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Jeff Moritz
Founder & CEO
Started the group from his own lived experience, and still runs sessions, walks and talks every week.
About us
Built on lived experience, compassion and brotherhood.
Heads Up Gentlemen is a non-profit charity committed to men’s mental health and wellbeing across Salford: a safe space where men can talk openly, connect with others and get support without judgement.
How it started
Our founder and CEO, Jeff Moritz, knows what it’s like to battle your own mental health. After seeing his GP, he waited a whole year before he received professional help, and he knew other men were waiting too, often alone.
So he started a group. At the very first session he wondered whether anyone would come. Since then more than a thousand men have reached out, and Heads Up Gentlemen has grown into a registered charity with its own family of groups.
Our members live with everything from anxiety and depression to ADHD, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. What they find here is the same: people who understand, and a space that takes the clinical feel out of getting support.
- Early 2025Our first session at Little Hulton Pavilion.
- July 2025Registered with the Charity Commission (CIO no. 1214059).
- Oct 2025Halloween Fear Fair and our first suicide-prevention walks.
- Dec 2025Festive 5K fundraiser from Little Hulton to Walkden.
- Feb 2026Heads Up Dadz launches in Walkden.
- Mar 2026Nominated for Community Group of the Year, BBC Make a Difference Awards.
- May 2026Walk of Hope, and 1,000+ men reached in 14 months.
Our mission
To break the stigma, build confidence and create a community where no man has to struggle in silence.
BrotherhoodMen helping their brothers through it, side by side rather than top down.
No judgementWhatever you’re carrying, you’re welcome exactly as you are.
Lived experienceRun by people who have been there, for people who are there now.
An open doorFree, no referral needed, and walk-ins are always welcome.
What we do
Filling the gaps, not replacing the NHS.
We work alongside the health system, giving men somewhere to turn while they wait, recover or rebuild.
- Reduce stigmaRaising awareness of men’s mental health across Salford and beyond.
- Peer supportGroup sessions and activities, in person and online, where men share their experiences.
- Information & signpostingAdvice and a route to the right services when you need more.
- Access to counsellingHelping men reach specialist support and counselling from other providers.
The people behind it
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Pete Day
Co-founder, Heads Up Dadz
Draws on his own journey through fatherhood and recovery to support dads in Walkden.
Trustees
Our trustees
Board of three
Three volunteer trustees oversee our governance, safeguarding and risk management.
“…seeing men get better, and helping their brothers get through it.”
Jeff Moritz, on what keeps him running the charity
- Charity number
- 1214059
- Type
- CIO, est. 2025
- Based in
- Little Hulton
- Serving
- Salford & Greater Manchester