Mental Health Charity Wins 8.8m Pounds To Fund Eco-projects That Will Tackle Stigma And Promote Mental Wellbeing, UK

The Big Lottery Fund has awarded Mind £8.8million from its Changing Spaces programme to start up an exciting new grants scheme. ‘Ecominds’ will fund projects across England that will help transform local environments and build the confidence and self-esteem of people with mental health problems.Ecominds aims to reduce the stigma and social exclusion faced by people with mental health problems by funding environmental projects that bring people together right across the community.

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Filed under: Mental Health on April 11th, 2008