1st November, 2018
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…
7th August, 2018
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…
27th July, 2018
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…
25th September, 2017
Local pubs are helping to prevent isolation and loneliness among older residents of Newcastle, by opening their doors early to host weekly lunch clubs for the over 55s. The landlords of The Peacock and Lord Clyde pubs have teamed up…
3rd January, 2017
INNOVATIVE PROJECT TO TACKLE UNEMPLOYMENT IN TYNE AND WEAR Mental Health Concern is delighted to announce the award of a contract to deliver an innovative new project called Moving On Tyne & Wear, which will support over 1,600 unemployed local people…
5th September, 2016
PRESS RELEASE Charities join forces to deliver innovative new project across Tees Valley The Northern Inclusion Consortium is delighted to announce the award of a contract to deliver an innovative new project called Step Forward Tees Valley,…
11th July, 2016
PRESS RELEASE Moving On Tyne & Wear, a project designed to tackle health barriers to employment in Tyne and Wear, has won through to stage two of the Big Lottery Fund’s ‘Building Better Opportunities’ (BBO) programme. BBO is funded by…
2nd June, 2016
We are delighted to announce the launch of Mental Health Concern’s new volunteering programme! For many years, we have been supported by volunteers and have always encouraged people to volunteer with us. The launch of our new strategy will enable…
18th December, 2015
Christmas has well and truly landed at Alderwood! But all is not as it seems… The beautiful fireplace shown above is in fact handmade by Alderwood’s residents! Shaun (pictured above), a member of the team at Alderwood, spotted the crafty…
