Great Mental Health in Haringey
- Great Mental Health Day
- What is the Great Mental Health Programme?
- Why is the programme important?
- Mental Health Resource Hub
- An award-winning programme
- Get in touch
Great Mental Health Day
London celebrated its second-ever Great Mental Health Day in January 2023, it will be back for a third year on Friday 26 January 2024.
Find out how you can get involved in this year’s celebrations.
What is the Great Mental Health programme?
The Great Mental Health programme is an ambitious and exciting programme comprising of a diverse range of activities, initiatives and resources to support Haringey residents of all ages to achieve their version of good mental health.
By empowering ourselves and promoting kindness towards others, we aspire to improve individual and collective mental wellbeing in Haringey.
The Great Mental Health programme was launched on World Mental Health Day (10 October) 2021 and consists of different programmes of activity led by local organisations.
Some initiatives offer universal support to all residents and others provide tailored provisions for specific groups. Great care has been taken to co-design initiatives where possible, collaborating with residents and communities to build connectivity and sustainability.
The Great Mental Health programmes are as follows - all are external links:
- Community Protect
- Community Navigators
- Digital Interventions (Good Thinking)
- Targeted digital interventions
- Mental Health and its links to Domestic Violence
- ABC Parenting
Why is this programme so important?
Nationally (pre-pandemic) over a year, approximately a quarter of all people experienced a mental health problem. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented levels of depression, anxiety and other related issues such as loneliness and social isolation.
The local evidence base shows that the prevalence of these issues has also increased significantly across Haringey in light of the pandemic.
Evaluation
The Great Mental Health programme was evaluated in 2022 to better understand how it benefitted residents and communities. Detailed analysis showed the programme was successful in improving the mental health and wellbeing of Haringey residents.
For a copy of the programme evaluation, please get in touch at publichealth@haringey.gov.uk
Mental Health Resource Hub
In addition to the programmes above, a Resource Hub has been developed which offers a range of support to keep Haringey residents mentally healthy.
Our hub page has resources, tools and apps on mental health conditions, therapies and where to go for further support.
A multi award-winning programme
Haringey’s Great Mental Health programme won the UK Public Health Innovation Award for Best Collaborative Working in October 2023 as well as the Faculty of Public Health 'Sarah Brown Prize' in 2022.
It was was also shortlisted for 2 prestigious awards in 2022, the Health Science Journal and Royal Society of Public Health.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about the Great Mental Health programme, get in touch at publichealth@haringey.gov.uk - we’d love to hear from you.