Oxfordshire Youth Mental Health Ambassadors
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Part of the Mental Wealthy Academy, The Mental Health Ambassador programme brings together a group of young people aged 18-25 who have lived experience of mental health difficulties, and teaches them to support the community. Over the course of 10 months, each cohort of young ambassadors will participate in training; covering a wide range of topics: building resilience, learning coping techniques, leadership skills, safeguarding, elements of mental health first aid, and will lead workshops.

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    Aims to engage 18-25 year olds who have lived experience with ill mental health, or struggles with wellbeing. We are currently working with two groups of 9 and 4, totalling 13 altogether over 10 months.

  • Number of beneficiaries - 3000

    The reach is ongoing as the MHA will have skills to deliver

Geographic reach

  • England: Oxfordshire
BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

3000

As a group, each cohort must reach at least 400 young people

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£15,000.00

TIMELINE

Jun 2021 Onwards

Project Outcome Targets

For our Ambassadors to gain confidence around topics including Mental Health and Wellbeing

Self-development: To increase their leadership and presentation skills as individuals

To break the stigma around mental health, in their own minds and in the minds of the YP they reach

Project Activities

  • Introduction to Mental Health & Mental Health resilience training

  • Training in Safeguarding and Navigating mental health services

  • Principles of Youth Work training

  • Ambassadors will run workshops for 11-17 year olds and need to reach out to 400 young people each

  • Ambition: To create a mini-series of mental health problems affecting young people aged 11-17.

Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being UN SDG 4: Quality Education
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

We constantly gather feedback, and our Coordinator writes quarterly reports

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Response

Response was funding the project for the first year, they will partially fund the second year.
OTHER PARTNERS

SOPHEA

SOPHEA don't fund this, but they collaborate with us in certain aspects