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| ORGANISATION | Self-Help Services |
| CONTACT | Nicky Lidbetter |
| ADDRESS | c/o Zion CRC, 339 Stretford Road, Hulme, Greater Manchester, M15 4ZY |
| TELEPHONE | 0161-226-5412 |
| DESCRIPTION | We provide a range of self help groups including alcohol, Asian Womens groups, User forums, Depression groups, Eating Disorders, Epilepsy, Social phobias, Tranquilliser support, and self harm For further details contact the self help department on 0870 7700740 or visit www.selfhelpservices.org.uk |
| SERVICES | |
| AREA COVERED | Local |
| ORGANISATION | 42nd Street |
| CONTACT | David Stretton |
| ADDRESS | 2nd Floor, Swan Buildings, 20 Swan Street,, Greater Manchester, M4 5JN |
| TELEPHONE | 0161-832-0169 |
| DESCRIPTION | Community based mental health project, supporting young people aged 14 to 25 years. |
| SERVICES | Helpline counselling; groupwork; specialist projects (suicide and self-harm, afro-caribbean male, 14-18 year olds, lesbian, gay and bisexual) |
| AREA COVERED | Local/Regional - Manchester, Salford and Trafford |
| ORGANISATION | Awaaz Employment Project |
| CONTACT | M. Lalani |
| ADDRESS | Room A6, Abraham Moss Centre, Crescent Road, Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, M8 5UF |
| TELEPHONE | 0161-721-4441 |
| DESCRIPTION | Awaaz Employment was set up to help people from ethnic minoritories, who suffer from mental health problems. |
| SERVICES | Advice and support to make the right choice; advice in career development; one-to-one employment counselling;specialist job club; access to computers and computer training; English as a second language course. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - North Manchester |
| ORGANISATION | Awaaz Mental Health Project |
| CONTACT | Qamar Kashmiri |
| ADDRESS | Room 25, Woodville Resource Centre, Shirley Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 7NE |
| TELEPHONE | 0161-740-3273 |
| DESCRIPTION | User-led advocacy and self-help group. |
| SERVICES | Advocacy; advice; campaigning to improve services for ethnic minority communities. |
| AREA COVERED | Local/Regional - Greater Manchester |
| ORGANISATION | Central Manchester Users Partnership |
| CONTACT | Rose Snow |
| ADDRESS | Slade Lane Neighbourhood Centre, 642 Stockport Road,, Longsight, Greater Manchester, M13 0RZ |
| TELEPHONE | 0161-248-8218 |
| DESCRIPTION | We were set up to develop a combined user/survivor voice to influence policy making at the highest levels. We also support user run groups and services. |
| SERVICES | Support to user-run groups and services. |
| AREA COVERED | Local |
| ORGANISATION | Having a Voice Project |
| CONTACT | Ruth Madden |
| ADDRESS | Mill Street Venture Centre, 491 Mill Street, Openshaw, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11 2AD |
| TELEPHONE | 0161-223-4438 |
| DESCRIPTION | Self advocacy and user involvement project, working in North and East Manchester with mental health service user groups. |
| SERVICES | We support groups of service users and former service users to organise themselves, so that they can have more influence on mental health services and develop their own alternative services and groups. |
| AREA COVERED | Local |
| ORGANISATION | Indian Senior Citizens Centre |
| CONTACT | R.C. Chohan |
| ADDRESS | 16-18 Whalley Road, Whalley Range,, Greater Manchester, M16 8AB |
| TELEPHONE | 0161-232-7994 |
| DESCRIPTION | Centre established in 1988 outgrew its original premises and is now situated in the front part of a former nursing home, refurbished with financial support from the Lottery Board.Now full building is in operation with Rehabilitation services like Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Chiropody, Screening, diabetic sessions, Gymnasium etc. |
| SERVICES | Provides culturally sensitive day care services (both social and preventive health care) to elderly people. Include free transport; yoga, exercise, meditation, indoor games, library, language classes, handicrafts and entertainment; tours and trips; vegetarian hot lunch available daily.advice and advocacy; talks by medical specialists, health screening eg for diabetes, hypertension, physiotherapy; outreach worker and home visits to ill, frail and disabled; respite care. |
| AREA COVERED | Local- Manchester, Bury, Salford, Stockport, Trafford. |
| ORGANISATION | Making Space |
| CONTACT | Gary Wall |
| ADDRESS | Deajon House, 30 Chorley New Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL1 4AP |
| TELEPHONE | 01204-364-710 |
| DESCRIPTION | Fellowship; monthly meetings with invited speakers; outings, including two coach trips; evening meal and Christmas party; holiday for 8 or 9 people. All services free to members. |
| SERVICES | |
| AREA COVERED | Bolton & District, including Great Lever, Black Rod, West Houghton |
| ORGANISATION | National Phobics Society |
| CONTACT | Nicky Lidbetter |
| ADDRESS | Zion CRC, 339 Stretford Road, Hulme, Greater Manchester, M15 4ZY |
| TELEPHONE | 0870 7700-456 |
| DESCRIPTION | National registered charity, established in 1970 to support anyone affected by anxiety disorders.Telephone helpline; fact sheets; newsletters; contacts lists; one-to-one counselling; self-help groups; personal letters and email; clinical hypnotherapy; spiritual healing; support.Cognitive behavioural therapy, complementary therapies and befriending service. |
| SERVICES | |
| AREA COVERED | National |
| ORGANISATION | South Manchester Primary Care Group (Trust from 1-4-00) |
| CONTACT | Ceri Dornan |
| ADDRESS | Barlow Medical Centre, 8 Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, Greater Manchester, M20 6TR |
| TELEPHONE | 0161-445-2101 |
| DESCRIPTION | Group of general practices responsible for general practice services in South Manchester and other primary care services for health. |
| SERVICES | General practice services, including mental health; development of multidisciplinary teams for care of mild to moderate mental illness (in progress). |
| AREA COVERED | Local - South Manchester |
| ORGANISATION | Two Trees Community High School |
| CONTACT | Loraine Gleave |
| ADDRESS | Two Trees Lane, Haughton Green, Denton, Greater Manchester, M34 7OL |
| TELEPHONE | 0161-336-2719 |
| DESCRIPTION | 11-16 community comprehensive school, eight miles east of Manchester. In an area of moderate deprivation, with many families on income support and long-term unemployed.ENHPS school for three years, so very focussed on the 'holistic' approach to health and the concept of lifelong learning. |
| SERVICES | Peer counsellors and drop-in centre; learning resource unit with accessible information. |
| AREA COVERED | Local - Denton, Tameside |