Category Archive: News

1. Connecting Community Networks

   December 15, 2016 3:19 pm Leave a Comment

   Life can be hard…but for some, because of particular circumstances, and more often than not, through no fault of their own, life can be much harder still.

2. So let’s face the facts as we know them….

   October 17, 2016 12:45 pm Leave a Comment

   Men are struggling. They find it hard to engage with existent mainstream health and social care services and often would prefer to suffer in silence than seek help.

3. NSPA National Suicide Prevention Alliance

   August 1, 2016 11:20 am Leave a Comment

   Since our last newsletter Forward for Life, Common Unity, Nottingham City Council, Think2Speak and Suicide Bereavement UK have joined the NSPA

4. Help Before We Know We Need It?

   June 20, 2016 8:49 am Leave a Comment

   Guest Writer for ManMade // Pete Trainor   It’s been a week since ManMade | The Conference at Himley Hall nr. Dudley there’s been a lot to think about.

5. ManMade | The Conference

   June 8, 2016 4:33 pm Leave a Comment

   We hope you have your ticket ready for Man Made the Conference June 13th 2016! with just 4 days to go, there are very limited spaces available…

6. Accessing information anywhere

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   Common Unity have developed the very first mobile support directory, giving its user direct access to support services anywhere. 

7. Connecting Community Networks

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   UPSTREAM SOLUTIONS FOR COMMUNITY WELLBEING Life can be hard…but for some, because of particular circumstances, and more often than not, through no fault of their own, life can be much harder still.

8. The digital age of mobile technology

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   Accessing information to specific services can be difficult at the best of times. In modern day life, digital technology plays an increasing  role in ensuring up to date  information is at our fingertips. 

9. Why not download a copy of the ManMade news issue one

   February 3, 2016 6:29 pm Leave a Comment

   Why not download a copy of the ManMade news issue one or better yet visit the manmade.org.uk #ukManMade Newsletter Download the full version of the ManMade newsletter here Why no

10. Our very own: Common Unity Presentation

    October 13, 2015 11:01 am Leave a Comment

    Common Unity Social Enterprise Is a Health and Social Care organisation specialising in working on mental health and well-being with ‘hard to reach’ communities.

11. Men and Suicide theres no strength in silence

    September 28, 2015 1:15 pm Leave a Comment

    Suicide kills 6500 people across the UK each year. Three quarters of all suicides are by men. Benefit Streets’ Dee Kelly talks to Birmingham based Forward For Life

12. BBC Dan Kelly Talks about suicide in the West Midlands

    August 12, 2015 10:57 am Leave a Comment

    BBC West Midlands 95.6 presenter Dan Kelly talks about suicide within your communities and ways of preventing them with the help of Common Unity…

13. BBC One Healthy Conversations

    July 22, 2015 11:56 am Leave a Comment

    Common Unity were approached by the Royal Society for Public Health to be highlighted as a best practice example of an organisation that empowers communities

14. Suicide Prevention Raises Money For Local Charity

    July 17, 2015 10:52 am Leave a Comment

      Suicides devastate communities and supporting those bereaved by suicide is a mammoth task in its own right.      With over 6000 people each year taking their own lives Read More

15. What we do to prevent suicide

    June 10, 2015 3:24 pm Leave a Comment

    What we do to prevent suicide in the United Kingdom   A brief insight into the work of Forward For Life and Common Unity Social Enterprise through the suicide prevention Read More

16. Suicide Prevention in Sandwell

    April 15, 2015 12:50 pm 1 Comment

    Sandwell Borough Council have commissioned Common Unity to help them achieve a suicide safer community. Over the next 3 years Common Unity

17. The Pamper Zone by Common Unity

    January 27, 2015 10:17 am 2 Comments

    The Pamper Zone // Pampering Zone Face painting // Barbers and Hair Styling // Hair Braiding // Nail Art // Head and Shoulder Massage // Mehndi / Henna The Pamper Zone is a Read More

18. The CDW Journey Video Podcast

    December 16, 2014 1:26 pm Leave a Comment

      The video explains the partnership of Common Unity and Birmingham Mind for the development of the Community Development workers (CDWs) , How the CDWs work, the Assets and community Read More

19. Seasons Greetings From Common Unity

    December 10, 2014 10:34 am Leave a Comment

    Seasons Greetings From Common Unity It's that time of year again, we hope you have had a fantastic year so far, this is a little look back on a small Read More

20. CDW Journey – Testimonies

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    A handful of testimonies that talk about first hand experience of the CDW service and how it has benefited there communities and them selfs. Working on our own skills, and those Read More

21. URBRUM ISSUE 3 OUT NOW

    July 17, 2014 12:35 pm Leave a Comment

    Common Unity has continued to work in partnership with young people to develop the URBRUM project which is now one of the leading young people programmes across the city of Read More

22. The 5th anniversary of Common Unity

    July 7, 2014 11:45 am Leave a Comment

    Caron Thompson of Common Unity Giving an overview of the last 5 years of being established. This includes aims, achievements, projects partners and future plans.   Common Unity Social Enterprise is a Read More

23. BBC – Your Voice! in Birmingham

    March 5, 2014 12:03 pm Leave a Comment

    BBC3’s Free Speech is back, and looking to meet young people who want their voices to be heard. This live political debate show, hosted by…

24. THE PLATFORM PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

    February 17, 2014 3:07 pm Leave a Comment

    Common Unity Social Enterprise have been approached as part of a lotteries programme in partnership with The Digbeth Trust to…

25. Caron Thompson and Nihal from BBC

    February 12, 2014 1:50 pm Leave a Comment

    Caron Thompson and Nihal from BBC Asian network discuss suicide within local communites. BBC Asian Network is a British radio…

26. Dudley MBC Embraces Suicide Prevention

    February 3, 2014 11:00 am Leave a Comment

    Suicide is one of the biggest taboos in modern day society; a phenomenon that affects so many people in our communities in so many ways and yet has not been Read More

27. One Suicide Too Many

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    One suicide is one too many, Caron Thompson and Terry Rigby Podcast one   One suicide is one too many and with suicide rates being on the increase across communities Read More

28. Push The Button anti suicide petition

    September 12, 2013 12:43 pm Leave a Comment

    Suicides are on the increase across England and there is a coalition driven suicide prevention strategy BUT there is NO "must do" requirement for suicide prevention strategies to exist locally. As Read More

29. 24 Hours To SOS (Sort Out Suicide)

    September 11, 2013 6:44 am Leave a Comment

      One suicide. One too many. It's time to act.     One million people take their own lives each year around the world.   One person dies by suicide Read More

30. The TALK SPEAK YELL Event

    June 10, 2013 12:26 pm Leave a Comment

    Common Unity would like to give a big thank you! To all the stall holders, partners, venue hosts, members of the public and volunteers that took part in making the Read More