No more ‘exam factories’, pledges GM Mayor Burnham at MedEquip4Kids mental health programme launch
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has put his full weight behind a programme to rid our learning environment of “exam factories” once and for all.
Manchester movie-makers producing short film to combat stigma of men’s mental health issues
Two Manchester film-makers are producing a short feature based around the stigma of mental health.
‘Mental health is as important as physical health’: Manchester ‘yogi-preneur’ backs Time To Talk campaign
Cat Teague, a News Associates graduate, has backed the UK’s ‘Time To Talk’ campaign, which was established to raise awareness of mental health and reduce stigma around it.
Mental health patients at risk after Moston care facility fails to update examinations
A mental health facility in Moston has been slammed by health authorities after a diabetic patient was allowed to buy sugary drinks and chocolate.
‘Insensitive and abrupt’: Private Stockport hospital slammed by CQC for not monitoring medication
A privately-run hospital has been slammed by officials after staff failed to monitor the potentially fatal side-effects of medication.
‘I’m still figuring it out’: Second memoir and debut novel helping Naomi Jacobs come to terms with trauma
In the final instalment of our trilogy of stories chronicling the amazing life of Naomi Jacobs, she tells us her plans for the future, and the possibility of a move to fiction writing.
Mental health charity to revive the ‘philanthropic’ work of ‘wellbeing pioneer’ with Ancoats art project
A Victorian philanthropist’s dream of improving the lives of Manchester’s poor is the inspiration for a new creative project designed to help the city’s young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
‘There’s a funny side to losing your memory!’: Naomi Jacobs says Steve Coogan interest takes story to ‘next level’
Last week, we brought you the first of our three part interview with Naomi Jacobs, whose memoir telling the tale of her amnesia was published by Macmillan. This week, she tells us more about the impending film version of her story.
‘I feel blessed that I survived’: Meet the woman whose tragic tale of amnesia and abuse is set for Hollywood
MM talks to Naomi Jacobs, whose remarkable tale of depression, abuse and amnesia is set to be turned into a film by Steve Coogan
‘You feel completely isolated’: Depression and mental health explored by Bolton theatre-maker in new show
Political rhetoric and the negative stigmatization surrounding mental health are set to be explored in a new show by a Bolton-born theatre-maker.
‘The kindest person I know’: Autistic woman’s postcards to be used in mental health awareness training pack
An autistic woman and her mother have created 61 postcards showing what it’s like to live with autism to help spread awareness about how to effectively communicate with autistic individuals.