Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
The Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Community of Improvement is a defined strategic network that is jointly owned by Yorkshire and Humber Directors of Public Health (DsPH) Network and PHE. It is sponsored by the DsPH Network and PHE to establish a joint approach for the development of a work plan that will support the improvement of public health outcomes within Yorkshire and Humber.
The aims of this Community of Improvement are:
- Promoting mental wellbeing;
- Preventing future mental health problems;
- Recovery from mental health problems.
We will achieve this by:
- Providing peer support for public mental health professionals across Yorkshire & the Humber;
- Sharing best practice, policy, and guidelines related to public mental health interventions;
- Sharing intelligence about public wellbeing and mental health issues;
- Ensuring public mental health is integrated into health and social care planning and commissioning;
- Acting as an advocacy and lobbying body for public mental health;
- Developing consensus statements for Yorkshire & the Humber partners on key issues;
- Acting as a support network for the Directors of Public Health and Public Health England in Yorkshire & the Humber;
- Providing continuing professional development of its members, including leadership, training, and public health advocacy
For queries please contact:
CoI Chair: Caron Walker
OHID Programme Lead: Laura Hodgson
For queries please contact: laura.hodgson@dhsc.gov.uk