Pan Lancs & South Cumbria ICP Suicide Prevention Training

The L&SC ICS wish to implement a training programme to increase capacity to support people to address the psycho-social determinants of their mental health within a whole system approach to mental health. The programme will increase community capacity for well-being by:

• Improving the engagement of individuals, communities and health professionals in public mental health initiatives.
• Increase resilience in communities and workplace settings in relation to mental health and suicide awareness.
• Raise awareness of risk factors and high risk groups across the age spectrum.
• Raise awareness of specialist interventions e.g. Cluster management
• Reduce inequalities in accessing information and increasing awareness of the mental health and well-being and the Five Ways to well-being.
• Reducing the number of people escalating through the mental health care pathway

The funding will be given as a grant to the successful providers.

The funding will be divided between the 5 ICP areas, and providers can bid for each lot/area.

The grant will be used to focus on, but not be limited to, the below groups:

• Middle-aged men and Primary Care Support
• Women with Perinatal Status
• Children and Young People

Total Grant Value: £260,000 for 2018/2019. An additional grant for 2019/2020 may be awarded, subject to funding.

To find out more or to respond to this opportunity please visit the NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU e-sourcing portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml. The deadline for tender responses is Friday 28th September 2018 12:00pm.