Together for Mental Health
A Cross-Government Strategy for Mental Health and
Wellbeing in Wales
Jenifer French
Deputy Head for Mental Health and Vulnerable Groups,
Welsh Government
Principles
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Cross-Governmental
Mental wellbeing & mental illness
All ages
Focus on recovery & reablement
Outcomes from a service user lens
Reducing stigma & discrimination
Human rights approach
5 CHAPTERS
• Better Mental Wellbeing and Preventing
Mental Health Problems
• A New Partnership with the Public
• A Well Designed, Fully Integrated Network of
Care
• One System to Improve Mental Health
• Delivering Better Mental Health
Together for Mental Health
Delivery Plan 2012-2016
• In his first annual report in May 2012 First Minister re
emphasised that “delivery is the key word of this
government.”
• This Strategy has to be about more than fine words.
The Delivery Plan (DP) seeks to ensure this happens.
• Key actions with clear responsibilities, proposed
mechanisms and measures that can either directly or
indirectly tell us if we have succeeded.
Together for Mental Health
Delivery Plan 2012-2016
• The DP Links outcomes to key actions to be achieved.
• More work to be done on outcomes through a
service user lens.
• Not just for health, embedding key actions from
partners strategies within this work and vice versa.
• More to come, work with other departments so
when they write their strategies we ensure MH
integral to the wider work of Welsh Government.
• Adding value not duplication is key to achieving
goals.
Together for Mental Health
Delivery Plan 2012-2016
• How will it work?
• A National Partnership Board (NPB)with a delivery
assurance function. 3rd Dec 2012
• Supported by local multiagency partnership boards
on LHB footprints, Jan 2013. Each will provide
annual reports to NPB Jan 2014.
• NPB annual report on progress to Minister
• Linking targets, KPIs outcomes,etc together
Together for Mental Health
Delivery Plan 2012-2016
• All ages so:
• CAMHS Delivery Assurance Group (DAG).
• Older Persons Mental Health Delivery Assurance
Group (DAG).
• Mental Health Promotion Network a key driver and
supporter of delivery.
• Plus specific issues including annual reports from
Talk to me Suicide and Self harm group PHW.
• Secure services task and finish work to report in.
• Other work as necessary, not cast in stone hence 3
year timeframe.
Together for Mental Health
Delivery Plan 2012-2016
Promoting better mental health and wellbeing
Culture shift, e.g.
• Give Mental Health an equal priority to Physical
Health.
• Time to Change; tackling stigma and discrimination.
• Making sure major initiatives include and understand
mental health is central to achieving their key goals
e.g. Flying Start, Families First, IFSS, Supporting
People.
Together for Mental Health
Delivery Plan 2012-2016
A new partnership with the public
• Equity, vulnerable groups, Welsh language.
• Better information empowering people to self
manage.
• Active partners in their care
(C&T plans, service planning, evaluation of provision,
advocacy, a real voice and being listened to and
heard)
• Support for carers.
Together for Mental Health
Delivery Plan 2012-2016
Well designed integrated network of care.
• Mental Health (Wales) Measure at the heart of this.
What's distinctive about Wales. Holistic person
centred care. Data collection tool in place.
Together for Mental Health
Delivery Plan 2012-2016
Well designed integrated network of care.
• Public services work together in an integrated manner.
• CAMHS access and transition, support for YOTs.
• Adult –OPMH transition.
• Co occurring substance misuse.
• Physical health care and mental health care.
• Psychological therapies.
• Veterans.
• People in custody and in secure MH services.
Together for Mental Health
Delivery Plan 2012-2016
Safety, protection, dignity, recovery and respect
• Safeguarding.
• Environments of care, community and in patient.
• Focus on vulnerable, e.g. those with dementia,
children.
• Recovery and reablement focused.
• Positive risk management.
One System, a cross Government
approach
An informed public sector, mental health literacy
• Finance, welfare reform, signposting
• Housing, Supporting People health input to regional
collaborations, potential within the Housing Bill.
• Education, Schools counselling, Employment skills
• Physical health care
• Employment support
• Libraries, leisure centres, sport
• Criminal justice agencies
Delivering better mental health
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Respect and dignity
Sustainable and skilled workforce leadership
Sharing of good practice, improvement model
Peer review
Safe services, well informed, transparency