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Join our Greater Manchester Older People’s Mental Health Network

19 Jul 2023 - 12:00 by michelle.foster

Do you have experience of accessing or supporting someone who has accessed mental health services as an older adult?

Join our network and use your experiences to influence the transformation of services!

If you would like to learn more and join as a network member, please email: [email protected] or call 0161 834 9823.

 

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Children and young people’s mental health: An independent review into policy success and challenges over the last decade

19 Jul 2023 - 11:40 by michelle.foster

This report by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition considers the policy landscape in England in relation to children and young people’s mental health over the last decade, and Children and young people’s mental health: An independent review into policy success and challenges over the last decadereviews progress relating to implementation and impact.

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Creative Poetry workshops

19 Jul 2023 - 10:55 by michelle.foster

Are you an older person aged 50 or over living in Greater Manchester?

Join Greater Manchester Older People’s Mental Health Network at one of their inspiring and creative poetry workshops where they will be exploring thoughts and feelings through poetry, whilst learning from each other in a safe and friendly space, and writing some great poetry too.

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Citizens Survey – Supported Living for Mental Health

18 Jul 2023 - 08:49 by michelle.foster

Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO) are in the early stages of a procurement exercise to tender for combined aspects of their Adults Mental Health and LD Supported Accommodation provision, with the intention of forming a pool of recognised new and existing providers who can assist them in establishing the best offer to citizens and their carers/families.

As part of MLCO’s commitment to involving service users (both present and future) in defining what is expected, but also hoped for from such provision, they would like to hear the views of as many as the time allows.  

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Living Well – VCSE Expressions of Interest

31 May 2023 - 16:07 by michelle.foster

The aim of Living Well is to transform community mental health services – with greater choice and more control by the people who need support as to what care is available, where to get it and how it is delivered. It seeks to be more inclusive and to encourage people to stay well and active. “Living Well Teams” are made up of a range of partners providing different services that will bridge the gap between GP and community-based services and hospital-based and specialist services.

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Two new SilverCloud programmes are available for parents and carers: Supporting an anxious child and Supporting an anxious teenager

13 Apr 2023 - 13:00 by michelle.foster

If your child is struggling with their mental health it can feel like a challenge. Some days are good but on others, even small daily tasks seem overwhelming. Perhaps your child feels out of control, constantly worried, or like they’re carrying around a weight that no-one else can see. While there are digital tools available for them to access, there’s also support out there for you too.

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Big Give Mental Health Match Fund

9 Mar 2023 - 11:50 by michelle.foster

78% of people say the cost of living crisis is impacting mental health – worse for those with existing mental health problems. The Mental Health Match Fund is designed specifically for charities image: funding bagimproving mental health as part of their work. The campaign will run around Mental Health Awareness Week, from 15-22 May.

Charity eligibility criteria:

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Mental Health Surge programme review

23 Jan 2023 - 11:49 by michelle.foster

During Covid-19 VCSE mental health services experienced an unprecedented surge in demand. With funding from the GM Health and Social Care Partnership, VCSE mental health leaders designed documenta programme of initiatives that took a creative new approach to getting support to where it was needed most.

This work was facilitated by GMCVO and they have published details of the programme and its outcomes.

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