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Worthing Mental Health Awareness Week

Worthing Mental Health Awareness Week now in its sixth year and supports the Councils five ways to well-being and free to attend and open to all.

Our Delivery Report

Funded on 20 June 2018 | Delivered on 13 October 2018

£1,532

RAISED

4

BACKERS

28

DAYS TO FUND

BIGGEST PLEDGE

Largest pledge from West Sussex County Council

£327

From West Sussex County Council

700

people have visited this project!

Event 08/10/18 - 08/10/18
Launch of Worthing Mental Health Awareness Week 2018 at Offington Park Methodist Church Worthing

Launch of Worthing Mental Health Awareness Week 2018

Offington Park Methodist Church Worthing
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Courses provided

34 Courses provided

Hours of training provided

70 Hours of training provided

People involved in project delivery

200 People involved in project delivery

Days of training provided

20 Days of training provided

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local people (in environmental issues) engaged

50 local people (in environmental issues) engaged

Classes provided

2 Classes provided

Worthing Herald 21 August 2018

First Worthing grant from West Sussex Crowd goes to Worthing Mental Health Awareness Week

Worthing Herald

Bob Smytherman, who co-founded the week with Carol Barber in 2013, explained: “The crowdfunding campaign meant gifts in kind were recognised by Worthing County Local Committee, who then generously awarded a grant to cover the cost of the website\n“The website was designed by Worthing website creator Stacey Church from Lime Pixel, who has worked tirelessly in order to get the website up and running in time for the annual Worthing Mental Health Awareness Week, which coincides with World Mental Heal

Volunteers involved

200 Volunteers involved

people (in health & wellbeing) engaged

200 people (in health & wellbeing) engaged

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More about our impact

More about our impact

The environment

The environment

We engaged people on a range of environmental issues with workshops during the week. The details of the various workshops and sessions are included on our new website. https://worthingmentalhealthweek.co.uk/

The local economy

The local economy

Visit website for full details which include working with the Local Co-Op stores in Worthing to promote good Mental health https://worthingmentalhealthweek.co.uk/

Volunteering, jobs & education

Volunteering, jobs & education

We engaged around 700 people during the week and trained 34 people with an accredited Suicide Awareness Training and hosted the Dementia Action Alliance with a guest speaker discussing Dentistry for people with Dementia and their Carers.

Activity, health and leisure

Activity, health and leisure

Our local Leisure Services provider South Downs Leisure provided a workshop session about the services on offer to support the physical and mental wellbeing of the community.