Introducing Mandy Goodall as our new Locality Coordinator for the Living Well Collaborative
As High Peak Living Well Locality Coordinator, Mandy’s role will be to assist the Living Well programme in making strong, local partnerships. This will improve and provide better localised Mental Health provision across High Peak and Derbyshire Dales.
This also means she will be pro-actively encouraging steps to be taken at the collaboratives that set actions in motion to bring a real processes of change for local Mental Health support.
We have heard and used the results of our Living Well survey of the local voluntary sector and other Mental Health service providers and we will now structure the collaboratives going forward to be action based and partner led.
Our role is to create opportunities for real conversations about possible partnerships to fill gaps in local Mental Health support but, we will be pro-actively encouraging steps to be taken at the collaboratives that set actions in motion and we will follow up on these actions - working on accountability to make some progress towards filling gaps and bringing about real service and processes of change for local Mental Health support."
Some of you may recognise Mandy from our Social Prescribing team that she helped set up. After a short break, we are announcing Mandy’s return on World Mental Health day, Tuesday 10th October, which feels incredibly apt for someone who has dedicated their life to Mental Health and Wellbeing.
She is back for the new challenge of making Living Well the best it can be and shape it to what the High Peak wants and needs.
To discuss Living Well or any Mental Health service offerings in the High Peak area, you can email Mandy on: mandy@highpeakcvs.org.uk.
Please note, Mandy won’t give individual Mental Health advice. Please visit here for the appropriate support.
Living well
The Living Well Collaboratives are inclusive forums where people come together to develop a shared understanding of the current mental health system. These face to face and virtual meetings will enable an opportunity to listen to local voices, share the offer and respond to local mental health needs.
Mandy and High Peak CVS will be working with partners across the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales to ensure that organisations regardless of their size are able to attend the collaborative meetings and be involved in shaping mental health services at a local level.
