Mental Health

Programme Brief

Experiencing poor mental health can cause distress and major disruption to an individual, their family, and friends. Estimates suggest that the cost of mental ill-health to the UK economy is £70–100 billion per year (Mental Health Foundation, 2016). However, there are opportunities to improve the provision of care and outcomes for people experiencing mental...

Experiencing poor mental health can cause distress and major disruption to an individual, their family, and friends. Estimates suggest that the cost of mental ill-health to the UK economy is £70–100 billion per year (Mental Health Foundation, 2016). However, there are opportunities to improve the provision of care and outcomes for people experiencing mental health difficulties by investing in prevention and proven interventions.

The Wessex AHSN Mental Health Programme:

Brings together expertise from commissioners, clinicians, service users, families, and local communities.
Supports local primary, secondary and third sector organisations to identify variation in outcomes and seek out opportunities for change.
Offers innovator support and evaluation expertise, enabling local organisations to test and evaluate what works, speeding up the spread of good practice.
Actively links with colleagues across the national AHSN network to ensure we are part of a networked approach to the spread and adoption of innovation in mental health.

If you are concerned about yourself or a loved one, NHS Choices provides details of helplines that can offer expert advice. Visit: NHS Choices - Mental Health Helplines

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Mental Health Innovation Support Programme

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Early Intervention in Eating Disorders

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Be Mindful - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Digital Self-Care programme

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Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM)

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Improving diagnosis of ADHD

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Aldershot Safe Haven Evaluation

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Are you involved in supporting or leading organisational change?

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FREED: learning from Scaling Up Improvement project

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Resources

Mental Health Programme Flashcard 2019-2020.pdf

The NHS Long Term Plan (Full Version).pdf

The NHS Long Term Plan – A Summary.pdf

NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan_2019 - 2024.pdf

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Isorropia - Covid response graphic - 2020.pdf

Publications

Wessex AHSN Covid-19 response July 2020

Wessex AHSN Business Plan 2021-22

Wessex AHSN Business Plan 2022-23

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