Concern Over Possible Relocation of Mental Health Services from the Rawnsley Building, MRI: A Call for Clarity and Engagement
CHARM has received growing concerns from staff, carers, and service users regarding reports that several key mental health services currently based in the Rawnsley Building at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) may be facing relocation. The services in question include the Central East CMHT (CE CMHT), Central Home-Based Treatment Team (HBTT), and the Clozapine Clinic. At […]
Manchester’s Mental Health Services at Breaking Point: What Families and Carers Need to Know
According to a reliable source Manchester’s community mental health services are facing unprecedented instability. Evidence emerging from staff, trade unions, and service users paints a picture of a system struggling to function safely while undergoing large-scale organisational upheaval. For service users and families the situation demands urgent attention, transparency, and meaningful involvement. Below we have […]
COMMUNITY BRIEFING: A New 24/7 Neighbourhood Mental-Health Centre – What It Means and Why Manchester Needs One
What’s happened? The NHS has opened the first-ever 24/7 Neighbourhood Mental-Health Centre in Tower Hamlets, London. It’s the first of six new centres planned this year across England. This is important because it represents a big shift away from hospitals and emergency departments — and toward mental-health support that is close to home, easy to […]
CHARM Reflection on re-envisioning mental health care and Open-mic, October 3rd – 4th
Over the past year and more, a diverse network of peer-led support groups and creative, community-rooted approaches took shape across Manchester, offering new ways to support people living with mental health challenges and their families. These initiatives prioritised relational care, lived experience, and collective learning, and emerged organically in response to gaps in statutory provision. […]
CHARM plans visit to Ghyll Head Outdoor Education Centre (a little piece of Manchester in the tree covered slopes of Lake Windemere)
CHARM has been thinking about organising a stay over at the Ghyll Head Outdoor Education and Activity Centre, Manchester City Council’s Outdoor Education Centre in the heart of the Lake District National Park. CHARM members, Sam and Jane visited the centre in October to check out if it would be suitable. […]
OPEN LETTER – Halt planned restructure of mental health services that will harm the city of Manchester’s most vulnerable
MANCHESTER’S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS We urge members of the public, professionals, service users, relatives/carers, and advocates to sign our open letter below to support our demands. CHARM has sent this open letter to Cllr Basil Curley and Mayor Andy Burnham You can add your signature here. See pdf version here CHARM Open Letter Mental Health Service […]
