Rethink Mental Illness Manchester Group

Our next meeting is this Thursday 11th October at the usual time of 6 - 7:30pm at MadLab - PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION. Whether you've been coming to the group for years or have never been, we're here to give you a warm welcome and a friendly ear. Free tea, coffee and biscuits for all.  Meetings will take place on the second Thursday of the month for the foreseeable future. **THIS MONTH'S SPEAKER** We are lucky to have a mental health nurse coming to talk to us about her work to increase therapeutic interventions as an alternative to medication. Jackie qualified as a mental health nurse in 2005 and worked in adult acute inpatient care at Meadowbrook till 2015.  Following this she worked in an Approved Premises as a CPN working with male offenders whom were on licence from Custody. Jackie's talk will take place promptly at 6:15 and will end by 7pm (including Q&A). The meeting will continue until 7:30pm for anyone who would like to stay. MADLAB HAS MOVED -...

Our regular monthly meetings have now moved from the second Wednesday to the second THURSDAY of the month. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 11th October, Thursday 8th November and Thursday 13th December. Still at the usual time of 6 - 7:30pm at MadLab  (next to the CIS tower). All welcome.

IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE Due to venues issues, we will be meeting this coming THURSDAY 13th September at the usual time of 6 - 7:30pm at MadLab - PLEASE ALSO NOTE NEW LOCATION. Whether you've been coming to the group for years or have never been, we're here to give you a warm welcome and a friendly ear. Free tea, coffee and biscuits for all. Meetings will take place on the second Thursday of the month for the foreseeable future. MADLAB HAS MOVED - see https://madlab.org.uk/find-us/ Our AGM We have had to postpone our AGM from May until September due to venue issues and the football world cup.  It will take place from 6:15 - 6:30pm on Thursday 13th.

We'll be meeting next Wednesday 8th August from 6 - 7:30pm at MadLab (please note new location, details below). Whether you've been coming to the group for years or have never been, we're here to give you a warm welcome and a friendly ear. Free tea, coffee and biscuits for all. MadLab has moved to a new venue, inside a centre called ‘PLANT NOMA’, on Dantzic Street, Manchester, M60 0AE. It’s located on the opposite side of Dantzic Street from the CIS Tower – 2 minutes walk from Shudehill Metrolink and 5 minutes from Victoria Station. The building itself is on Dantzic St, but entrance is actually on Mayes St which is a pedestrianised street just off Dantzic (see photo of entrance below). Map and directions here https://madlab.org.uk/find-us/  Here's a photo of the entrance on Mayes Street Our AGM We have had to postpone our AGM from May until our meeting on 12th September due to venue issues and the football world cup.  It will take place from 6:15 - 6...

Due to England playing in the World Cup semi finals this Wednesday, we've taken the decision to cancel this month's meeting...with apologies to any of you who aren't football fans! Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 8th August at the usual time. I'm looking forward to getting settled into the new MadLab venue. It's a great space and easier to find than before. Our AGM will now be postponed to Weds 12th September as it won't be appropriate to hold it during the summer when many of us will be away.  If you'd like to be added to our group mailing list to get more news about local events please email me at rethinkmanchester@gmail.com

We'll be meeting this Wednesday 13th June, 6 - 7:30pm. PLEASE NOTE: meeting will take place at Ziferblat cafe , 1st Floor, 23 Edge Street, Manchester M4 1HW. Ziferblat is directly opposite where our meetings have taken place until last month at MadLab on Edge Street.  All are welcome - teas and coffees are on us :) All being well we will be back at MadLab from next month (in their new building). They are having some soundproofing work done at the new building - there is a choir in on the same evening as us so it could be a bit noisy otherwise! AGM postponed:  Because we're meeting in the Ziferblat cafe this month our AGM will be postponed until our 11th July meeting.

We'll be meeting  next Wednesday 9th May from  6 - 7:30pm  at MadLab. Whether you've been coming to the group for years or have never been, we're here to give you a warm welcome and a friendly ear. Free tea, coffee and biscuits for all. MadLab is located on Edge Street in the Northern Quarter just a short walk from Piccadilly Station, Piccadilly Gardens and Shudehill Metrolink. See MadLab's 'how to find us' page for more:  Our speaker for May's meeting: Jackie Pickup Jackie will be talking about her work to encourage use of therapeutic treatment, rather than medication. Having completed some research about 'PRN' medication ('as needed' mediation - medication that is given for a specific situation, rather than taken routinely) she has set up an information campaign within the trust to increase therapeutic interventions as an alternative to PRN medication.  Jackie qualified as a mental health nurse in 2005 and worked in adult acu...