The pathfinder partnership provides much-needed support for survivors of sexual abuse and violence who have additional and complex mental health needs.
A joint NHS and voluntary sector project, we have already supported over 50 survivors of sexual abuse and violence with additional mental health needs; and we are one of just six projects nationally funded by NHS England’s £20 million funding boost for sexual assault and domestic violence services.
We (Pennine Care) run the service in partnership with Manchester NHS Foundation Trust’s sexual assault referral centre (SARC), We Are Survivors, Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH), TRC Sexual Abuse and Rape Support Greater Manchester and Greater Manchester Rape Crisis.
Our team includes pathfinder workers who provide low level support and case management within our partner organisations; as well as a psychiatrist and highly specialised psychotherapists who provide consultation, specialist psychological therapies, training and staff support.
For more information, email GM.help@nhs.net
Join our Greater Manchester's Sexual Violence and Abuse Pathfinder 1st Year Event on Tuesday 21 January 2025, 10am until 3.30pm. The Mechanics Centre, 103 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6DD.
The day will be an opportunity to:
- Celebrate what we have achieved to date
- Promote the service and inform colleagues on how it supports survivors with complex mental health needs
- Consider how we can sustain and develop what has been built to date to further meet the needs of survivors