Rusholme & Fallowfield Community Directory
Welcome to the Rusholme & Fallowfield Community Directory. In this section of our website you will find information on various services available to you in the area.
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African and Caribbean Mental Health Services
- Name
- African and Caribbean Mental Health Services
- Address
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Zion Community Resource Centre,
339 Stretford Road,
Hulme,
Manchester
M15 4ZY - Telephone
- 0161 226 9562
- Fax
- 0161 226-7947
- Email address
- admin@acmhs-blackmentalhealth.org.uk
- Services
The African and Caribbean Mental Health Services (ACMHS) is a voluntary charitable organisation that provides support to African and African Caribbean people with mental health problems who are aged between 18 and 65 years and living in the Manchester and Trafford areas.
The ACMHS offers a wide variety of services to service users, carers, families, other voluntary and statutory organisations as well as the community as a who. This varies from casework input, advocating, drop-ins to education and employment. We believe strongly in the use of complimentary therapies like counselling, befriending, aromatherapy, and other sporting and leisure activities alongside medical model in the treatment of mental health problems.
ACMHS also has a PCMHT working with people 16 - 65 years old living in Manchester and who have common mental health problems ie: depression, anxiety, relationship problems and low self esteem. Workers offer brief interventions that focus mainly on current problems and help people develop techniques to manage their problems better.
Some Activities Include:
Sports drop-in Mon. 2-4pm at Moss Side Leisure Centre
Art drop-in Tues. 10 - 12pm at the Zion Centre
Women's Group Tue. 1.30pm at the Kath Locke Centre
Music workshop Thurs. 1 - 4pm at the Zion Centre
Thursday evening Thurs. 5 - 8pm at the Zion Centre
Computer class Thursdays, 10 - 12pm at Broome House, Old TraffordWe also provide support to carers living in the Manchester and the Trafford areas and who meet monthly as follows:
Manchester 1st Thursday of the month, 11.30am at the Kath Locke Centre, Moss Lane East, Hulme
Trafford 1st Friday of the month, 5.30pm at Broome House, Seymour Grove, Old Trafford
