Healthy Minds Forum
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We are seeking views on how mental health services can record and measure what difference they make in people's wellbeing.
If you have had treatment or support from mental health services in the NHS or through organisations like Healthy Minds, you are likely to have been asked questions about your feelings and how well you're doing on different areas in your life.
Below are two examples of these "outcome measures" that are currently being considered for use in mental health services throughout West Yorkshire (and possibly further afield). We want to gather views so that we can tell NHS England what people think, and they can take this into account in deciding what measures to use.
It should only take a few minutes to complete this survey - but you can say as much as you want and all comments will be useful. We will update this page with the results from the survey and news of any developments as this work progresses.
Please feel free to share this page with anyone who might be interested. Please complete the survey by 11th April 2022. Thank you.
If you have had treatment or support from mental health services in the NHS or through organisations like Healthy Minds, you are likely to have been asked questions about your feelings and how well you're doing on different areas in your life.
Below are two examples of these "outcome measures" that are currently being considered for use in mental health services throughout West Yorkshire (and possibly further afield). We want to gather views so that we can tell NHS England what people think, and they can take this into account in deciding what measures to use.
It should only take a few minutes to complete this survey - but you can say as much as you want and all comments will be useful. We will update this page with the results from the survey and news of any developments as this work progresses.
Please feel free to share this page with anyone who might be interested. Please complete the survey by 11th April 2022. Thank you.
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Set 1
This set asks people to rate how they have felt in the last week against 10 statements (plus one on physical health). Each answer produces a score, and the total score indicates a range for clinicians to determine a person’s quality of life. You can find out more about how this set of measures was developed, and how it used in practice, here. |
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Set 2
This set asks people to say how much they agree with 8 statements. The questions are asked at first contact with the service: this gives a starting point for each person. People are asked to answer the questions again every so often (e.g. 3-monthly). For these, there is a slightly different scale: Much Better / Somewhat better /About the same / Somewhat worse / Much worse This measures the difference in wellbeing over time. This set of measures has been developed with people receiving support. The group looked at lots of different types of measures that are often used and devised this set based on the similarities in those, and what they felt was most meaningful for their ongoing recovery. |
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The Healthy Minds Forum was re-launched on 10/10/2019 and the valuable information that arose from it has now been put into a document. Please view the Forum Relaunch PDF and send your thoughts and comments to forum@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk
We got off to a great start with our re-launch event at Causey Hall. Lots of discussions and ideas were shared and we are really excited about the future of The Forum. We would like to say a Huge Thank you to all the participants, who gave up their time to come along and get involved. We hope to see you all at our future Forum meetings!
So, please view the Forum Relaunch PDF and send your thoughts and comments to forum@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk
We got off to a great start with our re-launch event at Causey Hall. Lots of discussions and ideas were shared and we are really excited about the future of The Forum. We would like to say a Huge Thank you to all the participants, who gave up their time to come along and get involved. We hope to see you all at our future Forum meetings!
So, please view the Forum Relaunch PDF and send your thoughts and comments to forum@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk
What's the future for the Forum?
We want to ensure that people who have personal experience of living with mental health problems are properly heard and can have a real influence on decisions.
We'll post opportunities on this page in the meantime and want to hear from you if you'd like to get more involved.
The Forum History:
The Forum began in January 2013, as a new incarnation of the MPower service user group that had previously run for several years. Since then, the Forum has been integral in influencing the development of Healthy Minds Calderdale's service provision as well as taking on national mental health concerns at a local level.
The Forum has tackled issues such as;
• Restraint policy and procedures in mental health
• Cutbacks in Art and Psychotherapy provision
• Development of a local crisis care SafeSpace
The Forum has put on two well attended annual events focusing on important relevant themes:
• Parenting and mental health
• Mental health and Employment
In order to carry on the work that the Forum do, we would like wider representation and a range of views and experiences. We would like your help to be able to do this.
We want to ensure that people who have personal experience of living with mental health problems are properly heard and can have a real influence on decisions.
We'll post opportunities on this page in the meantime and want to hear from you if you'd like to get more involved.
The Forum History:
The Forum began in January 2013, as a new incarnation of the MPower service user group that had previously run for several years. Since then, the Forum has been integral in influencing the development of Healthy Minds Calderdale's service provision as well as taking on national mental health concerns at a local level.
The Forum has tackled issues such as;
• Restraint policy and procedures in mental health
• Cutbacks in Art and Psychotherapy provision
• Development of a local crisis care SafeSpace
The Forum has put on two well attended annual events focusing on important relevant themes:
• Parenting and mental health
• Mental health and Employment
In order to carry on the work that the Forum do, we would like wider representation and a range of views and experiences. We would like your help to be able to do this.
Have Your Say: updated June 2019
NB: unless otherwise identified, these projects are not run by Healthy Minds. We will only post opportunities here that we believe to be from reputable and responsible organisations and you should consider carefully whether getting involved is right for you.
NB: unless otherwise identified, these projects are not run by Healthy Minds. We will only post opportunities here that we believe to be from reputable and responsible organisations and you should consider carefully whether getting involved is right for you.
Healthy Minds Workshop Programme
We are gathering views on our future workshops programme.
You can complete our survey here.
We are gathering views on our future workshops programme.
You can complete our survey here.
Information from previous Forum meetings
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January 2017: The Forum is "under new management" as Tamsin has moved into a different role elsewhere within Healthy Minds. Michelle is taking care of the Forum for the time being: call on 01422 345154 / 07496 492 399 or email.
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We realise that coming to meetings is not for everybody, for lots of reasons. You can still get involved with the Forum through our Facebook page or by contacting Michelle on the details above - your questions or issues can be raised on your behalf at the meetings and actions / responses fed back to you.
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Forum members were asked to contribute to a regional conference on the Crisis Care Concordat in July 2015.
They made a video, recording their lives over one week and recounting their personal experiences of crisis care. The conference was covered in our August newsletter and we will update on progress through the Forum. |
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