INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK SERVICE

This service will predominantly provide mental health support and recovery services to City and Hackney adult residents with complex mental health needs. Additionally, the service infrastructure should be used to support some prevention focused and more widely accessible interventions. The service will be delivered by a number of specialist providers managed by a main contractor. The specialist providers will be able to meet the varied needs of City and Hackney's diverse population, including helping to overcome barriers to access for marginalised communities.

The service will provide innovative and evidence based mental health interventions that will support people to improve their wellbeing, develop their skills, build resilience, reduce social isolation, work towards fulfilling personal goals and ultimately to be able to live healthily independently from the service. It will help to prevent secondary care admissions and reduce dependence on other local support services, as well as supporting residents to contribute socially and economically to their local communities. Importantly, the service will also help to address the inequalities in access to mental health services and mental health outcomes for the local population.