Young Women in Mind 2026 – 2028: strengthening young women’s mental health services
Young Women in Mind 2026-2028 is a collaborative funding programme set up by the Pilgrim Trust, the Prudence Trust and the Julia Rausing Trust to support charities providing gender‑specific therapeutic mental health support for girls and young women aged 14–25 in the UK. Together, we will invest £5 million over three years (2026–2028).
The programme will support charities to grow, strengthen or adapt existing therapeutic mental health services.
Who can apply:
- You are a UK registered charity (for at least three years) and already deliver therapeutic mental health services.
- You are a mental health charity with a clear youth and mental health mission and an annual income of £750,000+, OR
- You are a specialist charity led by and for women and girls, with a clear mental health mission, experience of delivering services to under 18s, and an annual income of £350,000+
- You must operate in either Northern Ireland, Scotland or the following regions of England: North East, North West, Yorkshire and Humber, the Midlands. Organisations working UK-wide or England-wide can apply for work across their remit.
