Health and Wellbeing

Men's Suicide – Barriers to getting help and opportunities for change

Research to Action returns for another seminar, connecting researchers and activists to rethink masculinities, deepen the fight against gender based violence, and build for gender equality.

Effective professional support can potentially stop suicidal distress from getting worse, but men are less likely than women to seek help. So what are the invisible walls that men encounter, and how can we, as a society, actively dismantle them?

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Health and Wellbeing
Mental Health

Inequalities and Health Summit: Call for Action

The UK is facing a health emergency that cannot be ignored; widening health inequalities, the cost of living crisis, and a decrease in life expectancy are affecting the most vulnerable groups in our society.

The issues are complex and there are a variety of social, structural, political and environmental challenges that need attention. Despite well-established evidence of such health inequalities, effective and sustainable ways to address these issues are urgently needed.

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Health and Wellbeing

Barclays Community Football Fund access grants

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Barclays Bank in partnership with the Sported Foundation is offering grants of up to £1,000 to not-for-profit organisations operating in an area of high deprivation to support delivery of their football activities to engage with young people (under the age of 25 years) from underrepresented groups.

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Capacity Building
Funding
Health and Wellbeing
Young People

NW Hearts Charity Grants 2024

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NW Hearts Charity is offering grants of up to £25,000 for groups working across Greater Manchester to deliver projects and activities that support people living with or at-risk heart disease and reduce its impact on lives beyond current NHS provision.

Funding is for activities that align with the NW Hearts Charity’s funding priorities to benefit:

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Capacity Building
Funding
Health and Wellbeing

Join Gaddum’s Peer support forum

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Do you facilitate peer support sessions in Greater Manchester?

Do you have questions about tackling difficult topics and behaviours? Need some tips on managing your WhatsApp group? Maybe you’d like to learn more about attracting attendees, understanding how a successful peer support group runs, or managing your wellbeing as a facilitator?

Join Gaddum’s Peer Support Forum to connect with other peer workers and discuss challenges you face. All sessions are online and free to attend.

Upcoming forum dates and times:

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Health and Wellbeing

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Diversity Matters Strategy consultation

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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Diversity Matters Strategy is currently being reviewed and refreshed. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust are consulting their patients and local communities on the below three aims of the Strategy:

  • Improved patient access, safety, and experience
  • A representative and supported workforce
  • Inclusive leadership

The attached presentation provides information about the Diversity Matters Strategy (2019-2023) aims and achievements.

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People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Health and Wellbeing

Gorton Central Open Day

Come along and see the changes that Healthy Me Healthy Communities have been making to Gorton Central. Be part of celebrating the power of people and place.

Join in the morning 10am-12.30pm or afternoon 12.30pm-3pm with a light lunch at 12.30pm.

Come along for a tour of the refurbished building, activities, networking and find out how Gorton Central can be part of your future.

Register here

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Health and Wellbeing

Trauma Responsive Greater Manchester VCSE Workshop – Understanding the priorities for our communities

Adversity and trauma can impact on all aspects of a person’s life, often affecting a person’s ability to engage fully in society. People’s behaviour can be displayed as distressed, challenging, or sometimes withdrawn. There are a wide range of behaviours due to adversity and trauma. Such behaviour often impacts on relationships, engagement, employment, and can affect a person’s ability to contribute positively to society. However, this negative response is not inevitable and there can be support for people with such adversity and trauma and also, both are preventable.

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Health and Wellbeing
Mental Health

Statement on the recent community violence from Trauma Responsive Greater Manchester

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"It is of concern what we are seeing and hearing on the news, in our streets and within our communities. It is important that we come together in a time of great stress and anxiety and support each other. Such trauma affects people differently, and at different times, and often in many months after. It can also re-trigger trauma from our past.
 

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People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Health and Wellbeing
Mental Health
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