Resources
The TSL Position Statement on Commissioning was approved by the Leadership Group on 20th October 2011.
Leeds Mental Health Needs Assessment was published in May 2011 (pdf 4MB).
Volition members' conference, Putting People First in Mental Health, took place on 30 June 2011. Download presentations from our excellent speakers:
Sarah Carr from the Social Care Institute for Excellence, (Powerpoint 290 KB) and
Fiona Venner, Manager of Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service (Powerpoint 356 KB).
Notes and handouts from the conference workshops:
What will the mental health care market look like in 10 years' time? (pdf 71 KB)
Referring for SDS in mental health services (Handout, Word 65KB)
Creative Support Planning (case study, Word 26 KB, example Self Directed Assessment Questionnaire, pdf 458 KB, and example Support Plan, pdf 737 KB)
Targeted Mental Health in Schools (pdf, 35 KB)
Leeds self directed peer support service (Word, 25 KB)
Information for Mental Health list many useful publications on their website. You can download a range of documents, including:
- local strategies and plans
- national guidelines
- legislation.
Our annual review is available on our home page.
Recent issues of our newsletters are available on the newsletter page.
Occasionally important documents from Leeds' Joint Strategic Commissioning Group for Mental Health , or other key documents will be published here:
- Closing the Gap - Service needs and prohibitions to access (PDF, 3.6MB) A study into the mental health needs and barriers to using services among the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) population in Leeds. The research focuses on issues of self harm, suicidal ideation and attempted suicide. The report makes recommendations for service providers.
- The mental health needs of black and minority ethnic communities in Chapeltown and Harehills, Report to Leeds Adult Social Care, March 2008 (Word, 930KB)