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By The Big Happiness Experiment CIC
We are looking for your support to build and pilot our BrainTech men's mental health and wellbeing app to provide free early intervention for men of all ages and from all communities in Walsall.
Men's mental health and wellbeing is an important yet often overlooked health concern. We have over 20 years' experience providing very successful, innovative specialised mental and emotional health initiatives and would like to develop an app that will offer 'free of charge', early intervention and signposting to the appropriate support services, to empower men and help prevent a wide variety of mental health problems, addictions and suicide. Using extensively researched neuroscience, neuroplasticity and neurobic exercises, the BrainTech App will focus on subjects including; past trauma, reacting to challenges, keeping calm in moments of stress, daily mental and physical routines, self-calming techniques, dealing with anxiety, accepting uncertainty, developing confidence and motivation, managing feelings, understanding feelings of others, developing self-esteem and empathy, creating a new positive 'enhanced sense of normal' and signposting to relevant agencies and support networks
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Why it's a great idea:
What Are The Benefits Of Using Mental Wellness Apps? 1. Convenience - a digital app to help men to support their mental health, is a more immediate , anonymous and inviting way of communicating for those who don't feel able to talk openly about their feelings. This piece of software will allow people to access our network of resources in a more efficient and timely way, whenever it is needed, day or night and create a community for males all on a similar journey, where they can get access to support from the comfort of their own space, which can be private, anonymous, confidential and is free, empowering men to support and self-manage their own mental wellbeing. 2. Cost Savings - Using apps and tools can be significantly cheaper than traditional mental health resources 3. Immediate Access - NHS waiting times mean long delays for those needing mental health support. The app will provide 'proactive' and immediate support when it is most needed reducing strain on the NHS.
Steps to get it done:
The Big Happiness Experiment CIC, being Black Country based, have vast experience of working in our multi-cultural society. We currently deliver the highly successful and respected 'Project Me' in Walsall, an informal programme, that provides a unique framework of education, practical tools, and strategies for those people struggling to cope with their current mental and emotional states. It equips participants with knowledge and tools in order that they can develop healthy attitudes towards mental health and greater emotional resilience, whilst strengthening their capacities to manage stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. The App will be available and accessible to all able bodied and disabled males, males from all ethnicities, cultures and religions and all sexual orientations as we do not tolerate discrimination in any way. We also take Safeguarding very seriously and the app will be subject to our rigorous Safeguarding Policy and Procedures.
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We are delighted to be able to share with you all that our app is now LIVE and 'help is in the hands' of an amazing diverse mix of men across the Walsall borough. We want to take this opportunity to say thank you for helping to make BrainTech a reality and supporting the men in Walsall who need a different type of support with the most unique neuroscience backed toolkit and education platform. We will pop back soon to share their progress and feedback from using the app.
These last few months here at BrainTech HQ have been full of planning, content writing, video and audio recording and creating surveys and questionnaires for the Braintech App. We are now looking for men in Walsall who would like to join our 'working party' to test the app and help to refine it. Would you like to be involved in the development of the BrainTech App? This is a unique and exciting opportunity for volunteers in the Walsall area to participate in testing our innovative mental health app before its official launch. If you would like to be part of this exciting venture please text the word BRAINTECH to 07583 203444 or email [email protected] to ask for more details. www.bighappinesscic.com/braintech #braintechappwalsall #healthywalsall #crowdfundwalsall #walsallcouncil
It's been a few weeks since our last post, so we thought we would pop an update for all the amazing people who have made this unique venture a real, tangible project. Most of the 'work' that's been happening on the project has been behind the scenes; on the creation of the content for the app itself. This is a long process and involves a lot of programming and module video and audio recording. We still have a LOT to get done but we know that our Neurosculpting Programme - which will form the basis of the app, will really make a difference the men struggling with mental ill health in Walsall who will be using this app. On other news we had a few delays on getting the website published, but we are confident this will be live any day - www.bighappinesscic.com/braintech. And finally, we will shortly be recruiting for men in Walsall to be part of our 'working party' - these men will have an opportunity to test the app and offer us feedback for changes and improvements. Once again, we would like to say a HUGE thank you for all the people that backed this crowdfund and have helped make this important project a tangible reality.
We are so happy to report that after successfully crowdfunding the required amount for the BrainTech Mental Health App for men in Walsall, we are now very busy bees behind the scenes. We have been reaching out to men in the borough who would like to join us for the 'working party' to help us co-create and 'idea generate' the content of the App, and our first meeting will be taking place in late March. We have also created a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BrainTechAppWalsall and have our own Twitter handle: @BrainTechApp where we'll be sharing the journey of the App's evolvement. Our website is now with our tech team and this should be going live next week. And finally, the serious work of creating the Learning Labs, Toolkit, and Community Forum for the app - which is our biggest undertaking, is now down to the hard work of our Chief Happiness Officer; Jules Mitchell. We are incredibly grateful for each and every one of you who has made this unique venture a real, tangible project, and will keep you posted on all the developments as they happen.
We are so happy to report that after successfully crowdfunding the required amount for the BrainTech Mental Health App for men in Walsall, we are now very busy bees behind the scenes. We have been reaching out to men in the borough who would like to join us for the 'working party' to help us co-create and 'idea generate' the content of the App, and our first meeting will be taking place in late March. We have also created a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BrainTechAppWalsall and have our own Twitter handle: @BrainTechApp where we'll be sharing the journey of the App's evolvement. Our website is now with our tech team and this should be going live next week. And finally, the serious work of creating the Learning Labs, Toolkit, and Community Forum for the app - which is our biggest undertaking, is now down to the hard work of our Chief Happiness Officer; Jules Mitchell. We are incredibly grateful for each and every one of you who has made this unique venture a real, tangible project, and will keep you posted on all the developments as they happen.
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £9,141
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VolunteerWe are a Community Interest Company based in Aldridge delivering specialised mental and emotional health initiatives, courses and programmes, using numerous tools and techniques to deliver innovative solutions to the growing problem of emotional stress and mental health illness in the UK..
At our core is the desire to help individuals to gain knowledge and learn self-improvement tools, mental and emotional resilience skills, together with a range of soft skills specifically tailored to enhance their lives and opportunities, whilst increasing confidence, motivation and reducing social isolation. The confidence and positive feelings gained from our programmes are not 'quick fixes', but life altering practices.
We have been delivering specialised mental and emotional health keynotes, training, consultancy and coaching programmes for over 20 years to a wide range of sectors.These include the NHS, UK Armed Forces,schools, the public and private sector, individuals, parents and families.
We have designed and facilitated unique programmes, such as books for military familes and numerous training courses for organisations such as Mind, YMCA, Homestart, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and also ran a Building Better Opportunties (BBO) programme, in conjunction with Steps to Work, helping individuals for five years.
In Walsall, we currently provide Project Me (funded by National Lottery Community Fund), which helps members of the community who are suffering with poor mental health or anxiety.We have also trained 60 Lean into Life Community Coaches who are helping to support their own ethnic communities with their mental health and wellbeing throughout the Black Country.
Our comprehensive courses provide individuals with knowledge, tools and techniques in order that they can develop healthy attitudes towards mental health and greater emotional resilience whilst strengthening their capacities to manage stress, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and other mental health issues.
The focus of our work includes; past trauma, reacting to challenges, keeping calm in moments of stress, daily mental and physical routines, self-calming techniques, coping with states of flux and transition, dealing with anxiety, accepting uncertainty, developing confidence, managing feelings, understanding the feelings of others, developing self-esteem, developing empathy, creating a new positive 'enhanced sense of normal'.
Project Owner: The Big Happiness Experiment CIC The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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