18 organisations and local charities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been successful in bidding for funds from the No Wrong Door programme.
14 of these will receive funding from No Wrong Door and 4 have been given grants through a collaboration with Energise Me.
No Wrong Door (NWD) is the adult community mental health transformation programme across Hampshire, Southampton, the Isle of Wight, and Portsmouth. The NWD approach recognises that mental health is affected by a range of factors including someone’s quality of housing, employment, family and personal contacts, leisure and cultural activities, technological solutions, and access to other community resources such as green spaces.
As part of this project mental health services will work together with the community to ensure that care can be provided locally, and that support can be received in several settings for multiple aspects of a person’s life.
The No Wrong Door programme is working to dissolve barriers between primary care and hospital care, mental health and physical health, and health and social care, to deliver integrated, personalised, place based and well-coordinated care.
More than £100,000 will be shared between the successful organisations to be used between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024.
The organisations and charities who will receive the funding are listed below and are categorised depending on the areas that they cover. Some cover the whole of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight whereas others are specific to Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
Successful organisations across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are:
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The Arukah Project
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The Arukah Project is a not-for-profit CIC, that aims to raise awareness of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and how this impacts the lives of those who are in contact with the justice system, care experienced or who have experience of addictions (alcohol, substance misuse). They combine education, trauma-informed practice and the teaching of techniques to create an emotional health and safety framework which provides opportunity for personal empowerment and transformation, supporting people to make positive changes in their lives.
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Options Wellbeing Trust
(Southampton, southeast and southwest Hampshire) |
Options Wellbeing Trust (Options) supports people with issues ranging from life changing decisions to challenges linked to aspects of managing their everyday lives, which can leave someone feeling confused, depressed and unhappy. While also delivering therapeutic support to people who have more complex issues such as trauma, complex trauma, eating difficulties etc.
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Veterans Outreach Support
(Southeast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)
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The charity was originally set up after the Falklands conflict and has grown into a main local delivery of veteran support in Portsmouth and surrounding areas. Initially set up as a Drop-In with expertise in clinical mental health charity with signposting events, to nowadays dealing with the three ‘pillars’ of support – clinical mental health, wellbeing and welfare for veterans and partners of UK Armed Forces and Merchant Navy.
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Successful organisations in Hampshire:
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artWell
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artWell provides opportunities for people to come together in safe and relaxing environments to engage in practical creative activities. Participants learn skills to promote mental wellbeing, improve confidence, self-esteem and how to positively meet their own needs.
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Basingstoke & District Disability Forum and Wavelly House (Together for Mental Wellbeing)
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Basingstoke & District Disability Forum (BDDF) offers support for anyone affected by disability within the local community, including disabled people and their carers, fellow disability charities and local businesses looking to be accessible and inclusive.
Wavelly House offers a supportive home for up to 6 people aged between 18 and 65. Residents are encouraged to live as independently as possible, and to work towards moving on to their own accommodation. The service provides a holistic support package tailored to the goals and needs of service users. Staff work with people on their recovery- planning for when they may move on, which is reviewed on a regular basis.
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Citizens Advice - East Hampshire
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As a local Citizens Advice in East Hampshire, the aim is to provide the advice and support for the problems people face, empower them to deal with their problems and support them to move forward in their lives.
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Citizens Advice - Gosport |
The aim of the organisation is to ensure that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the services available to them, or through an inability to express their needs effectively.
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Home-Start Hampshire |
Home-Start Hampshire is a local community support service which uses local volunteers to support parents with young children to ensure their children thrive. Strong family units supported by local volunteers from the community is a proven asset.
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More Education |
More Education, the charity behind Koala Community Hub, is focused on improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and / or autism, through education, training and community enablement.
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Successful organisations on the Isle of Wight:
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People Matter IW through AIM IOW |
Entirely led and staffed by autistic people, for the benefit of autistic people of all ages. AIM Autism Inclusion Matters is dedicated to improving the lives of autistic people on the Isle of Wight. Open 4 days a week, providing a safe, relaxed and comfortable space.
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Successful organisations in Portsmouth:
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The Society of St James – The recovery hub |
The Society of St James (SSJ) is a Hampshire based charity helping vulnerable people experiencing homelessness, problems with alcohol and drug use and other complex needs to change their lives.
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Tonic Music for Mental Health |
Tonic Music for Mental Health is a charity based on the south coast of England. They promote good mental health through music, having helped many isolated and vulnerable people in the community. They collaborate with the NHS and local authorities to provide music workshops.
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VISTA: Haven
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Vista exists to offer support to women facing sexual exploitation, and those who sell or exchange sex for goods or a bed for the night. Through outreach, one to one support sessions and a weekly women’s group they provide space for women to work out next steps and recover from trauma.
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Successful organisations in Southampton:
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Caraway
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Caraway is a young charity that provides chaplaincy and dementia services for older people in Southampton with over 50 volunteers. The dementia service includes 9 memory café sessions each month across the city, with an average monthly attendance of approximately 120 people.
The awarded funding will be used to support the caregivers of people with dementia.
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Four additional organisations were granted funding through Energise Me, a Hampshire and Isle of Wight charity creating happier and healthier communities through physical activity and sport.
- Bodster Equine Assisted Learning Centre - pony based mindfulness activities.
- Methodist Homes (MHA) Gosport & Fareham - fitness sessions for older people.
- Dementia Friendly Alton - mental and physical activities for men with dementia, carers and older men.
- The You Trust - drop in and activity sessions for lonely and isolated people.
Helen Hudson, Senior Project Manager at the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board said: “It is great to see such a mix of organisations and charities that have been successful in bidding for funds this year to help improve access to mental health support. By working with different organisations we are able to offer grants to those offering services such as music therapy and memory cafes.”
“I am looking forward to seeing the funding improve the day-to-day lives of our residents across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight who need extra support.”
There were 46 applications in total which were assessed and graded by a board which included representatives from the Integrated Care Board, Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Trusts and people with lived experience of mental health.
Further information about the No Wrong Door programme can be found on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board website: No Wrong Door