Sixty-one grassroots projects to boost mental wellbeing across the city unveiled

Hear our public health specialist Clare Mitchison talk about the sixty-one grassroots projects to improve the city's mental wellbeing. Samba dance classes for new mothers with babies, gentle exercise to music for residents aged over 60 and an allotment and sensory garden for vulnerable school children are all examples of targeted projects across Brighton & Hove to improve mental wellbeing. For more info see http://bit.ly/1ExgqRB #InternationalDayOfHappiness

The awards are for grassroots community projects across a range of ages and backgrounds as part of the £261,000 programme jointly funded by Brighton & Hove City Council and Brighton & Hove CCG.

Details of the Mental Health Innovation Fund award come today on UN Day of Happiness (Friday March 20).