Winter can be a challenging time for many of us. Shorter days and longer nights can affect our mood, whilst colder weather often brings more coughs, colds, and flu. Add to that the financial and social expectations of the festive season, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or run down.
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The role of poetry and the creative arts as therapy for supporting wellbeing is being highlighted by a senior peer support worker to mark World Mental Health Day.
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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust’s (GMMH) Recovery Academy is set to kick off its autumn / winter term on 1 October 2025 in timing with the launch of World Mental Health Day on 10 October.
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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) has proudly celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Psychological Therapies Training Centre.
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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) was delighted to welcome the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, for the official re-opening of the Chapman Barker Unit (CBU), its specialist adult inpatient drug and alcohol detoxification service.
Read Mayor of Greater Manchester Opens Refurbished Chapman Barker Unit at GMMH…
Mental health service users in Greater Manchester are at the heart of a ground-breaking programme to help develop the mental health practitioners of the future.
Read Experts by experience help 'raise the bar’ on mental health training…
A striking new piece of artwork has been unveiled in the newly renovated carer’s room at the Rivington Unit, a mental health service, at the Royal Bolton Hospital, celebrating the vital role of carers and volunteers in the community.
Read Volunteer-created artwork celebrates the vital role of carers at the Rivington Unit…
GMMH has been awarded the prestigious Johnathan MacLennan Award at the international Mental Health Improvement Network Annual Conference 2025, in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Read GMMH wins international award for anti-racism efforts…
On Saturday, 05 July 2025, staff, patients and families from Trafford NHS Talking Therapies and Sale Central Primary Care Network (a network of five local GP surgeries) came together to celebrate the NHS's 77th birthday by taking on the Stretford parkrun at Longford Park.
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In December 2023, Michael, a learning and development specialist from Trafford, faced an unexpected heart attack at the age of just 28.
Read Trafford Man’s Journey to Mental Health Advocacy following Life-Changing Event…
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