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Terry Rigby

BIG INCLUSIVE GET TOGETHER & WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY FESTIVAL

As part of World Mental Health Day and the Big Inclusive Get Together, Common Unity, Forward For Life & Community Flow are working in partnership…

Happy Birthday to us!

At Common Unity & Forward For Life we are celebrating the 6th Birthday of The Waiting Room (TWR). Tailored for…

WISE STEPS – Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training (online)

WISE STEPS is an online ‘gatekeeper’ training workshop built on years of experience and best evidenced based approaches in the…

Getting the message out in many different ways

Covid 19: Stay safe in your community. The videos below have been translated into English, Punjabi, Polish, Somali, Arabic, Chinese,…

Reaching a milestone

The Waiting Room (TWR) Team are proud to present a milestone in community engagement. In the last twelve months TWR…

Birmingham Online Directory for Vulnerable Communities Launched

Introducing BARMS The Birmingham Asylum Refugee and Migrant Support directory (BARMS) provides links to support for some of our most…

Advice on face masks – Translated

The challenge for communities Image Source Birmingham is a beautifully diverse city with communities representing all corners of the globe.…

TWR is provided in Birmingham Emergency Packs

Collaboration is key in beating this pandemic Isolation and uncertainty brought about by the pandemic has made life incredibly difficult…

Life is the AIM – Suicide prevention gatekeeper training

The developers LITA was developed by Forward For Life and Common Unity. We recognise that in today’s uncertain times there is…

URBRUM Magazine issue 2

Welcome to URBRUM issue 2, Birmingham's own community Mag. Read the Magazine here This issue is packed with a wide…

URBRUM Magazine issue 3

So it’s that time, URBRUM is back with its third issue of the MAGAZINE! Welcome to the third issue of…

Challenging times require a proactive approach.

We are in unprecedented times and facing uncertainty as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect our daily lives. We want…

Sean Russell Director of West Midlands Mental Health Commission

Sean Russell Director of West Midlands Mental Health Commission. #MyRecovery What does recovery mean to you? Many people will experience…

#BSMHFT Mark Hillier #MyRecovery

Emma Heys from Better Pathways How I deal with stress #MyRecovery

Emma Heys Better Pathways How I deal with stress #MyRecovery

Kay Higgins from Better Pathways #MyRecovery

What Recovery means to me #MyRecovery

Liz Armstrong @BetterPathways Working with Mental Health #WMHD17

@PrincesTrust Who would you go to for health and wellbeing advice

We have a collection of answers on: How do you find the right health support for you?

Sue Davis CBE #BSMHFT What Recovery means to me… #MyRecovery

Caron Thompson at the Mac Birmingham on #WMHD17 @Common_unity_

How do you deal with stress? #VOXPOPS #BCU #CCN

Vox Pops from Connecting Community Networks (CCN) we asked a few students questions regarding there mental health and wellbeing. This…

How do I deal with stress? #VOXPOPS #BCU #CCN

Vox Pops from Connecting Community Networks (CCN) we asked a few students questions regarding there mental health and wellbeing. This…

How do you deal with stress? #VOXPOPS #BCU #CCN

Vox Pops from Connecting Community Networks (CCN) we asked a few students questions regarding there mental health and wellbeing. This…

How do you deal with stress? #VOXPOPS #BCU #CCN

Vox Pops from Connecting Community Networks (CCN) we asked a few students questions regarding there mental health and wellbeing. This…

What coping mechanisms do you have in place to look after your self? #VOXPOPS #BCU #CCN

Vox Pops from Connecting Community Networks (CCN) we asked a few students questions regarding there mental health and wellbeing. This…

What coping mechanisms do you have in place to look after your self? #VOXPOPS #BCU #CCN

Vox Pops from Connecting Community Networks (CCN) we asked a few students questions regarding there mental health and wellbeing. This…

Bethel Health & Healing Network

Bethel service showcased Common Unity as part of the Connecting Community Networks interviewed Bethel Healing & Health Network. This video…

Common Unity VOX Pops Citizens Voice what does safeguarding mean to you?

These are the question we asked Birmingham citizens. What does safeguarding mean to you? How would you help someone at…

Being Well Works Wells Vox Pops (interview 4)

During The Being Well Works Well conference we managed to capture some Vox Pops from attendees and this is what…

Being Well Works Wells Vox Pops (interview 1)

During The Being Well Works Well conference we managed to capture some Vox Pops from attendees and this is what…

Being Well Works Wells Vox Pops (interview 7)

During The Being Well Works Well conference we managed to capture some Vox Pops from attendees and this is what…

Being Well Works Wells Vox Pops (interview 3)

During The Being Well Works Well conference we managed to capture some Vox Pops from attendees and this is what…

Being Well Works Wells Vox Pops (interview 2)

During The Being Well Works Well conference we managed to capture some Vox Pops from attendees and this is what…

Being Well Works Wells Vox Pops (interview 5)

During The Being Well Works Well conference we managed to capture some Vox Pops from attendees and this is what…

Being Well Works Wells Vox Pops (interview 8)

During The Being Well Works Well conference we managed to capture some Vox Pops from attendees and this is what…

Being Well Works Wells Vox Pops (interview 6)

During The Being Well Works Well conference we managed to capture some Vox Pops from attendees and this is what…

Being Well Works Wells Vox Pops

During The Being Well Works Well conference we managed to capture some Vox Pops from attendees and this is what…

CCN presents Cruse Bereavement Care – Birmingham

Service Coordinator Lesley Hales Lesley Hales presents Cruse Bereavement Care Birmingham that supports over 1,000 Birmingham residents. Vox populi by…

PamperZone

 Common Unity joined forces with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust over the summer to support their community engagement…

Healthy Conversations

We were approached by the Royal Society for Public Health to be highlighted as a best practice example of an…

No News is Good News? Not at URBRUM.

The news these days always seems to be bad news. Headlines talk of recession, poverty, crumbling NHS and Social Care…

The Citizen’s Voice

Birmingham is the most diverse city in the UK – a great cause for celebration, but with this diversity comes…

SCHEMA: An Approach to Suicide Prevention

Suicide is a taboo word in most communities. It’s something we don’t discuss. This is maybe because we are scared…

Being Well, Works Well…“The Best Conference I have Ever Attended!”

Unless you are living in a cave with no access to social media, newspapers, Blogs, Vlogs etc etc…. then you…

Who says men don’t care?

Learning from each other ManMade in Birmingham, is a six-week peer support programme. It brings men together under one roof…

Suicide – More Harm Done Through Silence

There are a range of commonly held myths about suicide, but one of the most challenging myths is the idea…

Tackling Suicide on the front line in Birmingham

The need to train front line professionals Over 6000 people die in the UK by suicide each year. So, it’s…

TWR Resource Key – A Road To Somewhere

It's a clever way of linking people with local support with the least amount of stress, hassle or disappointment Back…

Connecting Community Networks

What is Connecting Community Networks All About? Life can be