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July 25: In this edition we focus on the ongoing crisis of confidence in GMMH and the chair, Tony Warne highlighted by the award-winning ‘Manchester Mill’ news service to its tens of thousands of readers.
CHARM Magazine – Issue 05 – July 2005
June 25: We report on this recent Not Safe for Treatment’ exhibition and national conference; Research on broken MH services – CHARM members summarise the trends and long-term failuresof mental health services across the UK; GMMH complaint about our magazine and why we don’t uphold it; Benefits cuts campaign update; We remind readers of the government’s proposals and report on recent flawed consultation event in Manchester CHARM Magazine – Issue 04 – June 2005
April 25: This edition reports on CHARM’s three-day event on Open Dialogue (OD). It was led by a team of four practitioners from the Netherlands who have been working in the approach for several years. Their focus is on Peer-supported Open Dialogue (POD), which explicitly involves peer supporters: in depth article into the proposed Benefits Cuts – what’s ahead? CHARM Magazine – 03 – April 2025
March 25: In the second edition we focus on Open Dialogue, to tie in with our Peer Open Dialogue conference and 2 day follow up workshops starting 19th March. Also latest info on state of Manchester’s CMHT’s. We also have news about our latest actions and future meetings. Our thanks to Tony Baldwinson for editing this edition. CHARM Magazine – Issue 2 – March ’25
February 25: In the first edition you can find information about our new released report on the alarming increase in deaths of people known to psychiatric services, year on year, where Coroners have criticised GMMH. This edition celebrates Greater Manchester’s rich history of mental health campaigns and projects and the work of a social history project that has been collating examples of radical action since the 1960’s. CHARM Magazine – Issue 001 – Feb 2025 v2 3
