Funding Opportunities

Applications for the Community Counselling Fund are now open

This funding sits within the Public Health Mental Health budget, and with this funding there is a desire to address some of the gaps in current counselling provision and to pick up on culturally specific counselling opportunities. This represents a real opportunity to co-design as a network of counselling and psychology providers and services that could be delivered at locality community level and foster funding opportunities for small grassroots organisations. The intention is to use the first year as an opportunity to test and learn from a model that you as a group codesign before moving to a potential recurrent funding arrangement through the wider health system.They are seeking expressions of interest from relevant VCS who can support waiting list reduction for commissioned services and address areas such as access, inequality and wellbeing.Successful VCS organisations to target support in the following areas:

  • One to one – in person and or Online counselling
  • Solution focused Mental Health Groups
  • Group therapy sessions.
  • Admin support
  • Additional therapist/supervisors
  • Culturally informed counselling

Successful VCS  will be expected to ensure that therapists:

  • Are registered with the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapists (BACP) and have carried out the free Open university training on working online. 
  • Attend regular supervision with a qualified practitioner.
  • Must provide or undergo DBS check as per agency policy.
  • Have professional indemnity insurance.
  • Produce a written fitness to practice reference to the relevant establishment if needed.

Deadline: Friday 29th November 2024 4pm.

 

For details: contact: MentalHealthCommissioning@croydon.gov.uk 

Other funding - with ongoing deadlines



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Clothworkers' Foundation
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DWF Foundation
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Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
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Garfield Weston Foundation 
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National Lottery Heritage Grants 
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Tesco Stronger Starts
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