Mental health and wellbeing strategy: executive summary

Our principles

The Strategy, and the actions in the forthcoming Delivery Plan, are based on 10 core principles. Our work is:

1 Founded on equality and human rights.

2 Focused on the mental health and wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and society, supporting those who are impacted by mental illness.

3 Outcomes-focused.

4 Trauma-informed and trauma-responsive.

5 Based on a 'whole person' approach. This means looking at a person and their wider circumstances (like housing, relationships, physical health, employment etc.), not just their mental health.

6 Driven by data and evidence.

7 Developed and deliveredin partnership with partners, stakeholders and the public.

8 Based on a 'no wrong door' approach. This means anyone asking for help with their mental health and wellbeing should be able to access the right support, care and treatment, regardless of where they first request it.

9 Informed by the voice of people with lived experience and practitioners, including marginalised groups, children and young people.

10 Based on a 'life stage' approach. This means it is focused on prevention, early detection, recovery and treatment of mental illness and poor mental wellbeing, identifying opportunities for minimising risk factors, enhancing protective factors and providing appropriate support at important life stages.