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January 18, 2024
Unfortunately, The Big Life group experienced a cyber-attack on 29 June 2023, in which our IT systems were hacked. During the cyber-attack, someone...
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January 10, 2024
Nigel Ali from Rochdale (pictured) asked his GP for help after a period of work stress and worry about his mum following an accident began to take a toll on his mental health.
October 18, 2023
Part of The Big Life's group work is to campaign for the commissioning of effective support services in the North West, including substance ...
June 6, 2023
Exciting news! The Big Life group is now a member of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. We're proud to join this initiative th...
June 5, 2023
In 2021, Dr Hadar Elraz wrote for the Work Foundation on how people experiencing mental health problems had managed through the Covid-19 pa...
March 2, 2023
The Investing in Volunteers Award has taken its place as the latest addition to the Big Life trophy cabinet. The bid to get the award renewed for the third time on the trot, began in 2019 and marks over fifteen years of award success in supporting volunteers.
October 19, 2022
Big Life is on a journey to becoming an anti-racist organisation. Roli Barker, one of our directors, shares her personal perspective.
February 25, 2022
Struggling with debt and unable to find work, Paul built stronger local connections through Be Well to help ride out the storm.
November 23, 2021
Melissa came to Talking Therapies Stockport after dealing with anxiety at work, which was worsened by the pandemic. With the help of therapy, she's now feeling more confident socialising and at work.
November 12, 2021
Rebecca's anxious thoughts were taking over her life. With the help of therapy, she's learned how to overcome her negative thoughts and change her life for the better.
October 5, 2021
At Big Life, we’ve got great office spaces at affordable rents for charities, not for profit organisations, private businesses, community and other social impact groups.
July 23, 2021
When B first came to see Richard at Be Well he'd been out of work for 5 months, had no food in the house and was racking up rent arrears. With Richard's help, B kicked these obstacles into touch and rebooted his ambitions.
June 1, 2021
We should all be concerned about the use of ECT on particular groups in society, and the adverse effects it can cause to people’s lives
May 28, 2021
For the second year running, The Big Life group has taken it’s place among the best places to work in the country, according to Best Companies.
May 27, 2021
Mum of four, Clare’s life unravelled when the pandemic hit. Talking to Bernadette, a Be Well Employment Coach, proved a turning point.