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Next meeting this Weds 12th July

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Our next meeting is this Wednesday 12th July at Manchester Carers Centre from 6 - 7:30pm. Adelene O'Connor, a trainee clinical psychologist who came to chat with us back in May about her research is popping back to update us and see if anyone would be interested in participating. Her research is about family members'/carers' experiences of supporting their relative who has decided to stop their prescribed medication.

Manchester Carers Centre is located at Bridge5Mill, 22a Beswick Street, Manchester, M4 7HR. Parking is available on street locally from 6pm or you can park round the corner on Piercy Street in front of Tony's Chippy any time. The nearest Metrolink stop is Holt Town (Ashton-under-Lyne line) which is a 5 minute walk. Bridge5Mill can be a bit hard to spot from the street - it's an old mill building next to the canal. The entrance is through some iron gates and down some steps.

Thanks to everyone who came along to our group AGM last month. We have a new name  'Rethink Mental Illness Manchester Group' to reflect that we're a mixed group of carers and service users. I'm staying on in my role as group co-ordinator but we also welcome a new joint group co-ordinator, Zenlita, who will be starting to help out too.

Any group members able to help with an information stall on 2nd Nov at Manchester Uni? (provisional date)
We've been contacted by someone organising an awareness event for postgraduate students in the University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health arranging a Mental Health awareness day for postgraduate students in the department.
The provisional date for the event is Thursday 2nd November 2017.
Is anyone able to help out on an information stall with me between 10am-12 midday? It would just be handing out leaflets and talking to people about Rethink Mental Illness and our group. You can either get back to me via email or we can have a chat at the meeting this week.

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