How are you working with Thrive LDN to ensure that the quarter of a million Wellbeing Ambassadors you plan to recruit are from diverse backgrounds and represent LGBTQ+ and disabled communities?

As our delivery partner for the Mental Health and Wellbeing recovery mission, Thrive LDN  will build on champions networks already in existence across a wide range of communities. Mapping and community engagement will help identify where key gaps or groups are not yet involved in champions work. This will ensure recruitment of a diverse range of wellbeing champions which reflect and support the many diverse communities that make up our city. This builds on existing work to help Londoners access wellbeing training and resources to develop their resilience, skills and knowledge, as many have done already by becoming Youth Mental Health First Aiders or taking the #ZeroSuicideLDN suicide prevention training.

This mission will be influenced by and build upon Thrive LDN’s established work with diverse groups through the Mayoral funded Right to Thrive Innovation Fund. The Fund awards small grants to community and grassroots projects which help support the mental health and wellbeing of those who are experiencing higher levels of unfair treatment and discrimination such as LGBTQ+ Londoners and deaf and disabled Londoners.