Self Help Shosrtlisted for Charity of the Year at 2016 e3 Business Awards
Manchester-based mental health charity, Self Help, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2016 E3 Business Awards, which will be held at the Macron Stadium in Bolton on Friday 3rd June.The charity, which offers a wide range of support,… Read more
Would you like to contribute toward the design of a mental health research project?
Researchers from the University of Manchester are currently looking forpeople to be involved in the design and planning of a research project on mental health. The initial involvement is a one off meeting, but there could be more opportunities for… Read more
Did you know? Today is Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD)
SIAD occurs on 1st March every year, and has done so for seventeen years or more.SIAD is an international event that is recognised across the globe.LifeSIGNS has supported Self-Injury Awareness Day for well over a decade, and they are the… Read more
Boltonians are taking charge
NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group has launched a brand new initiative encouraging Bolton people to make a pledge to ‘take charge’ of their own health and wellbeing. With Bolton’s new health and care locality plan forecasting a financial gap of… Read more
One third of eating disorder sufferers face discrimination at work
One in three eating disorder sufferers experience stigma or discrimination in the workplace according to a survey by Beat, the UK’s eating disorder charity.Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses affecting 725,000 men and women of all ages and backgrounds in… Read more
Introducing the Hobby Journal – Reducing Isolation and Loneliness in Manchester
Social Isolation and Loneliness has a serious negative impact on older people’s health and wellbeing.The three Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups have invested in a grants programme to tackle this problem, awarding funding to 29 projects across Manchester to provide social… Read more
NHS mental health taskforce report launched
NHS England’s taskforce on mental health has today launched its report, setting out a detailed five-year plan for NHS mental health services to support people with mental health problems.Over 20,000 people who live with a mental health problem or work… Read more
In The Mind – BBC season of programming exploring mental health
On Monday, 15 February, BBC One kick-start ‘In The Mind’ – a two week season of features dedicated to mental health.Exploring mental health across news, drama, documentaries and features, highlights include The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive:… Read more
Self Help trainee speaks in Parliament
A courageous Self Help trainee, Sascha McDermott, recently took to the stage in Parliament and shared her experiences of working within the group to improve her wellbeing and job prospects.Sascha is a trainee for Getting Real Opportunities for Work (GROW),… Read more
People aged 40-59 are least happy and most anxious, report finds.
Middle-aged people are the least happy, have the lowest levels of life satisfaction and the highest levels of anxiety, as shown by the latest official wellbeing statistics from ONS.Personal well-being data from 300,000 adults in the UK has been collected… Read more