Hub of Hope + Matchable members
WE MATCHED MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE DATABASE THE HUB OF HOPE WITH INDIVIDUAL MATCHABLE MEMBERS TO WORK ON UPDATING THEIR DATABASE OF SUPPORT RESOURCES.
The Hub of Hope is a multi-award winning mental health database, available online and as a free downloadable app. It was developed by Chasing the Stigma, a national mental health charity looking to change the narrative around mental illness by normalising and humanising it.
The database is the UK’s largest and most comprehensive, and was built entirely through public donations and volunteer participation. It makes help simply a click away by allowing users to find the closest local organisation that can support them with mental health advice when they need it the most. It is used by individuals and organisations and institutions such as the Samaritans, Mind, Papyrus, NHS Trusts, Emergency Services, Prison Services, Schools, colleges and universities.
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic saw the Hub of Hope experiencing increased demand as people sought local support for their mental health concerns. They were looking to launch an updated version of the app, together with the NHS, to provide specific, easily accessible advice to those who needed it as a result of Covid-19. This would require transferring data from the old system, as well as vetting and onboarding mental health support organisations who were new to the platform.
We matched the Hub of Hope with some of our corporate volunteers from magic circle law firm, Linklaters, as well as individual Matchable members who were passionate about mental health and wellbeing to work together on preparing the updated database.
This resulted in the data being transferred and a new app being launched within a fortnight, instead of within months!
“We have found Matchable to be an invaluable support to us as a small charity. We have often found it difficult to get the most out of voluntary opportunities but Matchable have help make that process not only easier but without a doubt much more beneficial than what we could have done alone.
Running the nation’s biggest mental health database is not often easy and we faced a task of having to sift through thousands of data entries to ensure that they were correct and up to date. This is a task that would have taken us months on our own but thanks to Matchable we were able to work with a number of organisations and individuals who helped us get through the process in less than a fortnight. The credibility of both Matchable and the people they work with helped us enormously in building the trust and relationship in those volunteering and we hope we now have a number of people who we can work with beyond this task.”
