Agenda item

The meeting considered the minutes from the Provider Forum meeting held on 17^th May 2021.  Adrian England  reported that since the last Health and Wellbeing Board meeting the Mental Health Partnership has: Submitted a joint response to Government’s consultation on the Mental Health Act reforms; begun tackling complex, system issues (e.g. issue around Section 136s, and Learning Disabilities and MH); agreed and begun work on a range of priorities, including employment of those with a serious mental illness, self-harm, suicide prevention and perinatal mental health; commenced development of a system wide MH Strategy, which aims to be complete and presented to the HWB in October 2021; established a multi-agency task and finish group looking at system wide Mental Health Transformation and ensured service users’ voices are heard throughout the process, with service user representation on the Delivery Group (through the MH forum) and regular consultation with the Recovery College.

Development of local Crisis Care alternatives is underway, working with potential providers such as Touchstone, to develop a Wellbeing Café model.  The MHP has overseen Children and Young People mental health transformation work, which will continue to report to the Partnership and agreed to and launched the Zero Suicide Ambition for Barnsley, with a video available on YouTube.  Adrian thanked Officers from the Local Authority and partners for the hard work they have done and for adding value to the work that is being done. 

RESOLVED that

(i)            Adrian be thanked for his attendance and contribution,

(ii)          The minutes and update be received, and

(iii)         The Zero Suicide Ambition be endorsed by the Board.