Social and Sustainable Capital announces follow-on investment of £300,000 to sexual health charity, Brook
Summary
This year the charity extended its provision in Cornwall to people of all ages and launched an innovative digital offer to improve accessibility.SASCs investment will provide working capital to support the delivery of this new contract, which started on 2nd December. This is an important milestone for Brook as it demonstrates its commitment to digital transformation, increasing accessibility and collaborating with partners to improve health outcomes. It now operates in 22 locations in England and delivers relationships and sex education (RSE) in 43% of English local authorities.Since January 2019 Brooks clinical services have seen more than 60,000 visits, and over half a million young people have accessed the charitys newly redeveloped online help and advice pages. From an impact perspective, the delivery of an all-age contract by Brook means that young peoples services can be targeted and specifically designed within their overall offering. This should reduce their reliance on statutory health services in the future meaning that these stretched resources can be better allocated to more severe health needs.Helen Marshall, Chief Executive at Brook said, Thanks to the first investment from SASC we have been able to accelerate our work in preparation for relationships and sex education becoming compulsory in schools from September 2020.Were delighted to be working with SASC again.