Project The Butterfly Project and The Phoenix Project
Purpose To prevent self-harm among young people
Funding NHS North Lancashire gives £30,000 a year to the Butterfly project. In October 2011 the Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund from the Department of Health awarded the scheme £50,000 for three years. Funding for The Phoenix Project includes £40,000 from the Tudor Trust
Background Professionals working with young women in North Lancashire had noticed an increase in self-harm but many were unsure what to do or where to refer them. The Butterfly Project was set up by n-compass North West, a voluntary provider of counselling and other health and wellbeing services, in an effort to address the issue.
The project started in 2005 with funding from Comic Relief and NHS North Lancashire. Three years later, The Phoenix Project to support young men began.
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