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“What we’re hoping for is a change in people” – Mental health charities raise awareness of Salford suicide rates

Two Salford based charities in Salford have partnered up to raise awareness of the suicide rates in Salford. 

Salford charity Loaves and Fishes mental health charity, Start Inspiring Minds, hosted the suicide prevention session in honour of men’s mental health awareness month this November.

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Know your rights in Salford: Salford charities help refugees and asylum seekers in finding their rights to healthcare

Refugees and asylum seekers in Salford are receiving help in navigating their healthcare rights and how they can access support, treatment, and advise.
The BHAF (Black HIV/AIDS forum) for equality works across the whole North-West, sharing and advising migrants, asylum seekers and ethnic minority groups on how to access the healthcare that they need.

Jake Baxter, co-founder and director of Anti-Social Theatre

Salford actor with ‘painful’ mental health conditions gives young people hope through controversial theatre

A Salford actor who has suffered from ‘painful’ mental health conditions since childhood, has launched a theatre company to help others who are ‘misunderstood’.

Jake Baxter, who studied acting and performing in South Yorkshire, set up Anti-Social Theatre to help encourage people to open up about their mental health.

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Salford LGBTQ+ community welcomes new ‘safe space’ as concerns grow over mental health

Salford’s LGBTQ+ community has welcomed new sessions that provide a ‘safe space’ for members after concerns that there was nowhere […]

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Happy Mondays star backs Salford mental health campaign after losing ‘special’ friend to suicide

A well-known musician is backing a Salford mental health campaign after losing a ‘special’ friend to suicide. Rowetta Satchell, who […]

REACH OUT: Start to end suicide. Last year's procession. Credit: Dennis Baldwin

“We are trying to save lives” – Hundreds to attend suicide remembrance procession as economic crisis takes severe toll on mental health

Reach Out: Start to end suicide’s procession is due to happen tomorrow, celebrating the lives of those lost to suicide […]

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University of Salford cuts ties with Edenfield Centre mental health hospital amid ‘bullying and abuse’ investigation

The University of Salford has cut ties with the Edenfield Centre mental health hospital after allegations of patients being ‘humiliated’ […]