Mental Health

Child Sexual Abuse: Survivor led session: Reign Collective

Manchester Safeguarding Partnership are delighted to welcome REIGN Collective to deliver their morning session on the final day in their Week of Action

REIGN is a Manchester-based, survivor-led organisation that works to transform how professionals and services understand and respond to child sexual abuse and exploitation through training, consultancy and lived-experience expertise. Their work is recognised for providing powerful insights that challenge perceptions, improve safeguarding practice, and drive meaningful change.

King's House Conference Centre, Sidney Street, Manchester, M1 7HB

Accredited Mental Health and Cultural Competence Training

About the Cultural Well-being Programme (CWP)
Launched in 2023 through a partnership between African Caribbean Mental Health Services, Empower Consultants CIC, and Fikawelie Mental Health Unit CIC, the CWP offers bespoke and culturally tailored interventions for individuals from South Asian, Black African, Caribbean, and dual heritage backgrounds experiencing severe mental illness or crisis.

Upcoming dates:
9 September 2026
22 October 2026
17 November 2026
3 December 2026
14 January 2027
9.30am-12.30pm or 1pm-4pm

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Mental Health Photography Exhibition

An exhibition created with people who have lived experience of mental health challenges, plus a live panel and audience discussion. Through striking photography, powerful visual storytelling, and good conversation, the event aims to spark dialogue, challenge stigma and promote greater understanding.

The exhibition explores themes relating to mental health and lived experience. Some content includes sensitive and emotional subject matter that some visitors may find distressing.

Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, The University of Manchester, Bridgeford Street, Manchester, M13 9PL

Community Cancer Conversations

Community Health MCR - Community Cancer Conversations Programme 2026-2027

You’ve told Ladybarn Community Hub that “cancer feels deeply isolating”, “there aren’t always spaces to talk openly with people who understand, especially outside the hospital”.

So Ladybarn Community Hub are creating something new together! A community space for conversation, peer support, connection, reflection, belonging.

Monday Music with Michael at Ladybarn Hub

Join Ladybarn Community Hub every Monday for a welcoming, friendly singing music group.

Coffee and biscuits will be available and no previous singing experience is required.

Sessions take place weekly from 2:30pm - 4:00pm at Ladybarn Hub (Royle Street, Ladybarn, Manchester, M14 6RN).

Sessions are free to attend but there is the option to make a £1 donation.

For more information, please call 0161 224 3733 or email info@ladybarncommunityhub.co.uk 

PMAC: Preventing burnout in neurodivergent employees

Did you know burnout can show up differently in neurodivergent people? Learn how to spot it early and provide the right support.

Join PMAC for this webinar to:

 Understand why neurodivergent people may be at increased risk of burnout

 Identify the early signs of stress and exhaustion

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National Energy Action: Understanding Fuel Poverty and Health – Impacts on Physical and Mental Health

The physical effects of living in a cold, damp home are well recognised and rightly emphasised, but the mental health impacts of fuel poverty also deserve attention.

This course is designed for frontline staff who support vulnerable or low‑income individuals at risk of living in cold and damp conditions. It explores how fuel poverty can influence both physical and mental health, and how these challenges may affect the way individuals engage with the energy market.

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Two new free e-learning courses

Acas have introduced two new online courses to their free online learning platform - Building neuroinclusive workplaces & Sexual harassment at work: prevention and early action

Building neuroinclusive workplaces

This new e-learning course explains the difference between neurodiversity, neurodivergence and neuroinclusion.

It explores how workplace systems, communication, recruitment, management practice and everyday decisions can affect neurodivergent people’s experiences at work.

From surviving to thriving – Empowered Voices Panel Emotional Resilience and Coping Strategies Workshop

Have you experienced a relationship that has affected your confidence, wellbeing, or sense of self?

Join the Empowered Voices Panel Emotional Resilience and Coping Strategies Workshop, a supportive and trauma-informed session created for individuals who have experienced domestic abuse or unhealthy relationship dynamics.

Methodist Central Hall Manchester, Oldham Street, Manchester, M1 1JQ
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