the Gap: Priorities for essential change in mental health’: This aims ‘Closing to bridge the gap between long term ambitions, outlined in Health Without ‘No Mental Health’, and short-term actions. It highlights 25 priorities to improve mental health provision. The Health and Social Care Act 2012: This Act places duties on local authorities to reduce health inequalities for the first time. Mental Health Discrimination Act 2013: This Act removed three legal barriers that contributed to a stigmatised view of mental health problems: holding parliamentary office, participating in jury service and holding the position of a director of a public or private company. Crisis Care Concordat: The Crisis Care Concordat is an important step towards addressing the disparity between mental health and physical health services. It sets out the standards of care people should expect to see if they suffer a mental health crisis and details how the emergency services should respond. 8.2 Local Strategy for Knowsley The Strategy for Children get Everybody More Knowsley: the Borough the best has the people look of Choice is the possible opportunity after Empowered, Safe, attractive, start in life to have the themselves overarching strategy for resilient, sustainable and have best health and the Borough. Its primary cohesive neighbourhoods opportunities and support communities objective is to outline the to reach wellbeing others to their throughout do the Knowsley Partnership’s potential life same long vision to make Knowsley a place where people want to live and work. The strategy Knowsley Knowsley People are Improved has the residents addresses mental health protected Quality outcomes conditions are by focusing on the from risks infrastructure for our most in place to empowered that can overall health and and vulnerable support to realise affect their wellbeing of people in environment young sustainable health and people business economic Knowsley. wellbeing growth potential All council and partnership strategies, plans, policies and programmes should ultimately support the achievement of this vision. Ten strategic outcomes have been agreed to help the partnership to achieve its vision for Knowsley. Five of these relate directly to this plan and are highlighted below: Knowsley Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2013-2016
‘Closing the Gap: Priorities for essential change in mental health’: This aims to bridge the gap between long term ambitions, outlined in ‘No Health Without Mental Health’, and short-term actions. It highlights 25 priorities to improve mental health provision. The Health and Social Care Act 2012: This Act places duties on local authorities to reduce health inequalities for the first time. Mental Health Discrimination Act 2013: This Act removed three legal barriers that contributed to a stigmatised view of mental health problems: holding parliamentary office, participating in jury service and holding the position of a director of a public or private company. Crisis Care Concordat: The Crisis Care Concordat is an important step towards addressing the disparity between mental health and physical health services. It sets out the standards of care people should expect to see if they suffer a mental health crisis and details how the emergency services should respond. 8.2 Local Strategy for Knowsley The Strategy for Knowsley: the Borough of Choice is the overarching strategy for the Borough. Its primary objective is to outline the Knowsley Partnership’s long vision to make Knowsley a place where people want to live and work. The strategy addresses mental health by focusing on the overall health and wellbeing of people in Knowsley. Empowered, resilient, cohesive communities Safe, attractive, sustainable neighbourhoods Children get the best possible start in life and have opportunities to reach their potential Everybody has the opportunity to have the best health and wellbeing throughout life More people look after themselves and support others to do the same People are protected from risks that can affect their health and wellbeing Quality infrastructure and environment Improved outcomes for our most vulnerable young people Knowsley has the conditions in place to support sustainable business growth Knowsley residents are empowered to realise economic potential All council and partnership strategies, plans, policies and programmes should ultimately support the achievement of this vision. Ten strategic outcomes have been agreed to help the partnership to achieve its vision for Knowsley. Five of these relate directly to this plan and are highlighted below: Knowsley Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2013-2016
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