There is also an all-age grants programme which financially supports grassroots projects. In the first year of the grants programme, 800 people directly benefited. Over 5,000 people were engaged with projects in various ways, of which 3,600 were from minority ethnic backgrounds.
The programme has influenced senior leadership within the NHS and Public Health to make changes within their own organisations, and commit to actions to reduce ethnic inequalities in mental health.
For the full story of this initiative see page 49 of the Creative Health Review