NHS Trust Cheshire and Wirral Partnership has been crowned winner at the iNetwork Innovation Awards for its pioneering children’s mental health website.

Mymind.org.uk, a website run by CWP NHS Foundation Trust’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), received the accolade in the Innovative Access to Public Services category at the recent iNetwork Innovation Awards 2014.

CWP CAMHS team at HSJ Awards ceremony; Elaine Williams; Faouzi Alam; Lesley Dougan; Dr Fiona Pender
Following the event, Dr Fiona Pender, CWP clinical director, said: “To win in this category is a real privilege for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health team and we were very proud to collect the award on behalf of all the young people and CWP staff who have worked hard to develop the site and those who continue to do so.

“We believe that through our MyMind site CWP is de-stigmatising CAMHS services for our local population and ensuring that young people are supported to access care when they need it.”

CWPs Innovative Access to Public Services innovation award trophy
This award comes soon after Mymind was highly commended in both the Innovation in Mental Health category at this year’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards and the Innovation in CAMHS category at the Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards 2014.

Lesley Dougan, CWP children and young people’s practitioner, said: “Winning the iNetwork Innovation Award is recognition for the consistent efforts of the Mymind steering group and CWP CAMHS’ participation workers. It’s such an exciting time to be involved with the project, and all the recent success highlights our determination for the website to evolve and remain relevant to children and young people who access CAMHS. I am exceptionally proud that Mymind is globally received as a gold standard example in engaging young people via social media.”

iNetwork Innovation Awards stage and audience
Mymind.org.uk was created in 2011 and provides key information and resources to young people, families and professionals, aiming to raise awareness and reduce stigma around child mental health issues. It has a wide range of interactive digital tools including downloadable resources, videos, podcasts and a vibrant twitter account: @Mymindfeed.