When it comes to improving mental health care, the NHS can learn a lot from the voluntary and community sector. We know how closer working with the sector can bring mental health services right to the people the NHS needs to reach as well as taking pressure off A&E and other parts of the NHS front line.

On the 8th of March 2024, the Alliance hosted our first major event on mental health. Attended by over 60 community organisations, we brought together the voluntary sector with key NHS representatives, heard about the NHS Integrated Care Partnership Mental Health Strategy for 2023 – 2028 and discussed what opportunities there are for real collaboration. 

Read more about what the sector had to say at https://www.southwestlondonics.org.uk/news/what-can-mental-health-services-learn-from-the-voluntary-sector/?dm_i=790E,NP9Q,2OSLBI,34AQ4,1

Read here how we fed this back to the SWL Mental Health Partnership Delivery group in July 2024.