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
Northamptonshire Learning Disabilities and Autism Transformation Plan
The NHCP Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism (MHLDA) programme has set out a three-year road map for the transformation of all-age learning disability and autism services in Northamptonshire. [...]
Wellbeing support is here for you this winter
The winter period can be difficult for some; especially if you’re feeling isolated, worried about money, anxious or overwhelmed with stress. As the colder days and darker nights continue, [...]
Community mental health transformation continues in Northamptonshire
Since launching in April 2021, Northamptonshire’s three-year community mental health services transformation programme has already achieved significant milestones. The transformation, which is being led by the outcomes pillar of [...]
Mental Health Hub celebrates national award win
The Northamptonshire Integrated Response Hub (IRH), also known as The Mental Health Number, is celebrating after being recognised at the Positive Practice in Mental Health National Awards. The team [...]
Video sets out importance of collaborative approach
The importance of collaboration in delivering better care for our communities has been set out in a new video from the NHCP Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism (MHLDA) [...]
Northamptonshire’s launch of the maternal mental health service
Northamptonshire is one of only ten locations in the country to pilot the new maternal mental health service, launching in the county this October. The service will provide assessment [...]