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Development grants for VCSE groups who offer maternity-related mental health support

25 Feb 2021 - 11:41 by michelle.foster

gmhscpThe Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership are leading a programme to improve mental health support and services for families in pregnancy and the first two years of a child’s life.

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Green Social Prescribing funding boost for Greater Manchester Mental Health

4 Feb 2021 - 14:38 by michelle.foster

fundingOrganisations across Greater Manchester are being encouraged to come together to submit bids for local funding after the region secured £500,000 government funding for green social prescribing to improve the region’s mental health.

Green social prescribing connects people with nature-based activities such as walking and cycling, community gardening and food-growing projects, as well as tasks such as tree planting.

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Cameron Grants for Innovation in Mental Health

27 Jan 2021 - 15:45 by michelle.foster

cameron grantsSeed funding grants are available for UK based charities and other not-for-profit groups and organisations to trial new and innovative ways to support people in the UK who are suffering with poor mental health. The grants can be used to trial a new service, create an asset, a technology, a performance, fund research, or otherwise experiment in any way that supports mental health.

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Covid Impact Fund for Mental Health and Wellbeing launches 6 Jan 2021

18 Dec 2020 - 14:38 by michelle.foster

manchester city councilManchester City Council is launching a Covid-19 Impact Fund on 6 January 2021. £300,000 will be available for voluntary sector activity to support mental health and wellbeing and reduce social isolation in Manchester.

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Meditate with nature

25 Nov 2020 - 15:28 by michelle.foster

wild awake mindfulnessWild Awake Mindfulness in partnership with the Natural and Cultural Health Service and the Whitworth are offering these online meditate with nature sessions on 2 December, 2pm-2.45pm and 23 December, 9am-9.45am.

Find a quiet spot in your garden, balcony, local green space, by a window and enjoy guided meditation accompanied by the sounds of nature.

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Catalyst’s Sector Challenge Programme

20 Nov 2020 - 11:35 by michelle.foster

catalystGrants of up to £10,000 for organisations working in early years; financial wellbeing; mental health and wellbeing; and sexual abuse and domestic violence.

There are 12 Sector Challenges across four sectors most affected by COVID-19: early years; financial wellbeing; mental health and wellbeing; and sexual abuse and domestic violence.

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Ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK: GOV.UK call for evidence

19 Nov 2020 - 15:23 by michelle.foster

researchCHARM (Communities For Holistic Accessible Rights-based Mental Health) have been asked by the government to review ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK, focusing on the following 4 areas: education employment and enterprise health crime and policing.

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Thousands more staff affected by Covid-19 in Greater Manchester to benefit from specialist psychological support

5 Nov 2020 - 15:28 by michelle.foster

gm resilience hubThe Greater Manchester Resilience Hub is extending its covid-19 psychological and emotional wellbeing support to thousands more health and care staff (including VCSE organisations) and their families who work and / or live in Greater Manchester.

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Request the Greater Manchester Youth Mental Health Arts and Culture Evaluation Kit

5 Nov 2020 - 15:22 by michelle.foster

gm ithriveThe evaluation toolkit is used to capture the impact that arts and cultural activities have on children and young people's mental health. It is for use by organisations that provide arts and cultural programmes for children and young people, based in Greater Manchester.

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