Supporting mental health in Northamptonshire
Over the course of their lifetime, one in four people will experience mental ill health – that’s more than 185,500 people in Northamptonshire alone.
It’s currently too early to know the full mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but it is undoubtably affecting people and services, meaning this number is certainly expected to increase.
What we do know about mental health is:
- Good mental health improves people’s lives, increases their life chances and impacts positively on families and communities
- Mental health doesn’t only impact on the individual – but also those around them
- Prevention of, and recovery from, mental ill health relies on people having hope, control and opportunity in their lives
In our county…
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) is our NHS mental health care provider. The trust works closely with service users and carers, mental health care providers and practitioners in the voluntary and community sectors, as well as with other providers of secure and community mental health care in the county and the region.
Latest updates
Driving improvements for better mental health and emotional wellbeing
NHCP’s Mental Health Transformation Board is continuing its work to deliver improved outcomes and increased access to a range of local mental health services – as well as reviewing [...]
Hard work continues to develop and improve mental health services
The NHCP Mental Health Transformation Board is co-ordinating the understanding of, and response to, the increase in people accessing mental health services, which we have seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
Support is available to look after your wellbeing this winter
For lots of us 2020 has been a difficult year, and many people may have been experiencing isolation, worries about money, increased anxiety or overwhelming stress. As the colder days [...]
Partnership Update – Mental Health Special Edition
Over the course of their lifetime, one in four people will experience mental ill health – that’s more than 185,500 people in Northamptonshire alone. It’s currently too early to [...]
Specialist Perinatal Mental Health team GP training event
The number of women experiencing perinatal mental illness is increasing, with research showing up to 20% of women developing a mental health problem during pregnancy or within a year [...]
Crisis Cafés reach out to young people and homeless people in new mental health pilot projects
Mental health organisations in Northamptonshire have partnered up to launch two new pilot projects to expand the scope of a successful mental health service to new sections of our community. [...]