Friends of MHFA
Please follow the links below for some of the 'friends' (individuals and organisations) that MHFA England works closely with. Please note that all links open in a new window.
Action for Happiness is a movement of people committed to building a happier society. We want to see a fundamentally different way of life where people care less about what they can get for themselves and more about the happiness of others.
PTSD Resolution delivers free treatment to Veterans, Reservists, and their dependants who may be suffering directly or indirectly from the symptoms of post traumatic stress, through their network of 200 therapists across the UK
We provide a wide range of services for people experiencing mental health problems across Kent and Medway.
We also provide other services including some learning disability services, a substance misuse service and a range of specialist services.
Our vision is to provide services that are free from stigma, promote recovery and are designed with service users and their carers to promote positive health and wellbeing.
MHFA England is a supporting member of The Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition (CYPMHC).
The colalition brings together leading charities to campaign jointly on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.
The aims of the coalition:
- to ensure that our voice is heard - the first unified voice speaking on children and young people's mental health
- to change policy at the highest levels to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people across the UK
- to campaign with children and young people on their mental health and wellbeing.
Grassroots Training is a community interest company that supports communities to prevent suicide. We are specialists in suicide prevention and we deliver training that saves lives. Very few, if any of us, are untouched by suicide. We believe that suicide is a community health problem and that suicide can be prevented.
We promote and deliver ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training), a two-day workshop that teaches a model of suicide first aid. ASIST has been developed by LivingWorks and has been delivered to over 750,000 people worldwide.
We offer a range of training programmes to complement ASIST, including SafeTALK (Suicide Alertness), One in Four (Mental Health Awareness), Recovery (Mental Health and Recovery) and Self Injury (Working with Self Injury).
Stand to Reason - social justice in mental health
We are committed to fighting discrimination and stigma, challenging stereotypes and changing attitudes.
Stand to Reason is a service-user led organisation that intends to work with and for people with mental ill health in the way that Stonewall has for gay people: raising the profile, fighting prejudice, establishing rights and achieving equality.
The Centre for Public Innovation supports the development of innovation and outcomes in health, social care and criminal justice.
Our mission to provide the public and third sectors with long lasting solutions through the power of innovation and an outcomes focus.
We work at all levels of government and are proud of our reputation for being one of the most forward thinking social enterprises in the UK.
NAPAC is the National Association for People Abused in Childhood. We are a registered charity, based in the UK, providing support and information for people abused in childhood, via our Support Line, postal and email service. NAPAC will soon be offering facilitated support groups to survivors at various locations around the country.
Support Line 0800 085 3330
Krysan is a successful happiness and wellbeing consultancy working locally in the North East and nationally around the whole of England. Krysan was founded and is run by Marian Moore who features in a DVD clip in the MHFA course material. In the clip she talks about her experiences of recovering from schizophrenia.
"Hard as it is to link passion with outsourcing, this is what makes MITIE different. We specialise in outsourcing. And we like to think we're the best. We work in close partnership with our clients to provide everything from strategic consultancy to service delivery. In simple terms, we think, we manage and we deliver on their behalf."
In addition to its `Real Apprentice` scheme MITIE also ran a 16-week, part-time pilot scheme in partnership with Working for Wellness - an organisation focused on supporting people with mental health issues back to work. Working for Wellness has since secured agreement from Jobcentre Plus to allow flexibility for anyone wanting to switch to full-time employment and retain their benefits. Improving Access to Psychological Therapies in Camden, Ealing and Southwark took part.
MITIE managers and mentors also now attend the MHFA course.
Developed by Dr Liz Miller, mood mapping is a new easy-to-learn tool that helps you feel better, healthier and more in control of your life.
You start by plotting your mood on a mood map and then implement strategies that help your mood become more positive.
The key to consistent energy and feeling good is to ensure your moods are under control. By learning to understand and master them, we can be ‘captain of our soul' and ‘master of our fate'.
What's more, once you learn to manage your own moods, you can help people around you to manage theirs - your children, your partner, your friends, your team, and the people who come to you for advice.
The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) is a charity, a company limited by guarantee and a member-led, non-governmental organisation.
We aim to encourage all adults to engage in learning of all kinds by:
- running high-profile campaigns such as Adult Learners' Week and Quick Reads
- delivering high quality development and research work
- supplying expert consultancy, advice and support services
- engaging ministers and parliamentarians
- supporting networking with practitioners, policy-makers and researchers
- publishing leading books and journals
- offering a wide ranging event management service
- disseminating specialist information
- providing flexible and personalised training courses
We work with and for: adult learners, local authorities, government departments and agencies, voluntary bodies, charitable trusts, adult education providers, trade unions, employers, european funders.
For more information: www.niace.org.uk
Innovation Unit are committed to using the power of innovation to solve social challenges. We have a strong track record of supporting leaders and organisations delivering public services to see and do things differently. They come to us with a problem and we empower them to achieve radically different solutions that offer better outcomes for lower costs. We are a not-for-profit social enterprise and we work to influence public debate, re-shape public policy and transform public services. Find out more www.innovationunit.org
The North East Mental Health Development Unit aims to bring together organisations and communities to deliver their objectives, to improve the mental health and social wellbeing of the people in the North East.
Our activities are focused around four strategic objectives:
- 1. Improving early access to Services
- 2. Improving the mental health of the public in the North East
- 3. Giving people the skills and opportunities to control their care
- 4. Supporting the development of specialist mental health services
Visit our website at www.nemhdu.org.uk to find out more.
The South West Development Centre works with partners across health and social care to improve services, and the experience of people using services.
It is commissioned by NHS South West and works in partnership with the Deputy Regional Director, Adult Social Care and Partnerships within the Government Office of the South West. It's role is to work with health and social care agencies to raise standards, improve outcomes, and promote excellence in health and care. Activity is focused on three core work programmes: Children and young people, Mental health and System development
Shift is the Department of Health-funded initiative to tackle stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health issues in England. Our aim is to create a society where people who experience mental health problems enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other people. There are currently 3 projects working towards this aim: The Shift Line Managers' Resource (a guide to managing and supporting people with mental health problems in the workplace), Review Panel (in partnership with Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, a service for employers that reviews materials and signposts employers to ‘quality checked' mental health materials and resources) and Employment Films (three short films designed to raise awareness of mental health problems and discrimination in the workplace.)
The Consumer Financial Education Body (CFEB) was formed in April 2010 as a separate organisation to the Financial Services Authority. CFEB is responsible for helping consumers understand financial services in the UK and manage their finances better.
Money problems can worsen people's mental health and those with mental illness are more likely to experience financial problems and debt. Improving people's ability and understanding of their money matters can assist their recovery through improved psychological wellbeing, life satisfaction, and reduced risk of anxiety/depression. Improving Financial Capability improves mental wellbeing and reduces risk of anxiety/depression. CFEB has a free and impartial website (link below) and telephone service (0300 500 5000) to assist people with financial guidance. CFEB will be rolling out face to face Money Guides across the Country during 2010/11 Given the increase in people having individual budgets it may be helpful if they have financial guidance. Specific work in mental health and financial capability is being developed with CFEB and this will be reported as the pilots develop. CFEB offer a wealth of information, resources and interactive tools to help people make informed decisions about money. There is no selling, no jargon, just the facts.
