Our Work
Association of Mental Health Providers is dedicated to supporting the development of the mental health voluntary and community sector to effectively meet the needs of individuals’, their mental health and well-being. We do this through three key areas of work: sustainability - ensuring the continuation and growth of the sector; whole-system approaches - encouraging coordinated planning to provide joined-up care; and prevention - promoting wellness and good mental health with a consideration of the wider determinants to prevent mental ill-health. The Association continues to promote the impact and value of service provision that takes into account whole-person care and support.
Sustainability
The voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector is highly informed and equipped to deliver and sustain quality services for people with mental health problems. Association of Mental Health Providers is dedicated to support of the development of the voluntary and community sector by ensuring the growth and continuation of services which effectively meet the…
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Association of Mental Health Providers encourages better integrated personal and support planning to provide effective joined-up care which can be accurately tailored to a person’s needs. By working with members to ensure coordinated planning and provision, the Association champions services which will provide effective whole-person care. There are an increasing number of people with health…
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Association of Mental Health Providers and its members promote wellness and champion good mental health across all communities, with an emphasis on prevention of the development or worsening of both mental and physical health. A focus on preventing the development and exacerbation of mental health problems is necessary for practice development and improving the lives…
Read moreTrading and Enterprise
A continued priority for the Association’s work is sustainability of VCSEs, ensuring the continuation and growth of the sector’s crucial services. There are various factors which impact sustainability, but two key areas are (a) access to unrestricted funds and (b) levels of income diversity. Trading and enterprise income can be an important contributor to both…
Read moreMental Health Sustainability Programme
Over the course of 3 years, the Mental Health Sustainability Programme achieved heights that were only hoped for, back when the Programme was founded. We are honoured to detail some of those successes here, along with a brief history of its development (more detail can be seen in our evaluation report). In May 2020 the…
Read moreHealth and Wellbeing Alliance
Association of Mental Health Providers joined the Health and Wellbeing Alliance [HW Alliance] [formerly the Third Sector Strategic Partnership Programme] in 2010, becoming the lead partner in a group of voluntary sector mental health organisations – the Mental Health Consortia. The Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Alliance has been established to: Facilitate…
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