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As part of the Recovery Pathways ‘Arts for Good Health’ summer programme, Stephen Davis, Lead Wellbeing Artist, ran a five-week course in August to celebrate pride, focusing on the work of LGBTQ+ artists Keith Vaughan, Joan Eardsley, Andy Warhol, Greer Lankton and Juno Birch.

A huge congratulations to Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust’s (GMMH) very own Helen Perez-Luna, who has been nominated for the ‘Best Newcomer’ award at this year’s British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) 2024 conference! 

The Recovery Pathways service, part of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust (GMMH), is excited to announce the launch of its Arts for Good Health autumn 2024 programme.  

The Academy is supporting this year’s World Mental Health Day (10 October) theme of ‘It’s time to prioritise mental health in the workplace’ and World Values Day (17 October) theme of ‘Bringing Values to Life’.

“Dementia is not a long goodbye; it is a new beginning,” Hazel raises awareness to fight stigma of life after diagnosis.

Following a successful 12-week wellbeing pilot programme designed by Wigan Borough Living Well, Wigan Athletic Community Trust (WACT) and Be-Well Wigan, funding has been secured by WACT to rollout the programme further. 

World Suicide Prevention Day, observed on September 10 every year, is a platform to raise awareness of suicide, bring people together to share hope and to promote preventative measures to reduce the number of suicides and suicide attempts globally. The theme for 2024 is ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide’ with an associated call to action of ‘Start the Conversation’.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) have set up a new Mental health feedback forum, with the aim to include service users and carers in the development and co-delivery of mental health services.  

Our Chief Executive, Karen Howell, continues to visit services across the Trust, giving her the opportunity to meet staff and learn about each area in more detail.  

Two members of GMMH’s catering team have been named as finalists in a national NHS cooking competition.

Karolina Morawiec, Food Production Supervisor, and Kenneth (Kenny) Moth, Catering Assistant, are in the running for ‘NHS Chef of the Year’ after succeeding in regional heats held at Trafford College in Manchester.

A further important permanent appointment has been made to GMMH’s executive team – with Claus Madsen joining the Trust in October as Chief People Officer.

The Recovery Pathways service, part of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), has recently launched a collaborative textile project inspired by the sashiko stitch technique.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) and the Mental Health Nursing Research Unit (MHNRU) are delighted to mark the conclusion of the CAMEO study by sharing their research results via a webinar on Tuesday 3 September 2024 between 11am and 12 noon.  

Grants of up to £6000 are available for community groups and projects that support recovery from addiction to drugs and/or alcohol.

Peer Mentors Kieran Jones, Megan Dobie and Chris Stirrup, have set a target to climb three National Peaks by May 2025, in time for next year's Mental Health Awareness Week.