Has ICT a positive role in supporting and informing young people facing mental health issues?
Comic Relief has supported work around young people and mental health since 2005 and has a portfolio of live projects in this field totalling around £5 million at any one time. They have been funding several projects which use ICT to engage young people. It is widely held that ICT is a good means of communicating with young people generally, is relatively cheap for service users to access, and guarantees anonymity and confidentiality. Earlier this year, Comic Relief commissioned independent research into its potential impact, value and methodology, from the University of Warwick. The final report arising from this research will be completed in late September so this meeting will be a first chance to look at the findings, with Billy Dann. Latest research from Big Lottery Fund Steve Browning, Evaluation and Research Analyst at Big Lottery Fund, will update the group on BIG’s research projects – in particular two recently completed studies: • Meeting the organisational development needs o
