News and reports

DHSC has launched a £10m Suicide Prevention VCSE Grant Fund for 2023/24 and 2024/25, to support suicide prevention activities delivered in England by non-profit organisations.

An opportunity has become available for young people to curate projects and events in Tees Valley Museums, gain career experience and skills and visit creative organisations across the north-east.

Learning & Skills have introduced a new course beginning on 15th September and continuing every Friday until 19th January 2024.

County Durham Community Foundation have released information on various funds for VCSE organisations to apply for this month.

The Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre (RSACC) is offering new training for the autumn.

Would you know the signs of courier fraud? Officers from the North-East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) want to empower victims and raise awareness of the complex scams being used to dupe people out of their hard earned cash.

LNER are encouraging charities, organisations and communities across LNER’s 956-mile route to apply for the latest round of funding from their Customer and Community Investment Fund (CCIF).

LNER are encouraging charities, organisations and communities across LNER’s 956-mile route to apply for the latest round of funding from their Customer and Community Investment Fund (CCIF).

Durham Community Action are working with VONNE to deliver a regional funders event for the sector on 25th September at the Hancock Museum in Newcastle.

As part of the regional MECC programme North East and North Cumbria ICS are working with Northumbria University to recruit 4 panel members who can meet twice over the next 6 months and advise on the topic guides, recruitment, and findings.

New figures published in the annual report on NHS Dental Statistics for England in 2022-23, show that NHS dentists still see fewer people than pre-pandemic. Read the Healthwatch response.

The current contract for the Qwell digital wellbeing solution for adults provided by Kooth expired 30th June. The ICB has negotiated a short extension to this which will now end 31st August 2023.