Day and Activity Services are based at three
centres across Manchester - at Harpurhey in the north of the city,
Victoria Park in the central area, and at Hall Lane Resource Centre
in the south. The centres focus on supporting recovery and aim to
provide individualised support to help people manage the effects of
mental health problems and work towards achieving their personal
aspirations.
Services are provided both within the centres and in the
community. They provide a base for peer support and mentoring. A
variety of educational, leisure and therapeutic activities take
place at the bases, including drama sessions, Hearing Voices
self-help groups, relaxation sessions and recovery courses. In
addition, teams of Recovery and Development Workers based at each
centre support people to access community facilities as individuals
and pursue education and training courses, voluntary work and
employment, or general social, leisure and cultural interests.
There is a community development aspect to the work of the teams
as they seek to develop active partnerships with local education
providers, community and leisure centres, health workers,
mainstream agencies and local businesses, building their capacity
to be accessible to people with mental health problems, raising
awareness and combating stigma in the process.
The services take referrals from Community Mental Health Team
care co-ordinators when they identify social care needs, and the
day and activity service staff then work with people to develop an
individual goal plan to address the needs and aspirations of the
individual.
As a social care service delivered under delegated authority
from the City Council, several of these services are purchased by
use of Individual Budgets, and may be subject to a charge under the
Council's Fairer Charging Policy, depending on a financial
assessment. No charge is made if people's income is below a level
set by the Council, or if a person is entitled to free care under
section 117 of the Mental Health Act.
The Recovery and Development workers based at the three centres
work with individuals and groups to help promote recovery, and aim
to provide individualised support to people to help them manage the
effects of mental health problems and work towards achieving their
personal aspirations.
North Manchester:
Harpurhey Centre
93 Church Lane
Harpurhey
Manchester
M9 4BE
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Tel: (0161) 205 0118
Central Manchester:
Victoria Park Centre
70 Daisy Bank Road
Manchester
M14 5QN
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Tel: (0161) 224 1308
South Manchester:
Hall Lane Day and Activity Services
Hall Lane Resource Centre
157 Hall Lane
Wythenshawe
Manchester
M23 1WD
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Tel. (0161) 947 2337.