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Maan provide bilingual staff at Vestry Hall walk-in vaccinations

12th August 2021

Bilingual staff from Maan Somali Mental Health are present everyday providing support in English, Somali and Arabic at the Burngreave Vestry Hall drop in vaccination clinics. They are there supporting the health professionals, giving advice [Read more]

MAAN’s response to Covid 19

14th June 2021

Story and photo by Sharmarke Ismail When the restrictions eased MAAN encouraged people to be safely active and socialise in Abbeyfield Park- some elders enjoyed football and others did park walks. Misinformation and disinformation MAAN [Read more]

Beating stigma with Maan

16th December 2019

Story and photo by Farhaan Warsame Maan (‘mind’) is an organisation working to help people with mental health issues within the Somali community in Sheffield. Maan provides help for those in Somali communities who suffer [Read more]

A new direction at 25

30th October 2017

Story by Amy Palmer | Photo by Sharmarke Ismail It was a double celebration at the Maan AGM this September as they not only marked their 25th anniversary but launched their newly commissioned service direction. [Read more]

2 Somalian Gentlemen standing up holding posted saying that it's time to change

Workshop on ending stigma and discrimination of mental health and cultural well-being activities by MAAN Somali Mental Health.

23rd June 2017

Story and photo by Sharmarke Ismail Maan Somali mental health organised workshop which aimed to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing and at same time promoting the importance of being active as part of [Read more]