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News & Features
The latest updates and insights from the Devon Mental Health Alliance
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Celebration of volunteering in Plymouth at the National Marine Aquarium.
Celebration of volunteering in Plymouth
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Grab your tickets before they sell out! Exciting training opportunities & much more provided via DMHA
Devon Mental Health Alliance are currently offering a number of courses and training opportunities through Eventbrite.
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Free Courses with Learn Devon
The new year is a great time to explore new skills. Learn Devon can help give you a head start!
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3rd Festival of Human Connections
Save the date for the next Festival of Human Connection….
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Plymouth Mental Health Collective Community Event
Join us for the next PMHC event – an opportunity to connect, learn, and share ideas with others.
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Dancing with Dee
Earlier this autumn Step One and Live Longer Better co-delivered Jess Slade’s program ‘Live Longer For Better’ campaign. 16 students were booked on to this Fitsteps Session led by Fitsteps Instructor Dee Allbrook, our Recovery Practitioner and course facilitator for Wellbeing Yoga and HOPE groups.
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Suiting Up for the Inaugural Menopause Surfing Group
North Devon based Brighter Oceans CIC ran their first menopause surfing support group.
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Upcoming Yoga Wellbeing Courses
Shekinah Grow is hosting two upcoming yoga courses, which are free to attend.
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VCSE Assembly Hub
Thank you to everyone who attended our VCSE Assembly Mental Health Hub on 14th November.
We had attendees from across the VCSE sector, as well representatives from our statutory partners Livewell and Devon Partnership Trust. Guests represented a variety of services covering refugee support, chaplaincy, disordered eating, local mental health support as well as national organisations, and many more in between.
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The 5th Plymouth Mental Health Collective Event
Many thanks as always to our guest speakers, all 60 attendees and everyone who supported our fantastic 5th event held at the iconic Devonport Guildhall, on 18th September, a venue which is starting to feel like our home.
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Ilfracombe Poverty Truth Launch
On September 26th the Ilfracombe Poverty Truth Commission gave it's opening address to assembled MP's, Devon County Council and local parties engaged in the area. Colleagues from Devon Mental Health Alliance were invited to participate.
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Devon, Plymouth & Torbay VCSE Assembly Mental Health Hub — Trusted Assessments
Devon is committed to increasing partnership working between statutory and Voluntary and Community Sector organisations to improve outcomes for people accessing services.