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GM Peer Support Innovation Grant - 10 successful organisations announced

Greater Manchester IMHN has announced the 10 successful organisations to receive the 'GM Peer Support Innovation Grant', who have been chosen to receive up to £250 each to help grow their peer support groups. Below, we go through each of the successful organisations/projects to tell you what they offer and…

We are recruiting for a Peer Support Engagement Coordinator to join the team

Are you someone with a passion for improving mental health services and empowering those with lived experience of mental health? Do you support the principles of lived experience leadership and have a willingness to ensure this remains embedded in health and social care services? If so – we want to…

Mental Health & Housing: Trauma informed training programme pilot

Currently, our Mental Health and Housing Experts by Experience group are involved in the design and delivery of a trauma informed training pilot being rolled out to six housing providers across Greater Manchester. What is ‘Trauma informed practice’? “A model that is grounded in and directed by a complete understanding…

Information session: Stockport Council's Mental Health and Vulnerable Adults Framework tender

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council will be holding an information session about the area's Mental Health and Vulnerable Adults Framework tender process. Two information sessions will be taking place. The dates are: Thursday 15 July 11am - 12pm Thursday 29 July 11am - 12pm The information shared at the sessions will…

Launching Stockport Mental Health Forum

IMHN are setting up a forum that is open to anyone with lived experience of mental health in Stockport, to discuss the key issues that surround mental health. This is the chance for you to have your say on how mental health services are being run, and what you believe…

For World Mental Health Day 2020, take part in Greater Manchester’s Big Mental Wellbeing Conversation!

For World Mental Health Day 2020, take part in Greater Manchester’s Big Mental Wellbeing Conversation! We want to hear the views of everyone living or working across the Greater Manchester area views shared will help shape future plans to support the wellbeing of people and communities  People in Greater Manchester…

Our Lived Experience Forum have had their first meeting

The Greater Manchester Independent Mental Health Network hosted their first Lived Experience Forum last week, gathering people with lived experience of mental health together to discuss the important issues from across the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs. The forum is going to meet monthly, and is going to represent a diverse…

Greater Manchester's Big Mental Wellbeing Conversation

People in Greater Manchester are being asked to join a conversation about their mental wellbeing, to discover how they feel, what worries them, and what they think can be done to make a positive difference to where they live. Participants in the conversation will be entered into a prize draw…

Shape mental health support across Greater Manchester

We are working with people and communities in Greater Manchester (GM) to shape mental health support. To ensure people with lived experience play a key role in this, we are looking for representatives to participate in the following opportunities: Mental Health Lived Experience Leadership Forum GM Adult Mental Health Delivery…

Join us for our next virtual engagement session - Tuesday 23 June between 10:30 - 12:00

Join Rob, El, Neil and the rest of the IMHN team for the next in our series of online engagement events - taking place on Tuesday 23 June between 10:30 - 12:00, online. We'll be sharing what we're doing to support the mental health service user voice in Greater Manchester,…