Museum-Online • The National Museum of Computing on Bletchley Park - https://britishart.yale.edu/ • Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy - https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/uffizi-gallery • US Holocaust Museum - https://www.ushmm.org/information/exhibitions/online-exhibitions • Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands - https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum • Virginia Living Museum - https://thevlm.org/visit/about-us/covid-19-update/natural-education/ • Women's History Museum, Virginia, USA - https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/online-exhibits • Yale Centre For British Art - https://britishart.yale.edu/

Zoos • African Animals - https://explore.org/livecams/african-wildlife/african-animal-lookout-camera • Atlanta Zoo - https://zooatlanta.org/panda-cam/ • Cincinnati Zoo - https://www.facebook.com/events/2915534028492292/ • Dublin Zoo - https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal-webcams/elephants/ • Edinburgh Zoo - https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/ • Explore.org Live Cams - https://explore.org/livecams • Flamingo Land - https://www.flamingoland.co.uk/virtual-tour/ • Florida Aquarium - http://www.flaquarium.org/sea-span • Hirakawa Zoo, Japan - https://hirakawazoo.jp/animal/movie • International Wolf Centre - https://wolf.org/wolf-cams2/ • Kansas City Zoo - https://www.kansascityzoo.org/ouranimals/list-of-animals/king-penguin/ • Melbourne Zoo - https://www.zoo.org.au/animal-house • National Aquarium, USA - https://www.aqua.org/Experience/live • National Zoo, Washington DC - https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams

General Sites • AirPano - https://www.airpano.com/ • Berliner Philharominker - https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home • ExoPlanets NASA - https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/ • Legoland - https://www.legoland.dk/en/accommodation/hotel-legoland/virtual-tour/ • NASA, Langley Research Centre - https://oh.larc.nasa.gov/oh/ • The Kennedy Centre - https://www.kennedy-center.org/digitalstage/ • Walt Disney Parks - https://tinyurl.com/v7qano5 • Wellcome Collection - https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=rMGsprcVCAR

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More Interesting Info

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a large pot or dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat and sauté onion, celery and carrots, stirring

occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic, cooking another 3 minutes.

2. Stir in the chicken stock, bay leaves, turmeric, crushed red pepper, salt and chickpeas; bringing to a boil. Mix

in shredded chicken, cover and turn down heat to a simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

3. Add kale, cover and simmer an additional 5 minutes. Discard bay leaves, serve and enjoy!

You can always add uncooked chicken breasts too and just boil them in the soup for about 25

minutes. Then simply shred them like you would the roast chicken.

This makes a large batch so keep in the fridge and eat over a few days or freeze in portions.

Detox Immune-Boosting Soup

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 onion, chopped

3 large celery stalks, chopped

2 large carrots, peeled and chopped

1 cup mushrooms, sliced

10 cloves garlic, minced

8 cups chicken stock

2 bay leaves

½ tsp. turmeric powder

½ tsp. chilli flakes (optional)

1½ tsp. sea salt

1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

3 cups shredded rotisserie/roast chicken

2 cups baby kale (or baby spinach) leaves

10 of the best immunity boosters

Ten winter essentials – packed full of nutrients to help you ward off colds and flu this winter.

1. Oranges make a great snack for winter and are perfect for upping your antioxidants – particularly vitamin C.

2. Fresh or frozen vegetables are bursting with essential vitamins and minerals for immune support.

3. Red meat is filled with zinc, B vitamins and iron. It’s also a great source of protein to keep your immune system

strong.

4. Probiotic drinks can help keep your digestive tract – and therefore your immune system – healthy.

5. Rolled oats – research shows the beta glucan in oats may help increase your resistance against infection.

6. Garlic vontains allicin, which has antibacterial properties for providing immune support.

7. Avocado contains antioxidants that help keep your skin and mucous membranes healthy, protecting against

bugs.

8. Green tea is filled with antioxidants, which absorb free radicals and help to support the immune system.

9. Brazil nuts are a good source of the immune-boosting mineral selenium.

10. Frozen mixed berries are great for getting your antioxidants when fresh berries are out of season.

https://www.healthyfoodguide.com.au/articles/2012/june/10-best-immunity-boosters

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Serving Size: 1½ cups • Calories: 253 • Fat: 6.5 g • Saturated Fat: 0.8 g • Carbs: 20.6 g • Fiber: 6 g

• Protein: 28 g • Sugars: 3.5 g • WW Freestyle Points: 1

*Recipe adapted from Cooking Light Recipe by Eat Yourself Skinny at https://www.eatyourselfskinny.com/detox-immune-boosting-chicken-soup/

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INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS

Healthy Snack Ideas

1. Eggs - A healthy snack which also gives you a bit of Vitamin D!!

2. Kiwi Fruit - Has double the Vitamin C than an orange. Also rich in antioxidants and is immune boosting.

3. Tuna or Salmon (fresh or tinned) - Oily fish like these are great for Omega 3s which also help mood (flavoured tins

of tuna do have many additives so go for plain if you can)

4. Air-Popped popcorn - Great healthy snack to munch and crunch with lots of fibre (it is the but-

ter/oil etc that is unhealthy)

5. Pistachios in the shell - Contain Vitamin B6, iron and magnesium

6. Celery sticks with a little peanut butter - hydrating and has potassium in the celery

7. Dates - a couple of dates keeps the sugar cravings at bay

8. Veggie sticks with some plain Greek yoghurt or some hummus dip

9. Avocadoes are healthy - make a guacamole or avo dip and have with veggie sticks or on some wholemeal toast

10. Plain boiled potatoes are a healthy, hunger buster. Add some garlic or herbs for a bit of flavour. Don’t forget to

leave the skin on - great source of fibre. Add some plain Greek yoghurt with the herbs n spices for a bit of a sauce

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NDIS Update

If you wish to find out more about the NDIS and how to apply, please contact Tan and Kim at

Diamond House on 8244 5525 or tan@clubhouse.org.au.

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MEMBERS’ PAGE & INFORMATION What Shall I Do?

I sit in the morning

With breaky in hand

Gazing out at the early birds

All flitting about

What shall I do?

What shall I do?

I could read emails from over night

I could finish breaky and go straight out

I could do me dishes

I could do me washing

I could do me housework

What shall I do?

What shall I do?

I fill my drink bottle

I open the door

I head on out for a walk about

I say good morning

I say hello

I finally get back

What shall I do?

What shall I do?

I could read emails from over night

I could do me dishes

I could do me washing

I could do me housework

What shall I do?

What shall I do?

I sit in my chair gazing out

One bird two birds

I fall asleep

What shall I do?

Practical Tips

Here are some practical psychological tips you can try

to help cope with anxiety and worry about the virus.

Get informed with the right information

News from mainstream media and social media

may sensationalise or exaggerate issues further

increasing our stress and anxiety.

Access information that you can trust - e.g. ABC

radio, Australian Government Department of

Health website, World Health Organisation

website.

Get active & organised

Makes plans & write a list of what you need to

buy, organise or set up and do it!

When you feel stressed ask yourself “What do I

need to do to help manage this situation ?”.

Talk to family, friends and people you trust. Ask

for help and maybe help them too.

Balance your thoughts

Challenge you negative thoughts, whenever you

recognise a negative thought balance it with a

realistic thought.

Shut down the noise

Give yourself permission to switch off “noise“ such

as social media and TV News.

Only watch the News once or twice a day.

Replace noise with things you enjoy doing,

listening to music, walking on the beach or in the

park, meditation and mindfulness.

Remember who you are

Even when you feel stressed remember who you

are and what you believe in.

Be kind, gentle and respectful to yourself and to

others & reach out support others.

Keep healthy routines

Emotional health is strongly affected by regular

routines.

Spend time thinking about the routines that are

important to you & those around you.

Plan to do fun things.

Stay engaged

Stay connected & engaged with people &

meaningful activities. Examples include using

Skype, Facetime, online forums, chat groups,

webinars

Keep looking forward

Remember in time things will improve, people will

recover, and our lives will return to some kind of

normal.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS

Whilst not everyone is mobile, if you are able to go for even a little walk, it

will help your body.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS

A reminder for EVERYONE to please wash your hands with soap and water

for 20 seconds after EVERY visit to the toilet.

We need to do this for everyone’s health and safety and to stop the spread of

germs.

Please remember to stay home if you are feeling sick

(if you feel like you may have a virus or bacterial infection) so that you are not

passing it on to others who may have other serious health issues and

also so you can stay home & rest and let your body recover.

Good personal hygiene habits (for everyone’s health and safety) include:

Washing the body often. If possible, everybody should have a shower or a bath every day. However,

there may be times when this is not possible, for example, when people are out camping or there is a

shortage of water

If this happens, a swim or a wash all over the body with a wet sponge or cloth will do

Wear some antiperspirant deodorant under your arms to keep smelling fresh

Cleaning the teeth at least once a day. Brushing the teeth after each meal is the best way of making

sure that gum disease and tooth decay are avoided. It is very important to clean teeth after breakfast

and immediately before going to bed

Washing the hair with soap or shampoo at least once a week

Always washing hands with soap after going to the toilet

Always washing hands with soap before preparing and/or eating food.

Changing into clean clothes. Dirty clothes should be washed with laundry soap

before wearing them again. Bedding needs to be washed regularly too.

Hanging clothes in the sun to dry if you can. The sun's rays will kill some disease-causing germs and para-

sites

Turning away from other people and food and covering the nose and mouth with a tissue or into the

arm when coughing or sneezing.

Please remember: no singlets to be worn as an outer garment whilst at Diamond House.

When to wash your hands

Wash your hands before touching anything that needs to stay clean, and after touching anything that might contaminate your hands.

Examples include:

when your hands are visibly dirty

after going to the toilet

after helping a child go to the toilet, or changing a nappy

after handling rubbish, household or garden chemicals, or anything that could be contaminated

before you prepare or eat food

after touching raw meat

after blowing your nose or sneezing

after patting an animal

after cleaning up blood, vomit or other body fluids

after cleaning the bathroom

before and after you visit a sick person in hospital

before and after touching a wound, cut or rash

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Sponsors Page with much thanks and appreciation...

INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS

WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BECOME A

MEMBER AT DIAMOND HOUSE? Membership at Diamond House is open to anyone over the age of 16 with a history of mental

illness, who is not a threat to the Clubhouse community and who sees a benefit to themselves in

belonging. No referral is required. Support workers, key workers, mental health practitioners,

family & friends of people with a mental illness are welcome to come.

Upcoming orientation dates:

Wednesdays

Stay for a free lunch on this day!

Contact us for further details and to register on 8244 5525.

Our futureSocial Rec.

Activities are always

under planning. Check

in at Diamond House for

updates.

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Diamond House is situated at 307 Commercial Rd Port Adelaide. The

Clubhouse can be easily spotted

Port Adelaide Railway Station is only 250 metres away.

Bus Stop 37 Commercial Road - North East Side is right out the front. All

buses from the city to the Port will also lead to Diamond House.

DIAMOND HOUSE IS FUNDED BY SA HEALTH - MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE DIVISION AND OTHER GRANTS, WHICH COVERS OPERATIONAL COSTS.

WE ARE ALWAYS VERY GRATEFUL FOR ANY DONATIONS (OVER $2, TAX DEDUCTABLE), WHICH HELP PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AT DIAMOND HOUSE.

IF YOU CAN DONATE, PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM AND RETURN TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE.

DATE: _____ / _____ / ______

NAME: ____________________________________________

CONTACT NUMBER: ____________________________________________

POSTAL ADDRESS: ____________________________________________

DONATION AMOUNT: ($) ____________________________________________

PAYMENT METHOD: Cheque Money Order Cash

SIGNATURE: __________________________________________

FOR DIRECT DEBIT DONATIONS:

BENDIGO BANK

ACCOUNT NAME: CLUBHOUSE SA INC BOARD ACCOUNT

ACCOUNT NO: 148367501 BSB: 633-108

The Staff & Members of Diamond House Thank You for your generosity and support.

We are now fundraising for solar power, water tanks etc to

become THE eco-Clubhouse!

If you wish to donate or would like more information,

please contact the Director, Kim Smith.

Phone: 08 8244 5525 | Email: Kim.smith@internode.on.net

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