Lingua GM have launched a Listening Line supporting the Farsi-speaking community in Greater Manchester / Northwest region.
Are you feeling overwhelmed or alone?
From the current global conflict in Iran to simple challenges in life Lingua GM can help you get through it.
Phone / WhatsApp / Text 0734 096 3753 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 11am-8pm and Sundays 10am-6pm.
Protection Approaches are delivering Active Bystander training, designed to help participants safely address identity based harms in their community, school or workplace, using real-world scenarios to build confidence in implementing Active Bystandership in everyday life.
Limited to 20 places, sessions will take place on:
Register for one of the sessions by emailing marcusbowen@vcsep.org.uk
As the days grow lighter across Manchester, it’s the perfect opportunity to pause, breathe, and reset.
Manchester Mind are dedicating this month to Mindful March — a gentle reminder that even small moments of awareness can make a big difference to our wellbeing.
The landscape of health information has never been more complex or more contested. From local measles outbreaks among unvaccinated children to the rapid commercialisation of the menopause market, people are navigating a noisy, often contradictory information environment.
At the same time, AI tools are becoming the default starting point for health questions. Instead of turning to trusted public health sources, many people are being directed towards private platforms that feel fast and authoritative but aren’t always accurate or accountable.
Featuring Creative Minds, Connected Care: GM Older Adults NMHT Collaboration Event
Join this unique GM-wide workshop taking place simultaneously across all 10 Greater Manchester localities. Each locality will host its own in‑person session while contributing to a shared set of GM-wide aims. Attendees will also have opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the region through wider networking.
About the Workshop
Workshop where participants will gain an understanding of useful ways to support a person who experiences hearing voices.
Peter Bullimore’s Hearing Voices Workshop offers an insightful and compassionate approach to understanding and supporting individuals who experience voice hearing, paranoia, and unusual beliefs. Drawing from his own lived experience and extensive work in the field, Peter and his co-presenter Kate Crawford emphasize the importance of making meaning of these experiences rather than pathologizing them.
Workshop content will include:
Workshop where participants will gain an understanding of useful ways to support a person who experiences paranoia and/or unusual beliefs.