Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund
Year 4 Awardee
About the project
Runforever
Through these walls
About the project
Weekly Running and Feldenkrais sessions at HMP Grampian followed by reflective conversation, engaging prisoners in a person-centred approach to enable them to self-manage their health and wellbeing. Regular meetings and workshops building community of support outside the prison in collaboration with partner organisations (ACE Voices, CFine, Families Outside). These activities are designed to meet the aims of the HMPG Recovery, Health/Well-Being Strategy and will enable participants to improve mental health by belonging to a safe/non-judgmental group environment/community, improving mood/sleep/brain functioning through physical exercise, increasing self-esteem by providing higher enjoyment and sense of achievement and participating in practices enabling reframing traumatic experiences.
Type of initiative funded: Sport or physical activity
Key priority area: Prevention
Funding awarded: £3000