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MENTAL health services in North Cumbria have been handed a significant boost by a local NHS Trust. The SHINE fund, the official charity of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) has awarded a £49,000 grant to the Together We community interest company. The money will be used to set up a new ‘recovery college’ to support people’s mental health and wellbeing in North Cumbria. The college will provide a free programme of courses and workshops, aimed at helping people improve their wellbeing and recover from mental health issues. These will be developed and delivered by peers, who themselves have their own experiences of mental illness.
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Two new initiatives to support people arriving at Emergency Departments and leaving hospitals
New Active Recovery Teams in ten hospitals to provide link between hospitals and community organisations
New peer support workers at Fiona Stanley Hospital Emergency Department to help new patients
Mental Health Minister Roger Cook has announced two new initiatives to deliver better recovery opportunities for people experiencing mental health and alcohol and other drug issues.
Both initiatives are a first for Western Australia in line with the McGowan Government’s ongoing commitment to provide more wraparound care in hospitals and the community.
In the first initiative, Active Recovery Teams (ART) are being established in ten metropolitan and regional locations.
The Trust’s Primary Mental Health Care Team was shortlisted from 1,000 entries across the UK.
Since it was established in 2013 the team have helped to significantly improve waiting times for patients to access support and treatment.
Their aim is to make sure that people with mental health issues receive the right care, from the right service in a timely way.
They offer a range of psychological and medical support and work closely with GPs, Southern Regional College, partner agencies like the Housing Executive and the Community and Voluntary sector to promote mental health and wellbeing for local people.
Some of their key achievements over the years are; building relationships with the Mental Health Forum and Recovery College, ensuring service user involvement and patient experience is at the centre of all services; the development of a Well-mind hub; the launch of Stress Control classes with Southern Regional College and; the introduction of the Primar