Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund

FUND NOW CLOSED

Fund Overview

The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults (the Fund) was established in October 2021 and to date has distributed around £51 million to community initiatives supporting mental health and wellbeing across Scotland. In Renfrewshire the fund has seen over £1.5 million distributed to organisations, community groups and community projects.

The Fund has a strong focus on prevention and early intervention and aims to support grass roots community groups in tackling mental health inequalities and address priority issues of social isolation and loneliness, suicide prevention and tackling poverty and inequality. There will be a continued emphasis in Year 4 on responding to the cost of living crisis and on those facing socio-economic disadvantage.

The overarching aim of the Fund is to:

Support community based initiatives that promote and develop good mental health and wellbeing and/or mitigate and protect against the impact of distress and mental ill health within the adult population (aged 16 or over), with a particular focus on prevention and early intervention.

YEAR FOUR APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

This year we received our greatest number of applications to date, with a requested total of more than £1.1 million. The total fund amount for Renfrewshire is just over £500,000.

Our thanks to all groups and individuals who submitted an application. Those whose applications do not meet the overarching aim of the fund (see above) or conflict with the criteria set by Scottish Government will be notified that their application will not be presented to panel. This will be done before Christmas. All other applicants should understand their applications will be submitted to panel for consideration and we will be in touch with a request for further information or an outcome in the new year. Please see the timescales set below. 

Information on previous recipients of CMHW funding:

See list of first year funded organisations and projects here

See list of second year funded organisations and projects here

See list of third year funded organisations and projects here

  
- Scottish Government's report on the work of TSIs in distributing this fund for year one can be found here.

Renfrewshire Wellbeing Network

All CMHW funded groups are invited to be a part of the Renfrewshire Wellbeing Network. This cross-sector network brings together third and public sector organisations looking at improving mental wellbeing outcomes in a community setting. 

The network meet every two months and discuss current issues facing communities across Renfrewshire, explore potential for collaboration and co-produced work, and share learning and resources. 

If you would like to find out about the next meeting please consider signing up for the dedicated monthly newsletter. Sign up here.

See the video below for a round up of our June 2023 event.