Catalyst secures SUPPORT-CONNECT Project Funding

First Stop Design • August 17, 2020
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source: Catalyst 4 Change CIC
published: 11 August 2020

Catalyst 4 Change has secured £10,000 of funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, towards our SUPPORT-CONNECT helpline service.  Thanks to the Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and the National Lottery Community Fund for making this possible!



Catalyst are co-developing a number of pan West Midlands freephone support lines across the areas of Birmingham, Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Coventry.



The lines would be available to African & Caribbean people with a mental health support need, their families and carers during the COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing measures initiated by the UK government.



This is a particularly difficult time for people with a diagnosed mental health condition or lived experience of mental health problems. Many will be isolated and cut off socially and from previously provided mental health support services.



The SUPPORT-CONNECT lines would give them access to people and workers that they are already familiar with at no cost to them or the support organisations.


Further updates to follow shortly!

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