CMHWF Year 4
We’re pleased to share this year’s recipient of the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, distributed by TSI (Perth & Kinross) on behalf of Scottish Government. Here are the organisations and projects you will see improving mental health and wellbeing across Perth and Kinross in the coming year.
There were many strong applications this year, reflecting the breadth of incredible work in our local third sector, and were only able to support around half of these projects. Our TSI hopes to offer this funding opportunity in 2025-2026 and support more organisations to deliver mental health and wellbeing programmes.
Click here to learn more about the CMHWF Panel.
Year 4 Recipients

Aquila Wildlife & Nature CIC
This project brings the joys of nature to people confined indoors due to health or mobility issues by utilising support from volunteers, wildlife cameras and other equipment.
Funding Awarded: £10,000

Churches Action for the Homeless (CATH)
On The Mend is a Perth City Centre arts project bringing people together to create and craft, with an emphasis on upcycling and reuse of items to reduce waste.
Funding Awarded: £16,998

Deaf Links
Deaf Links Provides advocacy, advice, information, and support for deaf and sensory-impaired people, including a dedicated peer support service for Deaf women.
Funding Awarded: £13,585

LGBT Youth Scotland
Proud Paths Perth aims to support LGBTQ+ youth age 16-25 with community connections and targeted workshops while providing specialised coaching and activities.
Funding Awarded: £10,000

M.A.N.T.A.L.K
M.A.N.T.A.L.K provides weekly meetings bringing men together to talk in a safe place, aiming to prevent male suicide, combat loneliness and break down the barriers associated with seeking support.
Funding Awarded: £10,000

Parent to Parent and Relationships Scotland
This partnership will give one-to-one, peer and relationship support for parents to address the issues affecting their mental health and improve their family lives
Parent to Parent and Relationships Scotland.
Funding Awarded: £29,230

Perth Welfare Society
Perth Welfare Society is supporting the mental health and wellbeing of minority ethnic communities via workshops, support groups, and counselling services.
Funding Awarded: £24,540

Royal School of Dunkeld PPG
Hosted at the Birnam Arts Centre, the school will be running a Lego Club facilitating social connections, youth engagement and peer support for parents of children with additional support needs.
Funding Awarded: £8,097

The Lighthouse and Perth Neuk
The Lighthouse and Perth Neuk will be continuing a unique service of whole family mental health crisis support in a non-clinical, family centred environment.
Funding Awarded: £40,000

Venture Trust
Venture Trust delivers trauma-informed support in outdoor settings, promoting personal growth and mental wellbeing for people dealing with difficult life circumstances.
Funding Awarded: £32,411

Volunteering Matters
The Grandmentors programme is an inter-generational mentoring programme supporting marginalised and vulnerable young adults age 16-26.
Funding Awarded: £10,000
The CMHWF Panel
An independent funding panel made decisions about each application, based on the funding guidelines and their understanding of local need.
This year’s panel members included:
- Melanie Devlin, representing interests of third sector as TSI Chief Officer
- Pam Armstrong, Team Leader at Families Empowering Communities
- Jane Menzies, Head of Integrated Health and Care (Adults) at Perth & Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership
Although the panel operated independently from PKAVS, the other PKAVS Services were ineligible to apply. TSI Development Officers and the wider TSI team were not involved in decision-making for the panel but are here to support both successful and unsuccessful applicants.