NEW HORIZONS

A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE

CONTEXT

• Mental Health is a Local Government issue

• Major contribution around the economy, housing, community cohesion and safety – as well as adults’ and children’s services

• Community leadership role• Learning from Total Place• Leading Personalisation

OUR RESPONSE• Joint approach between ADASS, LGA

and IDeA• Welcome New Horizons• Welcome engagement and co-

production• Welcome the all age approach• Positive about the balance between

wider mental health and well-being and improving services

• Believe that Local Government has a lot to offer in turning the vision into reality

OUR RESPONSEMore focus required around…• Housing• Personalisation• Taking forward the Think

Family approach• The Social Work role• Working with Communities

OPPORTUNITIES

• Work with local government expertise on housing, inclusion, cohesion

• A central-local concordat to make the vision a reality

• Consider DH and Local Government joint leadership of the implementation phase