Digital Life-Line: Community Fund “COVIDChat”

Online training for our most vulnerable in society and to ensure those with mental health issues are connected and cared for.

We will create COVIDChat, a software facility that connected people who were quarantined, those isolated with fear and anxiety and those struggling to understand the changing situation the UK face.

We used this to maintain training for those on current programmes and develop introductory training for those that find themselves out of work.

We used COVIDChat to disseminate information and react to their needs and in certain cases refer to urgent care.

Feedback

“I can now access training online for my new role and also have regular chats with my coach and mentor.

I can’t thank you enough!”

One member has been using his tablet to do regular video calls to his coach.

Outcomes

• Isolated people with mental health issues will have improved health and wellbeing, leading to better resilience.
• Isolated people with mental health issues will have increased connectivity with reliable support, leading to improved self-confident behaviour.
• Isolated people with mental health issues will have better coping strategies, leading to less incidents of negative behaviour.