TRIUMPH Network Newsletter
September 2020

TRIUMPH Network Plus Fund Projects

The TRIUMPH Network Funding call received 34 applications covering a range of important topics for young people’s mental health. Our team of reviewers have had a difficult task selecting which of the many excellent research ideas to award funding to.

We are delighted to announce that grants have been awarded to support four projects that will start from October 2020.

You can find out more about each project on our Funded Projects page.

News

A whole-school approach to mental health and well-being

The Welsh Government have launched an open consultation on embedding a whole-school approach to mental health and well-being. The consultation is open until 30 September 2020.
Read and have your say 

Mentally Healthy Schools expands free resources to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

The Mentally Healthy Schools website now provides schools with resources and information to address the curriculum in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales as part of a drive to meet the needs of all primary school children across the UK. The site has a resource library with an extensive collection of lesson plans, classroom activities, assembly plans and information. All resources are quality assured so that schools can use them, confident in the knowledge that they have been checked by mental health experts.

COVID 19 Resources

Supporting children and young people as they settle back into education

The Co-SPACE team have put together a 1-page document summarising some ideas on how parents/carers can support children and young people as they settle back into school and other forms of education. Share how your family is coping during these uncertain times by taking part in the Co-SPACE survey.

Staying Connected: what people are doing to stay well

A report from the Scottish Recovery Network highlights the importance of third sector community focused support across Scotland during Covid-19.

TeenCovidLife survey findings

A report on the TeenCovidLife Survey looks at the health and well-being of 5,548 Scottish young people aged 12 ­- 17 years in lockdown.

#MoreThanACondition

The Mental Health Foundation brought together a youth panel of volunteers living with long term health conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic. These campaign materials developed by the panel show what life has been like for young people with a long term health condition.

Events

NIHR symposium on mental health - 23 September 2020

The NIHR Public Mental Health programme will be holding a virtual symposium to showcase the latest research conducted within the NIHR School for Public Health Research Public Mental Health Programme.

Find out more and register

Tackling Mental Health Challenges Amongst Young People: Finding solutions to digital problems -
21 September 2020

This e-Nurture Network webinar will focus on positive ways of supporting and advising children and young people who have experienced or are a risk of mental health difficulties as a result of engaging with the digital world.

Find out more and register

Funding opportunities

eNurture: Grants of up to £56,250 addressing  thematic areas related to the digital world and families, schools and peers.  Deadline 30 September 2020. 

Closing the Gap: Grants of up to £50,000 to support research that aims to identify the most effective means to mitigate the causes and consequences of the mortality gap for people with mental ill health. Deadline: 30 October 2020. 

Loneliness and Social Isolation in Mental Health Network: Grants of up to £50,000 available to support research into interventions/activities to reduce loneliness and isolation. Deadline: 02 October 2020.

Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network: Grants of up to £25,000 on the theme of understanding violence, abuse and mental health. Deadline: 11 December 2020.

BBC Children in Need, A Million and Me: £10m of funding over three years to support innovative initiatives that can make a real difference to the emotional wellbeing of children aged 8-13, before emerging challenges require clinical intervention. Organisations are invited to share ideas to work up together into proposals for funding. Email  to find out more about the programme.

UKRI: open call for short-term research projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. Deadline 31 December 2020.

NIHR: ongoing research funding opportunities including mental health and public health. Current calls include:
Public Health Research Programme Rapid Funding Scheme. Deadline: 31 December 2020
Continuing priority research topics of interest to the PHR programme: suicide prevention in high risk groups. Deadline 17 November 2020.

National Lottery Community Fund: ongoing funding opportunities throughout Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including those specifically to support young people. Currently prioritising funding for projects and organisations supporting communities through COVID-19.

Latest publications

A Digital Intervention for Adolescent Depression (MoodHwb): Mixed Methods Feasibility Evaluation                                                         

Socioeconomic status, mental wellbeing and transition to secondary school: Analysis of the School Health Research Network/Health Behaviour in School‐aged Children survey in Wales

Practitioner review: Co-design of digital mental health technologies with children and young people – video abstract

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