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Successful First Round of Grants Awarded in Mental Health Sustainability Programme
Hayley Alton
Published: February 17, 2021
The Association of Mental Health Providers is pleased to announce the first round of grants from the Mental Health Sustainability Fund have been administered; and we are thrilled to be awarding 34 organisations a share of approximately £103,500. These successful organisations demonstrated that they would use the money to contribute to their sustainability and were…
Read moreSolidarity with All Those Working in Health, Care and Education Through the Pandemic
Dania Hanif
Published: January 21, 2021
The Association is pleased to sign a joint letter from mental health leaders, expressing solidarity with all those working in health, care and education through Covid-19. “Right across the UK throughout the Covid-19 global pandemic, people have responded to the challenges with extraordinary determination, creativity and care. As a group of Mental Health Leaders, we…
Read moreCall for Peer Learning Facilitator to work with leaders of Charities and Social Enterprises
Greg Woolley
Published: January 19, 2021
The Association is looking to appoint a peer learning facilitator, on a trial basis, to support the development of some of its SME members. Context: The Enterprise Development Programme is a five-year programme, funded by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment and managed by a coalition of partners. It aims to help charities and…
Read moreMental Health Act - White Paper Published
Dania Hanif
Published: January 13, 2021
Just after two years of the publication of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act, led by Professor Sir Simon Wessley, the Government published their highly-anticipated White Paper on Reforming the Mental Health Act on 13 January. Delayed due to various factors including the pandemic, the publication of the White Paper is a welcome…
Read moreCall for Support: the Mental Health Sustainability Programme
Caitlin McFee
Published: January 8, 2021
Happy New Year from all of us at The Association! We hope you managed to find some time to rest and recover over the Christmas period after what was an incredibly challenging year. We know that times continue to be tough for everyone, and especially so for all those still on the front lines, fighting…
Read moreMerry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Dania Hanif
Published: December 18, 2020
Merry Christmas! Wishing you all the peace and joy of the season! As this is our final bulletin before the Christmas holidays and of the year, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support and hard work this year! In our Christmas bulletin last year, we started with…
Read moreMental Health Sustainability Programme - Virtual Event Video
Dania Hanif
Published: December 10, 2020
Seven months ago, a coalition of leading mental health charities collaborated to develop a model which allows private sector partners to offer expertise, knowledge, skills, and funds, to VCSE provider organisations in the mental health sector. The Mental Health Sustainability Programme aims to enhance the way that the VCSE sector works in partnership with the…
Read moreTraining to help you achieve your 2021 enterprise goals!
Greg Woolley
Published: November 30, 2020
To begin 2021, the Association will be offering fully funded training sessions focused on supporting small charities and social enterprises to develop their enterprise or trading activities. We hope it will be valuable to support organisations achieve their enterprise goals for 2021. Following a review of our first two rounds of applications to the Enterprise…
Read moreThe Association Welcomes the Mental Health Winter Plan
Dania Hanif
Published: November 24, 2020
The Association welcomes the publication of the Government’s Winter Plan for Mental Health and Wellbeing – “Staying Mentally Well This Winter.” The Plan outlines some of the key steps already taken by the Government to support the mental health needs of the nation during the pandemic and shares their commitments to address some of the…
Read moreCall for evidence: Parental conflict and Mental Health
Dania Hanif
Published: November 19, 2020
Association of Mental Health Providers is working with the Race Equality Foundation and Men’s Health Forum to develop a resource and toolkit for public health nurses (including health visitors, school nurses, general practice nurses and midwives) to reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing through reducing parental conflict. The project, which is funded by…
Read moreSocial Security Benefits and Health and Wellbeing: The Case for Change
Daniah Hafez
Published: November 19, 2020
An open letter We are an alliance of organisations working across the public, voluntary and community sectors concerned with social care for children and adults, mental health, public health, disability, homelessness, and welfare rights. Together, we have both significant national and local knowledge, as well as an understanding of the operation of the UK social…
Read moreCall for Evidence: VCSE Data and Intelligence
Dania Hanif
Published: November 16, 2020
The Association is working with NCVO and other partners to explore how data and intelligence held by the voluntary sector is used. The aim of this study is to enable better service planning and address inequalities in public service delivery. This study is gathering examples of good practice through a questionnaire, case studies, and focus groups. The…
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