Facilitating co-production of mental health service transformation. Work at Rethink Mental Illness, National Voices trustee, views my own.
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Hope there will be time and opportunity for strategic oversight of data and insight influencing from champions
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Sam Holmes retweeted
Approximately 87,000 adults in England with SMI have died from preventable physical health conditions in just 3 years. RCPsych analysis shows. #WMHD2024
Our full statement: 87,000 people with a severe mental illness have died from preventable physical health conditions in three years (rcpsych.ac.uk)
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I think helpful to think of engagement as distinct from co-production and co-design, and helpful for lived experience insight feeding in. For me, co is about equal power in activity with shared purpose and objectives.
🧵 What do you feel are the essential elements for #coproduction or #codesign?
What makes engagement authentic?
We read over 1000 articles to explore these questions.
Here is a thread on what we learned (with some examples).
Please share your thoughts 👇
Thank you @clentonF @TheKingsFund I’ve been working in mental health system/service co-production for some time and I found this podcast fortifying in challenging times for making the ‘why’ case for co-production and therefore securing the investment behind it.
'If you're not at the table, you're on the menu'.
In our new podcast episode, Jo Vigor is joined by @clentonF @TLAP1, who shares his leadership journey & what it mean to have a health and care system that prioritises equity. Listen today: link.chtbl.com/Clenton-Farqu… #KFPodcast
The voices of staff and patients are not loud enough a vehicle to drive change.
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Sam Holmes retweeted
According to the latest data, suicide rates are at the highest level since 1999. Three quarters of suicides are by men, but the number of suicides amongst women has increased, and is now greater than in 1994.
Nobody should go through suicidal feelings alone. Our patient leaflet sets out where you, or a loved one, can access specialist support 24/7.
#WSPD2024
Depression (rcpsych.ac.uk)
Sam Holmes retweeted
💭 What needs to change in the mental health system to improve it for Black communities?
Our Head of Racial Justice and Equity, Nisa, gives her thoughts.
Watch the full video in our series on YouTube with @bmm_uk 👉 bit.ly/3Yvzt2F
Sam Holmes retweeted
💬 If you experience mental illness, chances are you have probably experienced stigma.
We don't think that's fair. So we're fighting back. And we need your help.
Fill in this short form if you'd like to be involved in our anti-stigma campaign 👉 bit.ly/4cZGr40
ALT Image featuring bold text saying "We're fighting back against mental illness stigma. Will you join us?" on a purple background. Includes the logo of Rethink Mental Illness at the bottom.
Sam Holmes retweeted
How can we improve mental health support for people who have little trust in mainstream services?
🤝By working in collaboration with voluntary & community sector orgs and co-designing services alongside people with mental health problems.
Find out more: centreformentalhealth.org.uk…
ALT Text: The voluntary sector is uniquely placed to support people with mental health difficulties, and is sometimes more trusted than statutory services. But the funding for these vital services is often short-term, competitive, and uncertain, which limits their ability to plan or collaborate with others. Centre for Mental Health and Rethink Mental Illness logos appear in the bottom left hand corner.
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Community sector organisations provide vital mental health support for many people. But they are hampered by insecure contracts & short-term funding.
With @Rethink_ we've explored the groundbreaking potential of mental health alliances: centreformentalhealth.org.uk…
ALT A Black woman wearing round glasses and a peach coloured hairband is smiling in conversation with a colleague. Text: More than the sum of our parts. An evaluation of local mental health alliances. Centre for Mental Health and Rethink Mental Illness logos appear in the top right hand corner.
Lots of very strong value points here for why charities in public service systems and provision - election or not!
The Voluntary Sector Manifesto is here!
Created for the sector, by the sector and includes our collective key asks of the next government.
We are a force for good, and a force for change. #VoluntarySectorManifesto @NCVO @ACEVO
Download and use today!
ncvo.org.uk/news-and-insight…
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Looking forward to being part of this webinar tomorrow. eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-nhs-ps…
Sam Holmes retweeted
“Too many Black people access the mental health system via the criminal justice system showing a lack of robust mechanisms within healthcare”
Hear from Karl on why they’re supporting the Black Mental Health Manifesto 👇🏾
#ProtectBlackMentalHealth
Sam Holmes retweeted
Important long read in BMJ from @lu_hiam @MichaelMarmot on tackling social determinants of health to sustain NHS
“Response is we cannot afford such action - we argue, we cannot afford inaction”
We have the evidence but need cross-party political action
bmj.com/content/385/bmj-2024…
I love theory of change/logic model approaches for complex projects & programmes with multiple stakeholders and success relying on hearts & minds, emotional factors and cultural drivers as well as the obvious doing (that doesn’t necessarily lead to outcomes & impacts)
What is a theory of change? A guide for fund managers and impact investors 👇
thinknpc.org/blog/theory-of-…
#TheoryOfChange #ImpactInvesting #Investing
Sam Holmes retweeted
Messages from frontline asylum charities wondering what to do in face of gov claiming start of asylum arrests tomorrow:
1. People are frightened, be careful not to allow our fear to spread further to them. Be calm. Remember your role is to listen, present options, don’t direct.
DVA is against the law but old culture pervades & therefore police leadership needs to educate & model. Witnessed model response in Westminster back in 2018.
The woman stabbed in Bradford Kulsuma Akter had prior contact with West Yorkshire Police (it’s referred itself to police watchdog as a result)
#Newsnight can reveal thro FOI requests to the West Yorkshire force, 18 women who’ve had previous contact with their officers, have been killed in domestic abuse incidents since 2018
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Sam Holmes retweeted
Sad reading, but time to take real impactful action to ensure all get the support they need. It is everybody’s business, so make sure it’s yours and do what you can to help. 🎗️
New suicide figures for the final 3m of 2023 are published by @ONS today, giving us rates for last year as a whole.
It is not good news.
The suicide rate rose 6% from 2022, the first substantial rise since 2018.
The rate was 11.1 per 100,000 people, highest figure since 1999.