3. Access and Mental Health General Mental Health Lifestyle services April Angela Aitken Participants will A – promotion First Aid (MHFA) training for all services, provide four training September Public Health have: Delivery e.g. mental health first sessions for adult 2015 Department increased aid (MHFA), MHFA and three Walsall Council knowledge of Target Carers. understanding sessions for youth different mental Vicki Fox Target GP’s. MHFA, details Kaleidoscope Plus health issues. Target Identify who MHFA is attached. Group increased Ambulance - The sessions would Anne Pledger confidence in KPI’s personnel and Evidence of be continuing, with a Lifestyle Services supporting those A&E staff. effectiveness to be view to integrating in distress collated through them into the resulting in less Target Police feedback forms. workplace. This may restrictive personnel. Promotion to the target link with the Suicide interventions. Target Housing areas stated above Prevention Strategy. increased Officers. and collate uptake. Target Carers awareness of – details sent to how to support, Targeting of MHFA mental health and improve delivery to those who support their own mental carers’ will most benefit. team and EPP well-being. greater Target not understanding of GP’s – currently support specifically targeted networks in the to GP practices. area and who Target Ambulance the current personnel and A&E referral agencies are. staff no contacts – for ambulance Avert a crisis. personnel. A&E
3. Access and promotion Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Delivery Target Carers. Target GP’s. Target Ambulance personnel and A&E staff. Target Police personnel. Target Housing Officers. General Mental Health training for all services, e.g. mental health first aid (MHFA), understanding Identify who MHFA is KPI’s - Evidence of effectiveness to be collated through feedback forms. Promotion to the target areas stated above and collate uptake. Targeting of MHFA delivery to those who will most benefit. Lifestyle services provide four training sessions for adult MHFA and three sessions for youth MHFA, details attached. The sessions would be continuing, with a view to integrating them into the workplace. This may link with the Suicide Prevention Strategy. Target Carers – details sent to mental health carers’ support team and EPP Target GP’s – not currently specifically targeted to GP practices. Target Ambulance personnel and A&E staff – no contacts for ambulance personnel. A&E April – September 2015 Angela Aitken Public Health Department Walsall Council Vicki Fox Kaleidoscope Plus Group Anne Pledger Lifestyle Services Participants will have: increased knowledge of different mental health issues. increased confidence in supporting those in distress resulting in less restrictive interventions. increased awareness of how to support, and improve their own mental well-being. greater understanding of support networks in the area and who the current referral agencies are. Avert a crisis. A
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