Current projects
The Devon Mental Health Alliance
2022–2027
The Devon Mental Health Alliance is a partnership between five local charitable organisations aimed at improving access to mental health services and identifying new opportunities to support people across all of Devon’s communities.
Completed projects
One Mental Health
2022–2023
Devon Mind operates a service at CoLab Exeter as part of the one-year One Mental Health pilot. Funded by the Devon Partnership NHS Trust and the National Lottery, the project currently offers people who are homeless or vulnerably housed a range of support and signposting services, alongside community-based opportunities to aid recovery and build resilience.
HAIRE
2020–2023
HAIRE will develop and test systems that empower and enable older people (aged 60+ and no longer employed) in rural areas to participate in the design and delivery of services, and to develop solutions for themselves to reduce loneliness and improve quality of life, health and wellbeing.
SPEED-You-UP
2020–2023
The overall objective of this project is to decrease the number of at-risk young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) by improving their employability through a co-created programme that enhances entrepreneurial skills. The project includes work in local secondary schools.
PATH
2019–2023
The PATH project is developing initiatives that will enable women, families and healthcare professionals to prevent, diagnose and successfully manage mild and moderate perinatal mental health issues. The project has completed launches of resources and programmes for parents, employers, and professionals.
TRAFFIR
2019–2022
TRAFFIR is an Erasmus+ project involving six partners from across Europe. The project aims to develop a whole systems approach to support the mental wellbeing of emergency first responders, in order to mitigate the impact of repeated or singular exposure to a critical stress incidents.
PAFYP
2019–2022
PAFYP was an Erasmus+ project involving six partners from England, Northern Ireland, Romania, Bulgaria, Spain and Poland. The project created a resource of best practice non-formal parenting awareness training and support for young people.
Next Steps
2017–2022
Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, this project seeks to provide early intervention for adults and young people in Plymouth. It also promotes good mental health to the wider school communities through the delivery of assemblies and information sessions for parents and carers.
PONToon
2017–2021
This project worked with socially excluded women (18 to 25 years old) who are far removed from the labour market and who may face challenges such as single parenthood and mental health issues.