“The Breaking Point report published by Fair Collective paints a stark picture of the mental health crisis sweeping through the charity sector. The findings are disturbing: 85% of leaders in small charities report struggling with poor mental health, with a shocking 20% suffering from burnout so severe that it’s affecting their personal lives and professional effectiveness. In some cases, the stress of their roles has led to suicidal thoughts…” Read more here.
To address the underrepresentation of Global Majority communities in mental health support services, Young Kensington & Chelsea (Young K&C) and the Young Westminster Foundation have launched the ‘Community Solutions: Improving Mental Health Awareness in Global Majority Communities’ grant, in partnership with the Vibrant & Healthy Communities (VHC) Programme
The grant offers a total funding pot of £640,000 over two years, with eligible organisations able to apply for up to £15,000 annually, totalling a maximum of £30,000 for projects running from April 2025 to March 2027. The funding supports new or existing community-based initiatives, including training sessions, awareness-raising workshops, and projects targeting children, young people (up to 25 years old), and their parents or carers. The primary objectives are to increase mental health awareness, facilitate open discussions, enhance self-management of mental wellbeing, encourage utilisation of mental health services, and foster positive attitudes towards mental health within these communities.
Non-profit organisations such as registered charities, Community Interest Companies (CICs), or constituted community groups with a proven track record of working with the specified demographics in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and/or Westminster are invited to apply.
Priority will be given to Global Majority-led organisations—those with more than 50% of their senior leadership or trustees from Black, Asian, mixed, or other racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds—and to organisations with an annual turnover of less than £500,000.
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm on the 5th March 2025.
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Here at DSC, we continually look to improve our colleagues’ wellbeing. Since 2021, we have conducted an annual wellbeing survey. We use it to identify common issue areas and to collate recommendations that the wellbeing team can discuss and potentially put into practice. These five tips have been taken from what our DSC colleagues have shared in the annual survey. Take a look here.
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“Due to rising demand and pressure, a high proportion of charity workers suffer from burnout because of work. However, preventative actions can be put into place to avoid this and improve retention…” Read more here.
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Sobus’ contacts are being offered a 20% discount for general GP appointments at Dr. Dropin, Fulham Road. The clinic is only a minute’s walk from Dawes Road Hub, Fulham and also offers physiotherapy and dermatology services. The discount is for general GP consultations and expires on 01/01/25.
NHS North West London, supported by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, ran a consultation from October 2023 to February 2024, on the future of acute mental health services in Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea following the temporary closure of the inpatient wards at the Gordon Hospital. There was significant engagement in the consultation with over 700 individual responses.
The responses from the consultation period helped identify a number of areas where further work was needed that would help continue to develop the case and proposed model of care to ensure it is meeting the needs of the local population. This work has all informed the Decision Making Business Case (DMBC) which will be presented to NHS North West London Board for a final decision.
To ensure all information has been sufficiently considered there has been a decision that the DMBC will be taken to NHS North West London Board on Wednesday 22 January 2025 where a final decision will be made. This is a public meeting and interested parties are invited to watch the meeting to see the discussion, a link will be available here closer to the time.
We also anticipate at least two more public meetings of the North West London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee to discuss the case before any changes are implemented. One will discuss the DMBC before it goes to NHS North West London for decision and the second will review the decision made at the meeting in January 2025. These meetings are both open to the public and more information about dates and how to join can be found here.
Thank you to everyone who has been involved in this engagement process and for your patience while a fully considered decision is reached to best meet the needs of the local community.
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