Mental Health StrategyCo-production presentation at the Voluntary sector forum

Liz Trayhorn & Tony Williams

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What we’re going to cover

• How we’re involving people in Kingston in developing the strategy

• Why we’re doing this process?• What might the mental health strategy cover?• What are the needs of the people who use

your services?• How can you help them to get involved?

Discovering Assets

• Why are we here?• Appreciative Inquiry• ABCD• Assets• Buddy Scheme

Forming the Group

• The words we use• Behaviours• Scope• Co-Production

Dissolving Barriers

• Understanding how things are• Dumping baggage• Leaving CVs behind• Hearing personal Issues

Developing the Future

State

• Developing principles that the future state should reflect

Applying Principles

• Applying the principles and making a blueprint for the future

Refining the Future State

• Critical appraisal and redesign of the future state

Mental Health Strategy Co-Production Process Ve

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Why we’re doing this process?

• Working with local communities will lead to services that better meet people's needs

• community engagement in itself can lead to improved self-confidence, self-esteem, social networks and social support.

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Good practice

• Ensure communities, voluntary sector & statutory services work together to plan, design, develop, deliver and evaluate initiatives

• Building relationships takes time• Reflect the diversity of the community• Make it as easy as possible for people to get

involved• Feed back the results to the local communities

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Why we’re doing this process?

• The 5 year forward view for mental health. February 2016 suggests that local communities develop Mental Health Prevention plans based on local need, and that there is co-production to ensure services are accessible and appropriate for people of all backgrounds

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What might the strategy cover?

• The 5 year forward view for mental health. February 2016:

“Over 20,000 people told the taskforce about changes they wanted to see .... their priorities were:

1)Prevention 2) Access 3) Integration of physical and mental health 4) Quality and 5) A positive experience of care.”

• Kingston?

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How can you support this process?

1. What are the needs of the people who use your services?

2. How can you help the people who use your services to get involved in the co-production process? 3. And the planning, design, development, delivery and evaluation of Kingston’s mental health strategy?