Investing in Mental Health Support
Investing in Mental Health Support
From the Frontline Network Annual Conference 2026, this webinar discussed St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity's Mental Health and Homelessness Programme, which has provided funding to support the embedding of mental health support in three homelessness services across the UK.
Included in this talk is an embedded psychologist service provided through Rowan Alba, co-production with young people delivered by MAC-UK and Platfform's asset coaching project.
Each project seeks to improve housing and wellbeing outcomes for people experiencing homelessness. This discussion centred around the value added by these small scale, high intensity mental health interventions, explore the insights gathered, the opportunities and challenges for staff and clients and learnings for the sector has a whole.
Speakers: Heather Sandover, Grants Manager, St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity; Jake Lake, Public Health and Prevention Lead, MAC-UK; Sarah Phillips, Senior Counselling Psychologist, Rowan Alba; Chloe-Jo Morgan, Lead Service Manager / Rheolwr Gwasanaeth Arweiniol, Platfform; Tess Saunders, Clinical and Community Psychologist, MAC-UK; Nicole Cook, Senior Caseworker, Platfform.
Watch the seminar below: