Council mental health champions share recovery ideas
Ed reflects on a recent event with our Local Councillor Mental Health Champions, and explains why local councils have such a vital role to play in Covid-19 recovery plans
Type: Blog
Our place
How local councils are leading the way in promoting better mental health in communities
Type: Publication
Local Government Mental Health Champion writes councillor training
Lambeth councillor and longest serving Mental Health Champion Ed Davie on what local government can do to support mentally healthier communities
Type: Blog
Supporting suicide prevention in Leeds
Catherine Ward shares the work of the Leeds Men’s Suicide Prevention Grants Programme
Type: Blog
Fear, survival and adversity: why we need to support healthy child weight management
Gemma Scott discusses Plymouth City Council’s work to put mental health and wellbeing at the heart of their approach to healthy weight management
Type: Blog
Southwark’s bold vision for children and young people’s mental health
Southwark councillors Jasmine Ali and Maggie Browning share the work their council is doing to support children and young people’s mental health
Type: Blog
Bringing about change in communities: putting the Prevention Concordat into action
Andy looks at the learning from the prevention concordat events which have taken place across the country
Type: Blog
Social prescribing: the power of the community
Lisa McNally shares how Social Prescribing has transformed the way their Public Health team
Type: Blog
Social care and mental health: ending out of area placements
The first briefing in our ‘We need to talk about social care’ series highlights how Bradford has reduced out of area placements.
Type: Publication