Manchester City Council has launched the main consultation on its 2015-17 budget options, along with a number of individual consultations on specific elements.
Options for consultation were agreed by the council’s Executive on Wednesday 26 November.
They aim to address an estimated funding shortfall of £59m in 2015/16, potentially rising to £90 million in 2016/17.
A lot of people in the local voluntary sector are going to be very angry today. They’re going to feel threatened, undervalued, rejected and hopeless. The Council’s budget proposals will make horrible reading for many people who’ve been working very hard for a long time to make a difference in the city. For some groups this will mean cuts to services and activities. For many it will mean many job losses – the sector is an employer too, after all. For some this may be the last straw and we may see the end of a number of organisations that have made a great contribution to the city.
A free six week course for people with diabetes or heart disease
Building a Healthy Future is a new initiative from Mind, funded by the Department of Health and delivered in Manchester by Manchester Mind. This 6 week course hopes to improve how people with diabetes or heart disease not currently experiencing mental health issues look after their mental and physical health and build resilience for the future.
Manchester City Council (MCC) is holding an event on 17th Sept from 11-1pm at Manchester Town Hall to discuss the extension of Shared Lives services. MCC is seeking an organisation to deliver services for adults with a learning disability and adults with mental health support needs.
Four weeks to go and the Spirit of Manchester Festival is building up nicely.
Creativity is known to be expressive and to give pleasure. It is another means of commenting on the world around us, a distraction from worries and/or a way of processing positive and negative emotions. Being creative is something that is personal, which can give self-belief and confidence.
Manchester City Council is holding meetings on Tuesday 2 September 2014 and Friday 26 September 2014 to consult on proposals for a new Advocacy Hub.
The Care Act 2014 requires the City Council to provide independent advocacy for those who may have difficulty understanding and participating in the assessment process. An advocate provides support to an individual to help them express their needs and wishes, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain the care and support they need
The consultation ‘Stronger Code: Better Care’ is asking for your thoughts on a new draft Code which includes:
• 5 new guiding principles
• significantly updated chapter on how to support children and young people, on the use of restraint and seclusion and the use of police powers and places of safety
• new chapters on care planning, equality and human rights, links to the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and support for victims
One of the things I love most about working in the voluntary sector is that if you have a really good idea you can generally find a way to make it happen. It might take a while – things like our State of the Sector and Civil Economy work were on my wishlist for years before we were finally able to publish the finished work. But sometimes you can be taken by surprise at how fast you can go from the idea to it actually happening.
42nd Street and Hideaway Youth Project are working in partnership on a city wide research project to address the long standing issue of young black male’s mental health.
The We Tell You project would like to hear the voices of a wide range of young black males across the city of Manchester. They are aiming to build a clear, up to date picture of the mental health and psychological wellbeing of established black communities, to inform future service provision.