Community Mental health and Emotional Wellbeing Support pilot

Informing a whole family approach to reducing violence, in 2021 the VRU undertook a wide-ranging consultation to understand the needs of parents and carers in London, identifying a gap in the provision of culturally competent, community-based, mental health support services for parents/carers in underserved communities.  

Seeking to address this gap the VRU co-developed the Community-Based Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Support Pilot, with input from with PCR, young people and VCS partners, The VRU commissioned two organisations to deliver the programme.

Groundwork delivered the Strengthening Families service based in Southwark; and Midaye delivered the Midaye Hope project based in Kensington and Chelsea. The pilot ran between December 2021 to March 2024. 

Coram were commissioned to evaluate the pilot in August 2022. This final evaluation report brings together insights around process of implementation, outcomes and best practice across the course of the programme.   

The evaluation report is forthcoming.