Investing in Mental Health Care for Minority Ethnic Groups in Peterborough

H.A.Y. C E L E B R A T E Mental Health fund

Community Expertise Leading to Eradicating Barriers and Realising Access. Taking care of Everyone

£100k funding to support minority ethnic groups in Peterborough to improve access to mental health care for those experiencing severe mental illness within their community.

We welcome applications for funds from representatives of any minority ethnic group within Peterborough to improve access to mental health support for those with severe mental illness (SMI). We are not looking for perfect funding proposals, but rather would like to hear your ideas and develop these with you to see how funding might help. Please explain your idea in as much detail as possible, including approximate funds required. You should make clear the current barriers experienced by your community in accessing mental health support and explain how your proposal seeks to overcome this. Then join us (if you would like) on a collaborative panel on Wed 30 June, 10:00 – 12:00, with other proposers to review and reflect on all the submissions. These discussions will help inform the final funding decisions, which will be made by the Peterborough Exemplar Steering Group committee.

Click here to apply: H.A.Y. Celebrate MH Funding Applications

Applications must be received by: midday, Wed 23 June 2021.

H.A.Y. Champions Training

We are offering a 2 hour training workshop covering how to support others completing self-referrals to IAPT services (counselling / talking therapy that is part of the NHS Instant Access to Psychological Therapies programme), introductions to the Primary Care Mental Health Service and how to use the www.HAYPeterborough.co.uk website for anyone who feels they could be a How Are You (H.A.Y.) Champion within their community. We ask you attend the session and then pass on the knowledge. We will reimburse you £50 for your time.

To express your interest in becoming a H.A.Y. Champion, please click here: H.A.Y. Champions Sign-Up

H.A.Y. Digital & Community Engagement Specialist roles

Five new part-time, fixed term roles within the established How Are You Peterborough team, to seek out community assets within a particular community group(s), that promote positive wellbeing and gather information and resources to share via www.HAYPeterborough.co.uk.

Salary £24,907 – £30,216 per annum pro rata (Band 5). Fixed term.

Weekly working pattern: Full time 10-week contract OR Part-time 7.5 hours per week for 12 months OR equivalent.

Apply here: Job advert

Closing date: Sun 13 June 2021