Catalyst secures SUPPORT-CONNECT Project Funding

Site Admin • 11 August 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!



We 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.



We have yet to hit our operational target - Can you help?

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