The life expectancy for people experiencing homelessness is 53. M3, a mobile health care team, launched in 2019 to take coordinated care to people living on Austin's streets.
Washington DC VA Medical Center is on a mission to spread awareness of mental health disorders, and resources available to Veterans who struggle with them during Mental Health Awareness Month.
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