Chimo Trust SUPPORTs YOUNG PEOPLE’s
mental health CHARITIES in the UK
Chimo Trust is a grant giving charity. We provide funding to UK registered charities which use social interventions through the arts, creativity, nature or sport as way of connecting with and helping young people (aged 11-25) experiencing mental health challenges
WHY young people’s
mental health?
1 in 4 young people in the UK (aged 17-19) are now struggling with poor mental health
Rising cases of depression, anxiety, addiction and eating disorders in young people can be attributed to increasing feelings of loneliness, isolation and disconnection driven by the pressure and rapid pace of technological and societal change
Without appropriate intervention, a large number of these young people end up isolated, excluded in some form from school, self-harming, in trouble with the police or, in ever increasing numbers, tragically dying by suicide
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WHAT IS social prescribing?
There is growing evidence that non-pharmaceutical intervention, known as social intervention or social prescribing, can have a huge benefit on people’s health and wellbeing
Social prescribing is about discovering or rediscovering a sense of joy and purpose by helping people reconnect with life affirming activities, the community and ultimately themselves. Social inteventions when well constructed give people the space to explore their emotions while their mind is on other things and especially for young people can be less daunting than the sometimes uncomfortable setting of a therapy room
The NHS has put social prescribing at the heart of its long term plan
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What we fund
We fund charities with a proven track record of offering excellent services to young people experiencing poor mental health to help them to do more
Our priority is to support UK charities using social interventions through the arts, creativity, nature or sport to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people in the UK
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CHARITY PARTNERS
We will prioritise charities which:
- use social interventions through the arts,
creativity, nature or sport to support young people (aged 11-25) with mental
health struggles
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that can show statistical evidence of the impact
they have on the positive mental health of young people
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that have the ambiton and capability to expand the reach of their activities either in their local area or to other parts of the UK to allow more young people to benefit from their services
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WHO WE ARE
The Chimo Trust was established in 2022 to help young people experiencing poor mental health in the UK
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The word ‘Chimo’ is believed to mean a special friend for people in need in the language of the Inuit people of Northern Canada
It is said that when the Inuit would greet each other with the word ‘Chimo’ they would simultaneously circle their hearts with their left hands
