Development of a Mental Health & Wellbeing Strategy
To receive a presentation from Emily Walmsley, Public Health Consultant regarding the development of a Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
Minutes:
The Board received a presentation from Dr Debbie Chase detailing the development of a Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
The Board noted that in September2022 the Office for health Improvement and Disparities Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health had been established and was a nationally recognised commitment that aimed to take a prevention-based approach to public mental health.
It was noted that there was a requirement of the Concordat that there was a local Public Mental Health Plan which was now being developed in the format of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
The next steps of the Strategy were noted which would involve continued engagement with the H&WBB, a public consultation in the Autumn with completion in the Spring/Summer with the establishment of a Multi-Agency Partnership to oversee the implementation of the Strategy.
The Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner was in attendance and provided an overview of the National Police Campaign “Right Care, Right Person”. Assurance was also provided to the Board that within Hampshire Constabulary there had not been any cuts to Mental Health and Policing and there would continue to be police overlap in cases.