About the Mental Health Promotion Group

This is a multi-agency partnership covering Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. It was re-established in October 2004.

Primary Purpose of the group

• To meet the requirements of the National Service Framework for Mental Health Standard 1 and Making it possible: Improving Mental Health and Well-being in England.
• To inform and influence key partnerships and providers of services also on the wellbeing agenda.

Reporting and Accountability

• The group is accountable to both the City and the Counties Local Implementation Teams.
• The group is an oversight partnership group for the Mental Health and Wellbeing priority within the County Local Area Agreement.

Frequency of meetings

• Bi-monthly

Terms of reference

1. To develop a strategy and action plan which:

• Meets the requirements of National Service Framework for Mental Health Standard 1
• Reflects the requirements of Making it possible: Improving Mental Health and Well-being in England.
• Is reflective of local needs and gaps in provision.
• Seek to address issues of capacity and resources.
• Seeks to influence other key strategies and action plans

2. Make recommendations arising from the action plan to relevant partners, services and projects.

3. To monitor and review the implementation of the action plan on an annual basis.

4. To evaluate the impact of the action plan.

5. To refresh / up date action plan every three years.

6. Review the current mental health promotion provision against the evidence base, identifying any gaps in provision and making recommendations how these should be met.

7. Review existing monitoring and evaluation tools and where necessary support the development and improvement of them.

8. Identify Key partners, services, agencies and initiatives we need to work in alliance with.

Regular Membership of the Group

Agency representation

• Service users via the People’s Forum & Open Assembly
• Carer’s via Rethink and the Carers Community Development Workers in the County Leicestershire Carer’s Action in the County and Genesis/ In Touch in the City.
• Black and Ethnic Minorities representatives via – Senior Community Development worker.
• Rutland Local Authority representative
• Leicestershire Partnership Trust via Common Mental Health Problems Service
• Leicestershire Voluntary Sector Partnership representative
• Voluntary Sector organisations
• Leicestershire County and Rutland Primary Care Trust representative Public Health
• Leicester City Primary Care Trust representative Public Health
• Education, including Universities
• Inclusion Development Worker – County
• Local Authorities Planning Officers for Adult Mental Health and Older Persons.
• Children’s Services - Planning Officers
• Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Other members can be co-opted as required.