In partnership with the Worcestershire Health and Care Trust, Vestia Families (part of The Community Housing Group) has successfully secured 12 months Lottery funding to embed mental health provision within the support offered to families. The project will provide 2 specialist mental health key workers and a clinical psychologist and will involve the provision of direct mental health interventions and the upskilling and training of all key workers to raise awareness of wider support available and referral pathways.

Jane Clark (newly appointed Vestia Families Manager) is leading on the project and can be contacted for further information on jclark@wfip.org.uk or 01562 733140.

The development of this project is running alongside the launch of the Health and Care Trust’s Healthy Minds – helping you to live well campaign which is aimed to help people maintain healthy mental wellbeing and encourages tools and techniques to help keep a healthy mind. Information and details of courses being delivered in the Wyre Forest can be found by visiting www.hacw.nhs.uk/healthyminds