Monthly Archives: September 2016

Lived experience in Peer Mentoring

By Simone Langley

I’m the Peer Mentor Coordinator for Inspiring Change Manchester (ICM) and I work for Community Led Initiatives (CLI).  CLI are a grass roots organisation formed by two men with lived experience of offending and substance misuse and the associated stigma and social exclusion.


Speaking up, Chilling out!

By Colette Cronshaw

Saturday’s peer research event was a great success. We invited women experiencing homelessness in Manchester to Speak up and Chill out and have their voices heard around the Women’s Direct Access Hostel redesign.


The Innovation Partnership Fund

By Amanda Yates

What is the Innovation Partnership Fund?



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