Alcohol Awareness Week: 7-13 July 2025

Alcohol Awareness Week will take place from 7-13 July 2025, and the theme this year is alcohol and work.
Read Alcohol Awareness Week: 7-13 July 2025…Alcohol Awareness Week will take place from 7-13 July 2025, and the theme this year is alcohol and work.
Read Alcohol Awareness Week: 7-13 July 2025…Last year saw us work with a group of service users from across the Trust to establish our Service User Council. We wanted to recruit people who are passionate about improving mental health services, people who are passionate about representing the voice of others accessing our services and people keen to make good connections with other service users at their local level. The development of the Service User Council is an example of real co-production in practice.
Read What is Co-Production and why does it matter?…For the last two years, the Psychological Therapies Training Centre has been hosting a cohort of individuals who have previously been through a course of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
Read Co-production at our Psychological Therapies Training Centre…We’ve launched our new Trust Strategy this week and it’s fitting that the launch marks the start of Co-Production Week.
Read Introducing our new Trust Strategy developed in partnership with you…Shortly after opening its doors in November last year, Forest Ward at North View wanted to involve those with lived experience, alongside NHS England, in a National Quality Improvement project.
Read Co-production and Quality Improvement at Forest Ward…The Recovery Academy first launched in 2013 and has been a shining light of effective co-production in practice ever since!
Read The Recovery Academy: Celebrating the benefits of co-production, sharing good practice and the contribution of people with lived experience…We are thrilled to announce that nominations for The GMMH Stars Awards 2025, in association with Red Tree Building Contractors, are now officially open!
Read The GMMH Stars Awards 2025 in association with Red Tree Building Contractors: Nominations now open!…Community groups and projects that support recovery from addiction can apply for grants of up to £6000 and up to £2000 for new and emerging groups.
Read Next Steps Bolton Community Fund is now open for applications!…We are delighted to announce that Dr Mariana Vieira, Specialist Trainee 5 Doctor at GMMH’s community Addiction Services in Bolton, has won the Trainee Poster Competition at the Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Addictions Annual Conference 2025.
Read Dr Mariana Vieira bags top prize from RRCPsych Faculty of Addictions…To mark the NHS's 77th Birthday, colleagues from Trafford Talking Therapies, alongside Sale Central Primary Care Network, will be coming together to complete the Stretford Parkrun on Saturday 5 July 2025.
Read Join Trafford Talking Therapies at Stretford Parkrun…Saturday 28 June is Armed Forces Day, where we celebrate and support people from the Armed Forces community and thank them for their service.
Read GMMH reaffirms support for Armed Forces community during Armed Forces week…From 16 June 2025, community groups and projects that support recovery from addiction can apply for grants of up to £6,000 from the Achieve Bury Recovery Fund.
Read Achieve Bury Recovery Fund (BRF) 2025 – open for applications!…Friday 20 June is Red4Research day, where we show our support for research and all those working behind the scenes to make research happen. We know that mental health research is so important to how Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) improves and offers innovative treatments – will you help us by showing your support?
Read Show your support for research on Red4Research day!…Come and chat with us and experience taster gardening and creative sessions!
Read Save the Date: Recovery Pathways Open Day on 9 July 2025…Carers Week (9 - 15 June) is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.
Read Carers Week 2025…In December 2023, Michael, a learning and development specialist from Trafford, faced an unexpected heart attack at the age of just 28.
Read Breaking the Stigma: Trafford Man’s Journey to Mental Health Advocacy following Life-Changing Event…