Deadline: 13 October 2017
Comic Relief is seeking applications for its initiative entitled “Thriving not just surviving: Young Men and Mental Health” to support vulnerable and disadvantaged young men with mental health problems.
Priorities
- Have consulted and plan to co-design activities with young men to ensure their needs and interests are met effectively.
- Are working with young men from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities or those with co-occurring learning disabilities and mental health problems.
- Use activity based interventions as a tool of engagement and/or that are psychologically informed. Comic Relief expects to fund applications using the arts and sports as well as social and cultural activities.
- Promote and recognise the power of peer support and positive role models and incorporate these into their interventions.
- Ensure activities are carried out in non-stigmatising locations.
Funding Information
Comic Relief expects to make approximately 20 grants of around £100,000-£150,000 across the UK.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals are welcome applications from specialist mental health and/or youth organisations and are particularly interested in organisations that are based in the community they work in.
- Partnership bids are welcome. Only one proposal per applicant can be submitted.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit Thriving not just surviving.
