Personalisation & Mental Health

The information and documents contained in these pages are for information only

Welcome to the South West Development Centre's personalisation and mental health webpages - an area designed to assist you in moving forward the agenda for change in your local area...

Regional Conference - Bristol - February 2011

Please click here for the PowerPoint presentations used at the conference and the feedback from the group exercise.

Personalisation - A definition

Personalisation is a far wider concept than just direct payments or personal budgets. Alongside the choice and control agenda are the concepts of early intervention and prevention, access to universal services and building strong communities. It reflects the wider ‘Putting People First’ agenda.

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Useful Resources

There are a lot of useful resources out there. Rather than reproduce a huge list here five publications are recommended as a starting point. If you want further resources, or more specialised resources around areas such as commissioning for personalisation, please contact Mike Murkin

Personalisation in Mental Health - Simon Duffy

Paths to Personalisation in Mental Health

Leadership for Personalisation & Social Inclusion in Mental Health

Personalisation: A Rough Guide

Personalisation in Mental Health: Breaking down the barriers

Coproduction, Personalisation and Housing - Improving Outcomes for Individuals and Communities

Tackling the Obstacles that Get in the Way

Below are some resources that may help tackle some of the obstacles that get in the way.

Click here to view Obstacles and Solutions

Click here to view or download a powerpoint presentation.

Click here to view 'Stepping Stones'-an action plan for mental health trusts