Creating a Mentally Healthy City forum

Key programmes of work

There are multiple streams of work to support the aims and vision of the Forum, the key ones are:

  • The Birmingham Suicide Prevention Advisory Group that reports directly to the Creating a Mentally Healthy City Forum. It supports multi-agency work by organisations that provide help and guidance to people of all ages across Birmingham and Solihull to reduce the rate of suicide and self-harm
  • Supporting the work being carried out on mental health and wellbeing by Third, Voluntary, Faith, and Charity organisations
  • Liaising with university bodies on their delivery of mental wellbeing support for their student
  • Providing support to young people 16 to 25 years on peer mentoring and mental health first aid to be delivered to LGBT groups, BAME communities, and Disability group
  • Upgrading the Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health that was relaunched in December 2020

The Forum oversees the work of the Suicide Prevention Strategy Implementation Group which is driving forward the implementation of the Birmingham Suicide Prevention Strategy

Download the latest version of the Suicide Prevention Action Plan with progress tracker.

Lead Public Health Team

People Team, Wider Determinants, supported by an Assistant Director of Public Health

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