Mental Health

In this free online seminar for Safeguarding Adults Week, Dementia Carers Count will share the latest findings from their 2026 survey and explore how professional curiosity can improve support and outcomes for carers.

Dementia Carers Count is a UK charity providing information, advice, and support to thousands of dementia carers every year. They provide online information, a telephone support line, and they run frequent online support groups country.

This free online seminar for Safeguarding Adults Week will explore how we can move beyond assumptions about what people with learning disabilities want for their future, and instead create opportunities for genuine choice, voice, and control.

Through the Where I Want to Live Toolkit, participants will discover an innovative, co-produced digital resource designed to help people with learning disabilities explore, discuss and express their wishes about where and how they live as adults.

Join Manchester Mind for a free workplace wellbeing networking event bringing together organisations, leaders and professionals passionate about creating healthier, more supportive workplaces. Hear from inspiring speakers, gain practical insights and connect with others exploring new ways to improve mental health and wellbeing at work.

185.6 million working days were lost in the UK due to sickness or injury in 2022, costing over £100bn annually. Supporting your staff and effectively managing sickness and the return-to-work process, could help to reduce sickness absences in your workplace. 

Join Acas on this free webinar about managing sickness absence successfully where they will cover: 

- Different types of absences 

- Supporting your staff at work to reduce absences 

- How to support staff during absence 

Workplaces can have an impact on our mental health as we spend roughly a 1/3 of our life at work. The way in which we address mental health in the workplace will determine whether that impact is positive or negative. 

In this webinar Acas explore how employers can positively support mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. It will cover: 

• An introduction to mental health and relevant legislation 

• The Acas framework for positive mental health 

• Supporting mental health in practice 

• Case study examples

Join Media Trust for a one-hour online panel on care, power and impact.

How can charities support spokespeople with lived experience to shape media conversations safely, effectively and on their own terms? And how can that work build community, solidarity and lasting change? At a time of rising hostility and backlash, it’s vital to consider whose perspectives shape the work, who makes decisions and the importance of building networks of care and support that extend beyond individual media opportunities.

What we'll explore

Join 422 Community Hub for An Introduction to Trauma and Trauma-Informed Practice, a three-hour session exploring Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), the impact of trauma throughout life, and how we can create more supportive, understanding and trauma-informed environments.

The session is open to professionals from all backgrounds, people working or volunteering in community settings, tenants and residents, and anyone interested in learning more about trauma and its effects.

Safeguarding starts with understanding neurodiversity. Recognising individual needs can help reduce vulnerability and improve outcomes for children and young people.

A flexible and practical training programme covering:

Join Manchester Women's Aid for a full day training to understand how to better support women with experiences of trauma, loss and recovery after child removal.

Manchester Women's Aid know child removal can have a devastating and long-lasting impact, resulting in complex grief, shame, trauma and loss of identity. Women are disproportionately affected, often in the context of domestic abuse, coercive control, mental ill health and housing instability - yet many receive little support after their children are removed.