Craven Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub Network
Craven
The Craven Mental Health & Wellbeing Hubs are a network of independent community organisations across Craven offering consistent, accessible, and local adult mental health and wellbeing support, managed by local arts and wellbeing charity Pioneer Projects, with support from specialist mental health providers in the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise sector, North Yorkshire Council, Bradford District Care Trust, and the Modality and WACA Primary Care Trusts.
The network brings together a three-tiered mental health & wellbeing support offer consisting of:
• Low level, open access groups and support tailored to local need and provided by organisations that have trust and reach within their community.
• District wide access to keyworker support, specialist wellbeing focused creative activity, onward referral to partner provision, and network management provided by Pioneer Projects.
• ‘In-reach’ mental health support provided by specialist mental health partners that are based out of area.
The offer consists of:
Wellbeing Cafes
Seven community locations across Craven providing:
• A welcoming drop in café style environment with activities, refreshments, local signposting, and a listening ear provided by a local Craven organisation and their volunteers.
• Wellbeing focused group activities provided by the host organisation or Pioneer Projects’ creative staff.
• Access to Pioneer Projects keyworkers for engagement support, wellbeing assessment, goal setting, signposting, and onward referral to other services.
• Mental health training opportunities for local residents, volunteers, and staff.
• Mental health support activities from specialist partners.
Quieter Groups
Two additional Pioneer led groups (in Bentham for North Craven and in Skipton for South Craven) offering:
• A quieter ‘by appointment’ group session for people not comfortable with a more public café style environment, but also featuring wellbeing focused activities, keyworker support, mental health training opportunities, and activities from specialist partners.