Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB
We are changing the way services are provided for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ+) children and young people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Instead of one specialist provider, services will be delivered by five existing emotional health and wellbeing (EHW) services from 1 October 2026. Funding for the current LGBT+ Service Nottinghamshire, delivered by Centre Place, will end on 30 September 2026 following a period of transition.
The current LGBT+ Service Nottinghamshire provides a mixed clinical and non-clinical model of support for LGBTQ+ children and young people aged 11 to 25, as well as support for their families.
The offer includes tailored individual programmes, harm reduction for trans children and young people, mental health and counselling support, peer groups, parent/carer groups, housing and benefits advice and professional training.
We will cease funding for the existing service on 30 September 2026 and embed LGBTQ+ inclusion across five EHW services.
In Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, the EHW services already deliver evidence-based clinical interventions such as counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and group work. And in other areas, including Derby and Derbyshire and Lincolnshire, mental health and wellbeing treatment is successfully delivered within core EHW services rather than through a standalone, specialist service.
The current specialist service provider will work with us and the five existing commissioned EHW services to provide training and development to ensure a smooth transition. Once implemented, this transition plan will support improved equity and consistency of provision, strengthen workforce capability and confidence, integrate LGBTQ+ needs into core service delivery, and support the sustainable use of services.
We carried out a listening exercise to understand the experiences of LGBTQ+ children and young people aged 11 to 25 when accessing emotional health and wellbeing services. We will share the recommendations from this exercise with the five EHW services to inform their service design and development plans. Read the report from the listening exercise.
