More than 30 third sector and community projects will receive grants to support their work in self management.

The latest round of funding awards distributed by the ALLIANCE are part of wider Scottish government investment to support co-produced, person-centred self management activity across Scotland.

The Self-Management Fund for Scotland aims to empower people living with long term conditions, disabled people and unpaid carers to take control their health, care and wellbeing.

In total, £1.8m will be delivered through the latest funding round titled ‘Self Management for Life’, with projects chosen by the ALLIANCE as they target priority areas for self-management approaches.

Central to the running of this fund is, the ALLIANCE says, is learning from those with lived and living experience.

One of the funded organisations, Deepness Ltd, will support people with dementia to develop an online course and toolkit focused on supporting people with dementia to develop resilience and retain autonomy.

Sara Redmond, Chief Officer of Development at the ALLIANCE, said:

“We are pleased to announce such a strong and diverse portfolio of projects though this new round of funding.

“Supported self management is an essential component of care for people to live well and the emphasis on prevention in this round will mean people have access to the benefits of self management at an earlier stage in their journey.”

The organisation says the 32 projects to receive funding have a particular focus on prevention of poor health outcomes as well as support for people on waiting lists for specialist care.

Small grants are up to £15,000 for one year while large grants are up to £120,000 over three years.

One project from Dundee’s youth mental health charity, Feeling Strong, will work with a non-for-profit GP to pilot on-site support for young people whose referral to CAMHS has been rejected.

Sense Scotland will use a larger grant to co-produce and co-deliver training across health-related topics to ensure people with complex communication needs can engage in self-management.

A smaller grant will go to a social enterprise company in West Dunbartonshire, Inclusive Images Ltd, to pilot a new programme of photography workshops aimed at people in recovery from addiction and mental health issues, seeking to capture images from their own recovery journey.

West Lothian’s Drug and Alcohol Service will also receive a small grant to recruit and train five lived experience volunteers to provide telephone support to people on waiting lists for counselling as well as after-care support.

Meanwhile, charity In Control Scotland will receive a large grant, towards creating a person-centred planning academy of disabled adults and unpaid carers over the next 36 months.

The specific amounts awarded to each project have not been published but a full list of organisations receiving funding is provided below:

Argyll Wellbeing Hub

Barmulloch Community Development Company

Cheviot Youth

CTSI (Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface)

Deafblind Scotland

Deepness Ltd

Feeling Strong

Finding Your Feet (FYF)

Glasgow the Caring City

Healthy and Active in East Kilbride Ltd

Healthy n Happy

In Control Scotland

Inclusive Images Ltd

Indigo Childcare Group

Long Term Conditions Hebrides

Mindspace

Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Mid Argyll

PCOS Relief

PLUS (Forth Valley) Limited

Profound and Multiple Impairment Service (PAMIS)

Recovery Coaching Scotland CIC

Red Chair Highland

Rowan Alba

Scottish Union of Supported Employment

Sense Scotland

SMILE Children's Charity

Stepwell Consultancy Ltd.

Strathclyde Wing Hong Elderly Group

The Health and Wellness Hub

West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Service

West Lothian Youth Action Project

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