Supporting Mental Health in Communities During Covid-19

The Association of Mental Health Providers have launched a new briefing with the Centre for Mental Health and NHS Confed Mental Health Network on supporting mental health in communities during Covid-19 and bringing the VCSE and statutory services together.

The global coronavirus outbreak is putting the mental as well as physical health of people around the world under strain. For people with existing mental health difficulties, this may be especially pronounced, at a time when mental health services are stretched and coping with higher sickness absence due to the virus.

Across the UK, voluntary and community organisations are already taking action and working with their NHS and local government partners in response to the pressing needs of the communities they serve and come from.

This briefing looks at how statutory service commissioners and providers are working with their voluntary and community sector partners to respond to the crisis and gives practical advice on how to build effective partnerships locally.

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