Future of Mental Health

A Vision for 2015

This policy paper sets out a radical but realistic agenda for mental health over the next 10 years.

It says that by 2015 mental wellbeing should be promoted in all schools. Employers should be able to compete to become 'wellbeing workplaces'. Talking therapies should be available as a matter of routine when people need them along with advice on staying in work and maintaining an ordinary life.

The Future of Mental Health: A Vision for 2015 is published jointly by the Association of Directors of Social Services, the Local Government Association, the NHS Confederation and the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.

It shows that the NHS, local government and the voluntary sector share a clear vision for the future and understand what is needed to get there.