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Sharing Adam’s Story at Eccles Sixth Form College on World Mental Health Day 2023

On World Mental Health Day 2023, we went to Eccles Sixth Form College in Greater Manchester and engaged in a meaningful exploration of mental health through the lens of Adam’s Story. Presented to 100 students, the interactive film created a space for genuine discussions and reflections. Featuring an 18-year-old in the film resonated strongly with […]

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Made By Mortals ‘Hidden’ Wins Best Audio at MPA Awards 2023

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In the heart of Manchester’s vibrant creative community, our Hidden Audio has emerged victorious, claiming the prestigious Best Audio award at the 11th MPA Inspiration Awards 2023. ‘Hidden’ is not merely a series of audio productions; it’s a transformative experience that challenges listeners to step into the shoes of others and confront the profound realities

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Hidden: Adam’s Story – An Interactive Film To Help You Help Young People

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Introducing a new interactive film, Hidden: Adam’s Story, which supports discussion around mental health for young people, launching on World Mental Health Day 2023. What is Hidden: Adam’s Story? Hidden: Adam’s Story is a project funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration, Greater Manchester (ARC-GM) and Patient Safety Research

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Participatory Arts in Health and Care Research

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Made By Mortals PAIR up with research groups and underrepresented communities across the Northwest to change how public engagement is done. PAIR stands for Participatory Arts in Health and Care Research and will provide innovative arts approaches within the Public and Person Involvement and Engagement process, also known as PPIE. The team behind PAIR believe

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Innovative ‘Hidden’ Project Receives Grant to Transform Social Care Workforce Training

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The Foundational Economy Innovation Fund has allocated £10,000 in grant funding, coupled with expert support, to our “Hidden” project! This endeavour seeks to reimagine the way training is delivered to social care staff, fostering compassion, connection, and innovative learning experiences. The Foundational Economy Innovation Fund, as part of its mission to fortify businesses and organisations

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Don’t Stop Me Now!

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Made By Mortals helps their community support people to live positively with dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairments. Last year we coproduced an immersive audio case study called ‘Ruby and Dennis’ Story’ as part of our award-winning Hidden programme. Working in partnership with Together Dementia Support and Dementia United we also coproduced a resource with/for people

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Greater Manchester’s Culture Funding has been announced…

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…and Made By Mortals has been chosen! The Made By Mortals team are celebrating after hearing we are one of the 40 organisations set to receive some of the £13m from the latest round of Greater Manchester’s Culture Fund. The fund aims to boost arts, culture and creativity across the city region. A lot has

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Co-production: Impact on the Artist

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The short film ‘Eggshells‘ was co-produced with women with lived experience of domestic abuse and coercive control. Here the professional artists who supported the making of the film talk about their involvement and the impact of the work on their artistry. Made By Mortals has been working with women living with domestic abuse to coproduce

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Behind the scenes of short film ‘Eggshells’

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With the support of Oldham Safeguarding Adults Board, Dr Saqba Batool and The Ideas Fund, Made By Mortals are producing a short film titled ‘Eggshells’ to raise awareness of domestic abuse in older adults. The recurring theme from the workshops with our co-production group was the feeling of walking on eggshells in your own home

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Awakening Minds, Breaking Shackles

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Mental Health Challenges in the South Asian Community Made By Mortals is co-producing a project which focuses on some of the challenges facing women in the South Asian community. We are hearing women talk about how the topic of domestic abuse is often hidden, and not spoken about. Subsequently, this affects their mental health and

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