Funding

Funding Focus: Youth mental health grants

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Think-tank NPC has published analysis of how charities are supporting children and young people with mental health problems and identified ways that funders can maximise their impact by focusing on activities like prevention work, staff training and digital services.

Despite a proliferation of grant-makers for children’s mental health, NPC researchers conclude the charity sector can no longer meet the demand for support given the level of funding it currently receives.

What are major funders doing?

Several major charity funders have responded by offering additional grants for children’s mental health support. These include:

BBC Children in Need opened applications last year for a £1m award to support the implementation of the learnings that came out of its £10m A Million and Me Fund. The Children's Society won the single award for its work to offer targeted early intervention support to children aged eight to 13 from marginalised communities.

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