Mental Health Services Mapping to understand community based mental health support across the Harrogate and Rural District Survey

Introduction

The Whole Systems Partnership (https://www.thewholesystem.co.uk) has been commissioned by Harrogate and Rural District Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) to undertake research to better understand the range of community based support available for people affected by mental illness.

As part of this research we are interested in hearing from organisations within the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector who are delivering mental health and wellbeing support for people living across the Harrogate District, i.e. Boroughbridge, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Masham, Pateley Bridge and Ripon.

Anonymised findings from this research will be shared with North Yorkshire Stronger Communities Programme and the CMHT Task and Finish Group to help shape and inform future mental health support and provision.

We would be most grateful if you could complete this short questionnaire to provide information on your organisation’s services and your insights and feedback about the provision of mental health services. The survey will take no longer than ten minutes to complete.

The deadline for completion is 5.00 pm Friday 16th February 2024.

1.Role.

2.Organisation.

3.Please briefly describe what your organisation does.

5.Which one of the following statements best describes your organisation?

We focus on providing mental health support.

Mental health support is part of the wider package of services we deliver.

Other (please describe)

6.Which of the following best describes the community you serve? Please tick one.

A community of place (i.e. a particular geography)

A community of interest (i.e. a particular group of people with common characteristics, e.g. people with disabilities, women, travellers, minority ethnic group, refugees, people with learning disabilities, youth, homeless etc)

A community of identity (i.e. people who bind together through distinguishing features, e.g. LGBTQ+, religious group or carers).

7.How many people does your organisation support on an annual basis? (Note: estimates are fine if you do not have precise figures).

8.Can you provide an estimate of the number of your service users who have mental health challenges?

9.Does your organisation support individuals with a Serious Mental Illness (SMI)?

SMI is defined as:
-Adults with eating disorders
-Adults with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’
-Adults in need of mental health rehabilitation services
-Other mental health conditions, e.g.: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, autism spectrum disorders, generalised anxiety disorder, depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Yes

Don't know

11.How do people access your mental health support services? Please tick all that apply.

Self-referrals

GP referrals

Social Prescriber Link Worker referrals

Via a Living Well officer

Other (please specify)

13.Does your organisation receive funding from any of the following sources to deliver mental health support activities? Please tick all that apply.

NHS

Social care funding

Charitable trusts and foundations

Other (please specify)

15.Which statement best describes your current capacity to support individuals with mental health challenges?

We are operating at maximum capacity.

We have waiting lists.

The numbers we can support is constrained by our funding and staff resources.

We have some spare capacity.

We have a lot of spare capacity.

Other (please specify)

16.Is there anything else you would like to share in connection with the support of those living with a mental health need?

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.