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Mental Health Providers Forum has moved - our new address is:
Mental Health Providers Forum
10th Floor, Sea Containers Housem 20 Upper Ground London SE1 9QT
Our new contact number is 0203 167 1095
Issue 10 of Forum Focus, the Mental Health Providers Forum newsletter is now available
Included in this edition:
- MHPF and Partners join the Department of Health 3rd Sector Strategic Partnership Programme
- Royal Society for Public Health accredited Care Pathway Assessment Training being delivered by MHPF
- Tapping into the talent of interns and volunteers
- Preparing for the Equality Act 2010 - case studies sought
- Overview of the National Audit of Psychological Therapies currently being conducted
(Download Issue 10)
MHPF and partners' success in DoH Third Sector Strategic Partnership Programme bid
Following success in the Department of Health's Third Sector Strategic Partnership Programme, MHPF will entering into a new collaborative work programme across mental health with the following partner organisations: The Afiya Trust; Mental Health Foundation; Mental Health Helpline Partnership (MHHP); Mind (National); National Survivor User Network (NSUN); Rethink; and Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (SCMH).
The overarching aims of the Strategic Partnership Programme are:
Improvement and transparency of relationships between the DoH and Third Sector organisations to include partnership and co-productive working
Capacity and knowledge increase within Third Sector organisations, enabling continued engagement in the health and social care agenda and reinforcement of the sector's input; support for improved Third/Statutory Sector relationships from local through to national level
The stated brief for the Partnership's work will be:
To this end the stated brief for the Partnership's work will be:
To develop a broad mental health collaboration to promote two way communication, leadership, influence and feedback. This will draw on our networks of large, medium and small providers, service user led, carers, equalities, policy, research, promotion and service improvement focused organisations. We will link with other networks in specialist areas including across age range, diversity and diagnostic spectrum.
MHPF will contribute to policies that impact on mental health and wellbeing across the Third Sector drawing on direct experience, evidence and research. Ultimately by fully utilising our broad networks and links across the sector our aim will be to continue to actively promote joined up mental health strategies and solutions.
Second Edition of Recovery Star User Guide now available
You can now download edition two of the Recovery Star User Guide. This edition incorporates feedback from the Delivering Race Equality in Mental Health programme (DRE) funded pilot to evaluate the cultural competency of the Recovery Star. Within it the model has been improved to bring in stronger concepts around spirituality, community support. It also addresses the communication needs of service users where there may be barriers . We have also made changes to some of the language to make it even more client-focused and improved the description of the ladder of change.
Download the second edition of the Recovery Star User Guide
Download the 'Recovery Star Model and Cultural Competency' pilot report
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Psychological Therapies
Find out more about our work calling for a revision of the way that psychological therapies are evaluated by NICE and the NCCMH; exploring scientific, philosophical and service user perspectives in evaluating talking therapies.
Recovery Star resources
Find out more about the Recovery Star resources that are available to support the implementation of the Recovery Star model across organisational services: and download a copy of the User Guide; Star and Plan; and Organisational Guide.
We also deliver a number of training options.
MHPF Brochure
As mental health service planners and commissioners, whether in health or local authorities, our brochure - The Straight Forward Solution to Commissioning Mental Health Services - is designed to help you to understand, access and work with leading voluntary sector providers.
Download a copy.
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