<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/5E844F70-ADB2-4C78-A0A9-6BAF3901DBD5" ns1:id="5E844F70-ADB2-4C78-A0A9-6BAF3901DBD5"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/C17989E2-60E5-4776-A7EA-2DF65D2CDF30" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/399BD7E0-AFA6-4A8A-853D-7216D7EEA2BA" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/399BD7E0-AFA6-4A8A-853D-7216D7EEA2BA" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2021-05-30T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/4A7374B1-CC96-4FD3-8BA3-802DB18719C5" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2020-11-01T00:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">85745</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Researching, developing and market-testing an evidence-based promotional campaign and sponsorship marketing package to build the inclusivity and commercial growth of online mental health training for parents.</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>12.8% of 5-19 year olds have a clinically diagnosable mental illness. This is 1.5 million children and young people in the UK. And contemporary data show this to be worsening due to Covid19, as 43% of psychiatrists report significantly increased emergency mental health cases.

Currently, in the UK, less than a third of children and young people with a mental illness receive appropriate treatment at a sufficiently early stage, even though it is well established that early intervention facilitates a full and sustained recovery. Given that 73.9% of adult mental illnesses began in childhood, untreated childhood mental illness results in life-long costs to individuals, families, the NHS and the wider economy.

However, pro-active self-help facilitated by the child's parents, is effective as a first-line treatment for mental ill-health, if parents are trained and equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills. We have produced an online course for parents, called &amp;quot;Building Your Family Mental Health&amp;quot;. This draws upon the King's College New Maudsley Method for training families in 'skills-based caring'.

Now we are researching, developing and market-testing a sponsorship package for companies, combined with an evidence-based promotional campaign geared for fathers in the socio-economic groups which are currently under-served in the provision of mental health support. This will normalise the development of vital knowledge and skills and make the &amp;quot;Building Your Family Mental Health&amp;quot; course freely available to such fathers.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>