Mental Health Investment Fund

One of the three strategic ambitions at the heart of the Surrey Heartlands Clinical Strategy is preventing ill-health and specifically doing more to prevent mental ill-health. The Mental Health Investment Fund (MHIF), not to be confused with Mental Health Investment Standard, is key to achieving success in this priority area.

Established in 2022, the MHIF is a joint fund from Surrey County Council and Surrey Heartlands ICB with a total budget of £10.5m. The allocation is dedicated to supporting adults and young people with mental health challenges. Bids are awarded after careful consideration by partners across Surrey Heartlands including the County Council, Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise.

Funding is used to support services which are non-statutory and developed by local, community-based groups. The MHIF is a Surrey wide, all age resource to enable the delivery of the outcomes of Priority 2 of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, which focuses on prevention, removing barriers, and supporting people to become proactive in improving their emotional health and wellbeing.

To date (October 2024), more than £8m has been allocated to mental health initiatives across Surrey.

Find out more about the Mental Health Investment Fund on Healthy Surrey