Working Together for
Sustainable Change
At Innovating Minds, we're proud of the relationships we've built with local authorities, Police and crime commissioners, schools and other like-minded organisations to provide excellent services that support children and young people access early help.
Our Partners in Healing
Collaborating to Create Safe, Supportive Spaces for Children and Families
At Innovating Minds , we believe that healing from trauma and mental ill health begins with connection. That’s why we work hand-in-hand with local authorities, schools, early help teams, and domestic abuse organisations to deliver services that make a real difference in the lives of children and families.
Our partnerships are built on shared values, mutual respect, and a commitment to early sustainable interventions. From Torbay to Greater Manchester, Cambridgeshire to Kent, our collaborators are helping us embed trauma-informed practices in the heart of communities. Ensuring that support is accessible, compassionate, and effective.
Salutem Care & Education is committed to embedding trauma-informed practice across its children’s residential homes.
All front-line staff are being trained to deliver Healing Together, a programme designed to support children experiencing anxiety and angry feelings. Managers and deputy managers are also completing Trauma Informed Practitioner training to strengthen leadership in trauma-informed care.
With strategic guidance from Dr Asha Patel, Salutem is taking a whole-organisation approach to ensure children receive consistent, compassionate, and informed support.
Read the independent evaluation by Manchester Metropolitan University, highlighting the positive impact of Healing Together in Salutem’s homes.
Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) funded Healing Together facilitator training across four local authorities, with places allocated to early help teams, schools, and domestic abuse services.
Innovating Minds collaborated Manchester City Councils Public Health ACEs & Trauma Lead to align with the wider ambition of making Manchester a trauma-informed city.
Practitioners trained through the programme continue to submit pre- and post-programme data, evidencing their impact in supporting children and young people affected by domestic abuse.
This work was supported through the VRU’s education strand, reinforcing early intervention and trauma-informed practice across the region.
Innovating Minds has a long-standing partnership with Cheshire OPCC, initially funded through the Critical Support Fund.
Commissioned Healing Together places were distributed across four local authorities, with domestic abuse leads identifying schools, early help teams, family support services, and domestic abuse organisations to support children and young people.
Ongoing funding has extended the programme’s reach, with Warrington adopting Healing Together as their Tier 1 response.
In addition, Cheshire PCC has committed to a three-year commission of My Support Pathway, recognising the need for a more responsive system to help victims of domestic abuse access tailored support.
Surrey OPCC commissioned Innovating Minds to train frontline practitioners as Healing Together facilitators, supporting children, parents, and carers affected by domestic abuse.
In year one, targeted youth support workers at Surrey County Council were trained. In year two, the offer expanded to teachers through the Surrey Healthy Schools approach, alongside domestic abuse and victim support services.
Innovating Minds also contributes to the OPCC’s Victims Forum, shaping strategy and sharing learning.
Dr Asha Patel presented at the Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board conference, reaching over 350 practitioners to deepen understanding of domestic abuse, mental ill health, and trauma-informed practice.
Kent OPCC commissioned over 100 Healing Together facilitator training places to support children affected by domestic abuse.
Innovating Minds, in collaboration with Kent County Council’s Early Help team, identified and engaged frontline teams best placed to deliver the programme. Training places were offered to family hubs, early help services, schools, alternative provisions, and domestic abuse organisations, ensuring support reaches children in the settings they trust most.
This strategic partnership builds a network of trauma-informed practitioners across Kent, equipping professionals with the tools to make a lasting impact on children’s emotional wellbeing and recovery from the effects of domestic abuse.
Cambridgeshire County Council heavily subsidised access to the Healing Together facilitator programme for every primary school, enabling at least one staff member per school to be trained to support children affected by domestic abuse.
Schools contributed just £300 each. A model designed to boost ownership and reinvest funds into training even more schools. Following the positive impact of the programme, the council expanded its offer to include early help teams and Barnardo’s staff.
This ambitious initiative, funded through the domestic abuse strand, is building a county-wide network of trauma-informed practitioners supporting children where it matters most.
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