Jim Morgan

Project Development Senior Officer

Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing

Led by Public Health Agency/Belfast City Council/Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

Tackling and Reducing Life Inequalities (Framework for Action)

Work across five thematic areas and cross cutting themes

Delivery supported by Community, Voluntary and Statutory sectors providers

Belfast Strategic Partnership Context and Rationale

Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Thematic Group

Forum for detailed debate and development on mental health

Monitor, develop and support activities for MHEWB at Tier 1

Feedback to BSP Executive Programme Group

Developed Belfast Emotional Resilience Strategy and Action Plan for BSP

‘Have Your Say Belfast’ Findings

3,065 questionnaires available for analysis

Impact of social connections was very important to positive emotional wellbeing.

Highlighted the significant importance of interpersonal relationships

Responses to issues were impacted by age profiles

‘Have Your Say Belfast’ Key Findings

Underlined the need for connections to other BSP thematic areas

QOL impactors outline the need for inclusion of a broader range of implementation partners

A population based and a targeted approach for strategy development

Demonstrates the need for early intervention across all age categories

Belfast Emotional Resilience Strategy and Action Plan

Presented Emotional Resilience Strategy for consultation May-July 14

Facilitated a total of 15 community/community of interest consultations

Received 27 responses across sectors

Launch Emotional Resilience Strategy and Action Plan Autumn 14

Emotional Resilience Strategy and Action Plan

Aim 1 Raise awareness and enhance individual Emotional Resilience and Wellbeing

Aim 2 To reduce life inequalities and develop Emotional Wellbeing at a community level

Aim 3 Develop Emotional Wellbeing policy and practice across sectors and within all organisations in BSP

What is ‘Take 5’

What is ‘Take 5’

(Foresight Programme New Economics Foundation)

Why ‘Take 5’

Belfast Strategic Partnership Key Demonstration Project

Evidence based approach

Approach used widely across NI Region and UK

Simple and practical in approach

Allow and support early intervention

Allow a clear focus on Promotion, Prevention and Education

‘Take 5’ Key Facts

Adopting the five ways to wellbeing can increase your life expectancy by 7.5 years.

1 in 4 people will experience mental distress during their lifetime

People with high levels of mental well-being are more likely to be in work

Individuals with low mental wellbeing

Those with relatively high mental wellbeing

‘Take 5’ Work to date

• Launched ‘Take 5’ leaflet and posters May 2014

• Between May – July 14 consultation with the wider community sector

• Produced and distributed over 10,000 leaflets

• Connected to lead partner websites and social media networks

• PHA Small Grant Programme £50,000

‘Take 5’ The Future

Advertising Campaign January 2015

Further distribution of ‘Take 5’ leaflet and posters

Development of Emotional Resilience Toolkit and Resources

Billboard

Billboard

Side of Bus

Inside of Bus

‘Take 5’ Things you can do• Include information on the ‘Take 5’ campaign on any

communications your organisation is sending out

• Promote and display the ‘Take 5’ logo as widely as possible

• Include the ‘Take 5’ information on your website, facebook and twitter

• Tell your staff and users about the ‘Take 5’ campaign and message

• Think about how your organisation can work to develop and support the ‘Take 5’ messages

Finally

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

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