Here at the Youth Mental Health Foundation, we are driven by the belief that every family deserves support, and every child deserves to be well. Today, we are filled with immense gratitude and excitement as we announce that we have been awarded a significant grant from the Sidel-Collings Fund, administered by the Cornwall Community Foundation.
This incredible support will fully fund the delivery of our Power2Parent programme for 18 families right across Cornwall.
Addressing a Critical Need
We know that families in Cornwall are facing an acute youth mental health crisis. With waiting lists for statutory services often exceeding 18 months, parents are frequently left feeling isolated and ill-equipped to support a child in distress. This is where early intervention becomes not just helpful, but absolutely essential. This grant allows us to step directly into that gap, offering immediate, free, and accessible support.
Empowering Parents, Transforming Lives
Our Power2Parent programme is an 18-session course delivered online to remove barriers for overwhelmed parents. Delivered by parents with lived experience, it provides a powerful blend of professional guidance and sincere, peer-to-peer understanding. The course equips parents with evidence-based skills and self-care strategies, empowering them to transform their home into a healing environment.
An independent evaluation by the University of Exeter found the programme to be “highly effective,” with one parent sharing, “it changed everything for me and helped me cope.”
This is the change we work to create—stronger parents, more resilient children, and healthier families. We are profoundly grateful to the Sidel-Collings Fund and the Cornwall Community Foundation for sharing this vision and investing in the well-being of our community.
We cannot wait to get started.
To learn more about our Power2Parent programme, please visit our information page https://youthmentalhealthfoundation.org/power2parent/