Agenda item

(B) Bridge to Work: Mental Health – to consider the award of a grant to the Centre for Mental Health.

For Decision

11 May 2017

(B) Bridge to Work: Mental Health

The Court considered the award of a grant relative to the Bridge to Work: mental health programme, which aimed to support beneficiaries with mental ill health back to good health and employment. It was requested that the Court of Common Council approve a grant of £1,241,568 over four years (£243,716; £562,796; £429,804; £5,252) to the Centre for Mental Health towards the implementation of Individual Placement Support (IPS) in two London boroughs. Currently, strong IPS services are delivered in only ten London boroughs; therefore this project has the potential to expand IPS provision in London, which aligns with the Government's plans to fund the roll out of IPS nationally.

The Court was therefore recommended to approve a grant of £1,241,568 over four years (£243,716; £562,796; £429,804; £5,252) to the Centre for Mental Health to implement Individual Placement Support (IPS) in two London boroughs.

Resolved – That approval be given to a grant of £1,241,568 over four years (£243,716; £562,796; £429,804; £5,252) to the Centre for Mental Health to implement Individual Placement Support (IPS) in two London boroughs.