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Speaker on Recovery for our May meeting

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We'll be meeting this Thursday 9th May at the usual time of 6-7:30 at the Old Bank Building on Hanover Street in the city centre, M60 0AB.

THIS MONTH'S SPEAKER...
I'm really pleased to say that we have Paul Baker coming along to our meeting this month to talk some of the projects he has been involved with recently. He will talk mainly about setting up a Recovery House and Recovery Learning Community in Trieste, Italy. He has recently worked on:

  • Working with parents and family members on their own recovery journeys 
  • Developing a Hearing Voices Network in Brazil 
  • Working with Mental Health Trusts and Health Boards

Paul is currently Secretary of the International Mental Health Collaborating Network and has so much experience to share with us.

SOCIAL DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
Sunday 18th August: we plan to take the train out to Hebden Bridge and have a leisurely walk along the canal towpath to Todmorden, where we'll pick up the train to Manchester. All welcome. More details soon.

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