Issue - meetings

To receive a presentation regarding the Mental Health and Wellbeing Charter.  Members are invited to discuss the Charter and how it could potentially be adopted by the Health and Wellbeing Board. 

The Board received a presentation from Caroline Mellors, Charter Lead, St Mungos Bridge to Wellbeing, regarding the Mental Health and Wellbeing Charter.  The contact details for Caroline Mellors are 07525 594606 or email Caroline.Mellors@mungos.org.  A copy of the slides is attached as Appendix 2 to these minutes.

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Charter provides a clear set of principles to guide people who require mental health support.  Alongside the “in practice” document it promotes a shared approach between those using services, their families, friends, groups and professionals to support each person’s unique mental health needs.

The presentation covered the following issues:

·  Background and reasons for the Charter.

·  Details of the collaborative work undertaken to create the Charter.

·  How the Charter was created.

·  The contents of the Charter.

·  Details of the work being undertaken to embed the Charter and to provide training.

·  The Charter was launched in May 2016 at an event opened by the Mayor.

·  Future plans for the Charter.

The following issues were discussed:

·  The Board members fully supported the Charter and thanked those involved for all the work they had undertaken to produce it.

·  It was noted that the Charter could be helpful for an area wider than the B&NES boundaries and that it could be used across the whole STP area.

·  There were 10 principles set out in the document and it was noted that when providing training, organisations were invited to look at the areas they particularly wished to address and to prioritise these.

·  It was suggested that the Charter would be very useful to schools and could be included in the headteachers’ briefing pack.

·  The Board felt that the way in which the Charter was derived was particularly valuable.

RESOLVED:

(1)  To endorse the Mental Health and Wellbeing Charter.

(2)  To recommend that Board members take the Charter back to their respective organisations and adopt the principles set out within it.