About the Mental Health Network
Forum Central promotes good mental health for all people in Leeds. We work to ensure that the health and care third sector is involved in strategic planning and development of mental health services.
What we do
- Encourage partnership working between agencies and across sectors, providing information to third sector organisations to support them in delivering high quality services.
- Ensure that the third sector is an integral part of the strategic planning and development of mental health services in Leeds.
- Maintain working relationships with mental health commissioners and statutory partners across the city, working together to continuously improve the services Leeds provides to support people’s mental health.
To find out which of our member organisations deliver mental health services, visit our member directory.
We hold regular mental health information and strategy sessions open to everyone with an interest in the mental health third sector. These meetings are an opportunity to network, get the latest strategic updates and hear from guest speakers.
Latest updates
The last Mental Health Information & Strategy meeting was held on Thursday 1 August – 1:30pm – 3:00pm
2024 meeting dates:
- Wednesday 25 September – 1:30pm – 3:00pm
- Wednesday 20 November – 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Previous Mental Health Info and Strategy Meetings
Please email [email protected] for previous meeting notes not listed below.
2024 Meetings
2023 Meetings
The network meets every 2 months via Zoom or in person, we recommend if you cannot join us a colleague takes your place or, if you wish to convey a message to the network, please send us the information up to 7 days before the meeting and we will bring it to the meeting on your behalf. We are always keen to highlight the fantastic work our members are doing to support communities in Leeds, if you would like to share a presentation please email us for more information.
Membership
Our member organisations support people through a variety of different ways, including:
– Peer support, one-to-one support, psychological therapies, counselling
– Healthy living, group wellbeing activities, self-management courses, arts and wellbeing
– Mental health specialist services
– Carer support, Dementia services
– Employment support, homelessness support, specialist supported housing
– Anti-stigma work, Advocacy, information and advice
– Working with many of the communities with the greatest inequalities and those who are most at risk of poor mental health.
Our members are at the heart of what we do, and we aim to ensure that organisations both large and small can influence decisions about mental health across Leeds and the region, as well as nationally.
To find out more about our members please search the Forum Central members directory
For more information on joining please contact us.
Representation
Our members and the Forum Central team play an active part in the key strategic mental health and wellbeing groups and boards in Leeds.
Information & Resources
Published Before 2019
Mental Health news and events
The Journey to Racial Equity in Leeds Mental Health Services
Kerrie Channer, Clinical Psychologist and Courtney Caris, Assistant Psychologist have produced a resource to support conversations within Teams and organisations about Racial Equity in mental health services. This toolkit supplements the "Equality in Leeds Mental Health Services" documentary by Synergi [...]
International Day of Disabled People IDODP 2024
Come along to the Leeds International Day of Disabled People 2024 Marketplace Event! Leeds is celebrating for its sixth year with a Marketplace Event. Date: Tuesday 3 December 2024 Time: 11 AM to 3 PM Location: Leeds City Museum Free. [...]
12 Dec 2024 Forum Central Joint Networks Meeting
Joint Networks Meeting | Thursday 12 December 2024, 1 to 3 PM at Swarthmore We're ending the year with an extra special network meeting! This in-person event is a chance to meet other network members, celebrate, share a conversation over [...]