Issue - meetings

To advise members of services available to residents of the borough in respect of mental health. 

Members discussed the services available to residents of the Borough in respect of mental health and highlighted funding issues in relation to the signposted organisations. Samaritans and Mind were also referenced as organisations which could offer help to deal with mental health issues. The Committee thanked Officers for the support during the Covid-19 pandemic and agreed to bring reports on suicide data and trends, young people and mental health, local mental health Voluntary organisations, Update on the Mental Health Action Plan and to invite Eastwood Mental Health Hub and Middle Street Resource Centre to give a presentation to a future Committee particularly in the climate of Covid-19.