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Closed consultation: Mental health and wellbeing plan: discussion paper and call for evidence

Department Of Health

January 26
13:45 2023

We received submissions from 5,273 respondents representing a broad range of stakeholders from across England.

These responses are currently being considered and will inform the governments major conditions and suicide prevention strategies announced in a statement to Parliament on 24 January 2023.

We will provide further detail on next steps in due course.

Summary

This discussion paper and call for evidence seek views on what we can do to improve everyones mental health and wellbeing.

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Consultation description

The government is committed to improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes, particularly for people who experience worse outcomes than the general population. This is a key part of our commitment to level up, and address unequal outcomes and life chances across the country.

The government has committed to develop a new cross-government, 10-year plan for mental health and wellbeing for England to support this objective.

We want to ensure our new plan responds to the publics priorities and set out what we can all do as a whole society to drive better outcomes. We all have mental health, and all have a part to play in changing things for the better.

Therefore, we are launching a discussion paper and call for evidence to ask the public a range of questions to help develop the new plan.

This discussion paper is asking people:

  • how can we all promote positive mental wellbeing? (chapter 1)
  • how can we all prevent the onset of mental ill-health? (chapter 2)
  • how can we all intervene earlier when people need support with their mental health? (chapter 3)
  • how can we improve the quality and effectiveness of treatment for mental health conditions? (chapter 4)
  • how can we all support people living with mental health conditions to live well? (chapter 5)
  • how can we all improve support for people in crisis? (chapter 6)

We want to hear everyones views on these questions. This includes:

  • children and young people, adults, and older adults who have experienced mental ill-health
  • people who have cared for someone affected by mental ill-health
  • people who work or volunteer in health and social care services who support people with their mental health
  • people who work or volunteer in places where they meet people who are affected by mental ill-health (such as schools, job centres and housing associations)
  • academics and experts who work on mental health

This discussion paper is published by the Department of Health and Social Care, and has been informed by conversations with stakeholders, people with lived experience and government departments.

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