The parent or carer must have lived experience of supporting a child or young person with mental health issues, and the organisation must support children, young people and/or families to improve their mental and emotional wellbeing.
The training is fully funded by NHS England, and a support grant is also available to organisations within England.
The Charlie Waller Trust believe that every parent or carer should be able to access support from their peers. They believe in the strength that comes from representation of the rich diversity of parent and caring experiences – diversity of family makeup, culture, ethnicity, neurodiversity, sexuality, migration history, disability or faith and they hope to be part of building a peer support community that reflects this diversity. They feel this new emerging workforce deserves expert training and a partnership with professionals.
Next course date:
Applications for our next course open on Monday 7 September 2026.
