Project start date: 3 April 2017
Project end date: 31 March 2018
CCG area(s) where this project operates: North
Neighbourhood(s) in which this project operates: Miles Platting and Newton Heath, Moston, City Centre
Programme objective(s) supported by this project:
3. to increase the level of support offered to people with mental health problems who find it difficult to access existing services in their neighbourhoods
Project summary: Develop a Support Worker role, focussing half their time on individual care plans with clients to help them get mental health support. Support Worker's help clients overcome barriers such as health (e.g. accompany clients at GPs), financial (e.g. accessing benefits), relationships, skills, personal
Organisation name: Lifeshare Ltd
Organisation summary: Our mission is to break the cycle of homelessness, offending behaviour, reduce harm and promote health. We work and collaborate in partnership with other statutory and non-statutory services, organisations and agencies. Lifeshare have been providing services to the vulnerable and marginalised of Manchester and Salford since 1985.
Contact name: Judith Vickers / Julie Boyle
Contact number: 0161 235 0744
Contact email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Webpage address: www.lifeshare.org.uk
Postal address: 27 Houldsworth St, Manchester, M1 1EB