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Public mental health

Our approach to mental health

Collaboration is essential for promoting good mental health and effectively addressing inequalities

Addressing the building blocks of mental health

The program is focused on primary prevention, aiming to address the underlying causes of poor mental health before negative outcomes arise

Suicide Prevention

Prioritise suicide prevention by improving data and evidence, encouraging national initiatives, and supporting local communities

Mental health and suicide prevention learning resources

Learning resources to increase people's confidence to have supportive conversations on mental health and suicide

Improved wellbeing and prevention of mental ill health

Enabling proactive action to be taken towards the social determinants of mental health

Mental health services, support and recovery

Helping people enter into and navigate systems of care and removing their barriers to recovery

Information for the public

If you need help with mental health or have concerns about yourself or someone else, there are organisations that can offer support

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