Voluntary Sector Partnership Mental Health Forum

The VSP Mental Health Forum was formed to respond to local service planning and development needs. It exists to harness the wealth of expertise and experience of the voluntary sector; and to provide a supportive network for sharing views, news, and insights. By working together and sharing the knowledge and time of members it will inform and contribute to meeting local mental health needs.

Aims

• To enable the voluntary sector to become an equal and effective partner in the design and delivery of local services
• To advise local mental health commissioners in the planning and development of new services
• To review and comment on current services and service gaps
• To reflect voluntary views on proposed changes to local services
• To support the voluntary sector to share and promote good practice
• To inspire confidence in mental health provision across the voluntary sector
• To build and enhance capacity within the sector to meet new challenges
• To provide a support network for organisations and individual workers
• To fairly represent the views of all members

Dates for future meetings are as follows:

Wednesday 25 January 2012

Wednesday 7 March 2012

Wednesday 18 April 2012

Wednesday 30 May 2012

Wednesday 11 July 2012

Wednesday 22 August 2012

Wednesday 3 October 2012

Wednesday 14 Nov 2012

Wednesday 19 Dec 2012

All meetings are held from 10am-12.30pm at VAL.

Please let Sarah Gomes know if you will be attending. sarah.g@valonline.org.uk You can also suggest future agenda items.