Funding - have an idea to boost young people’s mental health?

A funding pot has been set aside as part of the transformation of mental health services for children and young people in Hertfordshire.

Organisations and groups can apply for up to £10,000 from our Innovation Fund. Schools, youth and community groups, charities, NHS, local councils and housing associations can all apply.

Last year, the Government published Future in Mind, which outlined the need for fundamental change in mental health services for children and young people. Hertfordshire reviewed all child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and developed its CAMHS Transformation programme, led by the county’s two NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and the county council.

As we improve services over the next five years our approach will:
•emphasise prevention and early intervention – increasing capacity and resilience
•deliver services offering swift access to evidence-based and flexible support
•prioritise holistic interventions that are based on need not thresholds or diagnosis
•empower children, young people, their families and professionals to make informed choices about services and treatment.

We are looking for projects that support this approach and address:
•Developing resilience
• Working with hard to reach / vulnerable groups
•Perinatal mental health
• Providing support for parents
• Transition
• Supporting loss / working with bereaved families
• Working with autism / ADHD / ADD
• Whole school emotional wellbeing
• Early intervention and prevention
• Self-esteem / body image

Funding applications need to be submitted by October 31, 2016. Young people will be on the panel which decides bids.

For more information and to download the application form, visit NHS Innovation Fund.
http://www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk/innovation-fund

For more information visit http://www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk/innovation-fund