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MARCH Network Plus Fund Grants
We are delighted to announce the successful applications from our second round of MARCH Network Plus Funds.
Your input to our co-produced MARCH Network research agenda from 2019 identified the most pressing questions that research needs to answer to support our understanding of the role community assets and activities play in enhancing mental health.
In response, four projects which answered one of two specific high-priority questions were selected for larger investment of £50K, along with three projects addressing two broader priority questions for innovation grants of £20K, two of which developed from ideas developed at MARCH Network Sandpit events.
£50K high-priority questions:
Developing guidelines for involving people experiencing mental ill-health in heritage projects
Dr Karen Burnell (Solent University) Dr Paul Everill (University of Winchester), Dr Louise Baxter (Bournemouth University), partnering with Dr Linda Monckton (Historic England)
This project will utilise an online Delphi consultation with stakeholders to develop guidelines for heritage programmes working with people with mental ill-health. It builds on a MARCH Sandpit event from February 2020 and has a particular focus on supporting the move towards social prescription of heritage interventions to support mental health and wellbeing.
Developing evidence-based practice and resources for community singing leaders in mental health contexts
Dr Yoon Irons (University of Derby), Professor David Sheffield (University of Derby), Dr Michael Bonshor (University of Sheffield), Liesbeth Tip (University of Edinburgh), Lewis Hou (Science Ceilidh), Sophie Boyd (University of Glasgow), Nicola Wydenbach
This project will examine the education, training and support needs of community group singing leaders, who are working (or would like to work) with individuals with mental illness. The project will engage with singing leaders, individuals with mental illness, and relevant community organisations through consultations, surveys and an action research programme, in order to empower community singing leaders and promote the best singing group experiences and wellbeing for individuals with mental illness.
Natural Outdoor Environments and Mental Health: Developing Sustainability Indicators using a Cross-Disciplinary and Multi-Stakeholder Approach
Dr Kaye Richards (Liverpool John Moores University), Dr James Fullham (University of Exeter), Dr Alison Greenwood (Dose of Nature), Dr Linda Allin (Northumbria University), Dr Chris Loynes (University of Cumbria), Neal Anderson (Institute for Outdoor Learning), Andy Hardie (Venture Trust)
The aim of this project is to develop Sustainability Indicators for the effective and equitable use of outdoor natural environments, in the treatment of mental health problems, and the promotion of mental health. Case-studies and consultation with stakeholders will be used to elicit a contemporary and adaptable sustainability framework that can be practically applied and can be used to understand the evolving impact of COVID-19 upon these factors. Overall, this will help better equip different sectors in utilising outdoor natural environments as a mental health asset.
Sustainability as a behaviour? Exploring the sustainability of community assets for mental health using the Behaviour Change Wheel and the Theoretical Domains Framework
Dr Marcello Bertotti (University of East London), Dr Daniel Hayes (Anna Freud Centre), Ms Anna Moore (Anna Freud Centre), Mr Paul Jarvis-Beesley (Streetgames), Ms Caroline Frostick (University of East London) and Ms Sylvia Potter
This project aims to understand the sustainability of community assets in mental health by examining behaviours at individual, organisational and population levels. It includes, a systematic map of existing research, interviews and focus groups with a wide range of stakeholders. The project is underpinned by Theoretical Domain Framework and the Behaviour Change Wheel and seeks to influence future policy and practice in the area of young people's mental health.
£20K innovation grants
Life at a distance: a pilot study of two mutual aid services to support vulnerable individuals in coastal communities
Professor Tammi Walker, Dr Catherine O’Neill, Dr Helen Moore, Dr Claire O’Malley, Ms Hannah Poulter, Mr Rob Crow (all Teeside University)
This research will examine the impact of two coastal Mutual Aid groups established during the COVID-19 pandemic - Saltburn Community Response and East Cleveland Good Neighbours - on loneliness and mental wellbeing. A mixed method approach will be used to gather qualitative data about the lived experience of individuals participating in and utilising these groups. A longitudinal study of participants experiences of social isolation, wellbeing, social-integration, entrapment, and belonging during and beyond COVID-19 will be undertaken.
Participation in the Arts in individuals with mental ill health in South London: a population-based survey
Dr Lindsay Smith, Troy Tranah, Johnny Downs and Professor Tony Charman (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London) in partnership with NatCen Research, Brixtonhouse and Louise Vale (PPI representative).
The study will invite individuals across South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation trust mental health services, who have given their consent to contact (C4C), via the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre's C4C scheme, to complete a short online survey about their engagement in the arts and the impact on their wellbeing. Telephone interviews will also be completed in a pilot study to explore reflections on the effect of participation in specific activities on the enhancement of wellbeing and prevention of relapse for different mental health conditions.
Digital Community Assets and Mental Health: Investigating the impact of digital platforms on the support provided by creative communities
Professor Ian Tucker (University of East London), Dr Sarah Markham (King’s College, London), Dr Kat Easton (University of Sheffield) Dr Victoria Betton (Mindwave Ventures), Jacob Diggle (Mind), Eve Munday (Mental Fight Club), Marcy Palejova (ESRA Lab) Paul Radin (Service User Research Consultant), Chris Rolls (64 Million Artists)
The aim of this project is to identify the impacts of digital platform use by community assets on experiences of mental ill-health before, during and after COVID-19 lockdown. Working in collaboration with three creative and peer support communities (64 Million Artists, Mental Fight Club, Mind’s Side by Side Online Community), the project will investigate whether digital platforms enhance face-to-face support, whether online-only communities provide similar support levels than face-to-face communities, and whether the impacts on mental ill-health differ by type of digital platform use.
Congratulations to our successful applicants!
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