Decision details

Post 2019 floods, the affected communities have been facing a number of low level mental health issues, therefore this project will target: Woodlands, Carcroft, Adwick, the surrounding areas of Scawthorpe Bentley, Asker, Stainforth , incorporating Fishlake
and Edlington & Warmsworth.

The project will offer the use of stress reducing therapies. This will include talking therapy to aid deep relaxation and the opening of the subconscious mind to positive scripts and suggestion, counteracting the pattern of negativity, anxiety or trauma presented by the client. The need for this project has been supported by the Humanitarian Health Steering group and Woodlands Speaks have been undertaking a pilot in one community The communities of interest have also highlighted a need for the project to be widened.

To award a grant Woodlands Speaks (a registered charity) a grant of £20,000 to deliver Wellbeing Therapies within the localities below to be funded from the Public Health budget.

Doncaster North – Woodlands, Carcroft Adwick, surrounding area; Scawthorpe Bentley, Askern, Stainforth , incorporating Fishlake, Edlington and Warmsworth

The options around this are whether to invest or not and the level of investment. Not investing was ruled out on the basis this is an excellent opportunity to increase the low level mental health support within a community setting delivered by our third sector organisations outweighs the investment, due to the match funding associated with the project.