Covid-19 leaves unpaid carers without physical and mental health treatment

New research shows unpaid carers seeking formal help with their physical and mental health during the lockdown were unable to access it. This was at...

Salford launches a new collaborative to offer mental health support to people affected by...

Working together, NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Salford City Council have supported Mind in Salford, mental health charity START and Six Degrees...

Worrying figures show more children are gambling

A new report out this morning says that there are 55,000 problem gamblers aged between 11-16 in the UK and the numbers have quadrupled...

New study reveals those already at risk of harm from heavy drinking bought significantly...

New research by Newcastle University shows that adults already at risk of harm from heavy drinking bought significantly more alcohol during Covid-19 lockdowns –...

More than a third of festive shoppers will spend less on gifts this Christmas...

More than a third of festive shoppers will spend less on gifts this Christmas typically cutting their budget by half, according to research commissioned...

Co-op and Cruse launch new partnership to empower local people to support the bereaved

A new partnership from Co-op and Cruse Bereavement Support is aiming to help people talk about death and grief more openly, as the nation...

Study shows an additional 10,000 children have entered care due to child poverty

A new study, published in The Lancet Public Health, offers evidence that rising child poverty rates are contributing to an increase in children entering...

Child poverty has risen in each part of Greater Manchester over the last four...

Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) is joining national calls for the Government to prioritise tackling poverty in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, after...

Ethnic minorities’ employment prospects lag behind white majority because of ‘persistent racism’

The employment prospects of some ethnic minorities have improved since the 1970s but still lag behind the white majority because of “persistent racism”, a...

Children at risk of destitution as local services struggle under cost of living

A survey of elected councillors has revealed that 80% of local leaders in the UK are concerned that as services struggle as a result...