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Mental healthIan Smith - April 2012gatewaytocare@kirklees.gov.uk
There are things that you can do for yourself to take control and improve your mental health as well as many professionals and organisations who can help you if you need their support.
Kirklees Mental Health Services help local people with mental health concerns and/or learning disabilities to maintain and improve their well-being. For those who experience mental health distress or learning disability issues, the intention is to obtain the highest level of independence within their communities, through the use of quality support networks and services.
One in four of us will experience a mental health condition during
the course of a year. Despite this high figure, having a mental
health issue can feel very isolating and uncertainty about who to
turn to can make this difficult situation feel worse.
This handbook has been written to help you use the wide range of mental health support solutions provided by organisations across Kirklees. It includes the services provided by Kirklees Council Adult Services, NHS Kirklees and the South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust, as well as the variety of local voluntary sector, community and independent organisations. It is intended to help you take control and make your own life decisions so you can build your way to well-being. Download a full copy of the ways to wellbeing guide:  Ways to wellbeing - Full copy (PDF: 6.4Mb)
 Ways to wellbeing - Full copy (Word, compatible with JAWS software: 227kb)
Alternatively, view the individual chapters from the list below: 
Your path starts here (PDF: 125kb)
Chapter 1 - The route to using these services may feel complicated, but a starting point for any health and social care need you may have is through Gateway to care or your local NHS service. 
In crisis (PDF: 443kb)
Chapter 2 - Details of the support organisations that may be useful to you at a difficult time. 
Rights, advocacy, comments and complaints (PDF: 710kb)
Chapter 3 - Taking steps to improve your wellbeing can be complex and difficult, especially if you feel that your views and wishes are not being acknowledged. 
Support for alcohol and drug misuse (PDF: 546kb)
Chapter 4 - There is a close link between alcohol and drug misuse and mental health issues. 
Social networks and support groups (PDF: 975kb)
Chapter 5 - The organisations included in this chapter offer social support to people who are experiencing mental health issues. 
Talking it through (PDF: 679kb)
Chapter 6 - Talking to someone about how you feel is a positive step. Friends and family members are often willing to listen and help you in any way they can. 
Employment and training (PDF: 947kb)
Chapter 7 - Getting into work or returning to work, if you have a mental health need, can be daunting but there are many ways to take small positive steps towards employment. 
Learning and further education (PDF: 296kb)
Chapter 8 - Learning in adulthood has been shown to have a positive effect on your mental health. 
Places to live (PDF: 481kb)
Chapter 9 - For most people there is a strong connection between where they live and how they feel and this connection is often complex. 
Health and wellbeing (PDF: 865kb)
Chapter 10 - While there are many professionals and organisations available to help you, there are things that you can do for yourself to take control and improve your mental health. 
Alzheimers and dementia (PDF: 573kb)
Chapter 11 - This chapter provides information about the specialist support options for people who have been diagnosed with a form of dementia. A Dementia Strategy for Kirklees (living life to the full with dementia) (PDF: 914kb)
This strategy aims to provide Kirklees residents with high quality dementia services. A Place to Live (PDF: 650kb)
Joint commissioning strategy for accommodation for adults who experience mental health problems in Kirklees. Kirklees Joint Mental Health Commissioning Strategy (PDF: 790kb)
From segregation to inclusion, a new direction for Kirklees Personalisation in Mental Health (PDF 6.21MB)
A model for the integration of health and social care mental health services by Simon Duffy. The Kirklees Vocational Strategy for mental health 2009-2012 (PDF: 908kb)
A framework for how organisations in Kirklees will work together to increase volunteering and employment opportunities for people who have mental health problems. Advocacy Together for Mental Well-being(PDF:
586kb)
Kirklees and Wakefield Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service work with people who lack capacity to make a specific life changing decision for reasons including, but not limited to, learning disabilities, dementia, mental health needs and acquired brain injury. Kirklees Joint Autism Commissioning Strategy 2011 - 2014 (PDF 462Kb)
A strategy for improving the lives of adults with autism in Kirklees. |
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