The Public Mental Health team works to improve the mental health
of people in Manchester and prevent mental ill health. Our main
strategy is to equip a wide range of organisations with a greater
ability to support the mental health of the people they work with.
This is done mainly through our provision of training and
information.
We work with Primary Care Mental Health Services to focus on the
needs of people with common mental health problems and there is a
strong collaboration with them in the provision of training and
information.
We also work with the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care
Trust in providing the 'Supporting Health Programme'. This
programme promotes the physical health of people who experience
severe and long term mental ill health. An associated pilot
programme, currently being evaluated by the University of
Manchester, works to improve the physical health of people with
dementia and their carers.
Our team is developing ways to improve the health of people in
work, The present programme focuses on the health of staff in
community health services with a view to taking that experience to
a wider range of workplaces. It has a focus on managing stress and
mental health at work.
For more information visit the Mental Health in Manchester website.
Contact details
Telephone: 0161 861 2543