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We are absolutely delighted to have been chosen as one of Councillor Dot Burnett’s charities to support during her time as Mayor of Gateshead! On becoming Mayor, Dot said: “It’s an absolute…

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On 3 December, our Alderwood respite and assessment unit had the grand opening of Rose Cottage: a beautiful, dementia-friendly reminiscence and activity room! Anyone is welcome in Rose Cottage — residents, relatives, and carers. The room has been…

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Fantastic news — we are delighted to announce that Together in a Crisis (TIAC) has been shortlisted as a finalist at the 2018 Bright Ideas in Health Awards! Huge congratulations to the team for this well-deserved recognition! TIAC…

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We are delighted to announce that Oakwell, one of our specialist mental health services, has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)! Receiving an ‘Outstanding’ rating in one category is quite an achievement, but receiving this in three…

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Mental Health Concern has led on developing the Newcastle/Gateshead Linkwork Collaborative, which has been awarded over £490,000 over three years via the government’s Health and Wellbeing Fund (HWF). The Newcastle/Gateshead Linkwork Collaborative brings together the existing linkwork and social prescribing…

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We are pleased to publish our 2017/18 quality accounts, which include details of our effectiveness, governance, commitment to quality and improvement, and our priorities for 2018/19. The quality accounts are available to read and download here: Quality accounts 2017/18…

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We are delighted to announce that David Down, the new Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, has chosen Mental Health Concern (MHC) as one of two charities to fundraise for during his year in office. The Lord Mayor has…

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We are pleased to share our 2018-21 strategic plan for Concern Group, which reflects our values and focuses on strengthening sustainability for the years ahead. We know the commissioning and provider landscape is challenging; it means we will need to take informed, and…

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In October, we were delighted to welcome a Microsoft film crew to our head office! They had traveled from the US specially to interview Sophie Judy, who works as an apprentice in our IT department. Sophie will…

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Over the last year, Mental Health Concern has been working in partnership with Tees Esk Wear Valley and Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trusts to commission a Positive Psychology programme, co-produced with people with lived experience of mental…

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