New book celebrates Greater Manchester’s radical mental health history
Manchester Mental Patients Union members protest in 1979. Image reproduced in Tony Baldwinson’s book.A new book documenting the history of radical mental health activism in Greater Manchester was launched yesterday. Radical Mental Health Activism in Greater Manchester 1960 to 2011 and the Loss of Corporate Memory, edited by Tony Baldwinson, […]
EASE trial launched by GMMH: can EMDR help people experiencing early psychosis?
An important new UK research trial is examining whether Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) can help people who have experienced trauma and are receiving support from Early Intervention in Psychosis services. The EASE trial was launched at an online event hosted by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) on Friday 2 October […]
Building Open Dialogue in Greater Manchester
On 25 September 2026, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) and CHARM organised a meeting at The Curve in Prestwich with psychiatrist and Open Dialogue lead Dr Russell Razzaque. The event brought together around 60 people, including senior managers, frontline practitioners, peer workers, people with lived experience and members of CHARM. It reflected […]
Help shape CHARM’s future: we are recruiting two new Directors for CHARM CIC
CHARM Projects CIC is seeking two volunteer Directors to join us at an important stage in our development. Since 2020, CHARM—the Community for Holistic, Accessible, Rights-Based Mental Health—has brought together people with lived experience, families, community organisations, practitioners and researchers to campaign for compassionate, socially just and rights-based responses to mental distress. Our current Directors […]
NHS England publishes new Mental Health Personalised Care Framework – but Weill it work in Manchester?
On 17 July 2026, NHS England publishes its new Mental Health Personalised Care Framework New NHS England guidance promises personalised care, relational continuity and a stronger voice for people using mental health services. CHARM considers what it should mean in practice—and why recent deaths show that Greater Manchester cannot treat it as another policy exercise. […]
Steven Willett 1955 -2026: A psychiatric survivor, seeker, and voice within Manchester’s radical mental health community
Members of CHARM and friends across the Manchester Hearing Voices community are really sad to learn of the death of our great friend Steven.Willett. Stephen was a loyal and dedicated member of the Manchester Hearing Voices group. He helped establish it about seven years ago. He was a regular participant and would attend our online […]
