Association of Mental Health Providers

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Association of Mental Health Providers
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Formation2005 as Mental Health Providers Forum; relaunched in May 2017 as Association of Mental Health Providers
Typenon-governmental organisation
Legal statusregistered charity
HeadquartersLondon
Location
Region served
England and Wales
Membership
Voluntary and community sector mental health service providers
Chief Executive
Kathy Roberts
Websiteamhp.org.uk

The Association of Mental Health Providers, known until May 2017 as Mental Health Providers Forum (MHPF),[1] is a registered charity based in London[nb 1] and the representative body for voluntary and community sector mental health organisations in England and Wales, working nationally and regionally to influence practice and policy. It aims to improve the range and quality of mental health services by increasing the involvement of the voluntary sector in delivering them, working in partnership with the wider sector and government agencies. Specific projects include the promotion of innovation in the sector, evidencing best practice to achieve the best outcomes for individuals and supporting recovery.

The Association leads a collaboration of voluntary mental health organisations including the Centre for Mental Health, National Survivor User Network for Mental Health (NSUN), the Mental Health Foundation, Mind and Rethink Mental Illness in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance with the Department of Health, NHS England and Public Health England.

The Association's membership consists of voluntary sector organisations providing mental health services in England. The current Chief Executive (since April 2012) is Kathy Roberts,[2] who has a background in health and social care and the voluntary and community sector.[2] She succeeded Dr Ian McPherson, previously Director of the National Mental Health Development Unit. The first Chief Executive of the Forum was Judy Weleminsky,[3][4] who led the organisation from December 2005 to January 2011.

The Association has increased its work to bring the views of mental health service providers into national policy and strategy discussions, working closely with members to inform and implement the 2011 No health without mental health cross-government mental health strategy. An area of focus from 2014 has been housing provision for people with mental health needs. In September 2014 AMHP published a report outlining successful housing models[5] and a national forum is now established.

Mental Health Recovery Star[]

In 2008 the Association, with Triangle Consulting, worked with service users and the Association's members to develop the Mental Health Recovery Star,[6] which was recommended by the Department of Health New Horizons programme and has been developed for use in adult mental health services. The Recovery Star is a key-working tool that enables staff to support individuals they work with to understand their recovery and plot their progress. It is also an outcomes tool that enables organisations to measure and assess the effectiveness of the services they deliver.[7][8] It is now being used by many mental health trusts in England[9][10] and has also been adopted for use by the Mental Health Recovery Service in Queensland, Australia.[11]

See also[]

Other UK mental health charities

Notes[]

  1. ^ It is registered in England with the Charity Commission as Voluntary Sector Mental Health Providers Forum, charity 1120222.
    "Voluntary Sector Mental Health Providers Forum". Charity overview. Charity Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

References[]

  1. ^ Hanif, Dania (19 May 2017). "Announcement of Relaunch" (Press release). Association of Mental Health Providers. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kathy Roberts". Association of Mental Health Providers. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. ^ Pati, Anita (30 November 2005). "Forum launched to assist work with mental health". Third Sector. London. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ Working our way to better mental health: a framework for action (PDF). HMSO. December 2009. ISBN 978-0-10-177562-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ^ Chapman, Ian (September 2014). "Housing Models: Examples of Innovative Practice and Design" (PDF). Mental Health Providers Forum: National Alliance of Voluntary Sector Mental Health Providers. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Recovery Star: The Outcomes Star for adults managing their mental health". Triangle Consulting Social Enterprise Limited. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ^ Dickens, G.; Onifade, Y.; Sugarman, P. & Weleminsky, J. (2012). "Recovery Star: validating user recovery". The Psychiatrist. 36 (2): 45–50. doi:10.1192/pb.bp.111.034264. ISSN 0955-6036. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Recovery Star". Mental Health Partnerships. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Recovery Star". Forensic and Prisosn Services. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Recovery Star". Advice & Support: Service users, carers and families. Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  11. ^ Lloyd, Chris; Williams, Philip; Machingura, Tawanda; Tse, Samson (August 2015). "A focus on recovery: using the Mental Health Recovery Star as an outcome measure". Advances in Mental Health. 14: 57–64. doi:10.1080/18387357.2015.1064341. S2CID 74337036. Retrieved 25 March 2010.

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