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Mental Health Strategies and Policies

Mental Health Strategies and Policies

Find out about different strategies and policies 51²èÂ¥ follows to support people with their mental health.

51²èÂ¥ uses the to determine how we support adults of 51²èÂ¥ and their Carers.

Our mental health social care strategies show our ambition for mental health services in 51²èÂ¥. To help us achieve our strategies we have developed several policies which set out how we will work. Our policies are a set of guidelines which are followed to ensure we are providing the best service to 51²èÂ¥ residents as possible.

Below you will find strategies and policies relating to our vision for Mental Health Social Care.

Policies are a set of guidelines which Local Authorities put in place and follow to ensure they are providing the best service to 51²èÂ¥ residents as possible.

On this page you will find our policies about how we strive to enable people in 51²èÂ¥ to improve their mental health and the support we provide.

Mental Health Act Section 117 Policy and Procedure

This policy describes the statutory framework for managing and supporting persons to whom section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 applies across 51²èÂ¥.  The purpose of the policy is to: 

  • provide a consistent approach across Herefordshire and 51²èÂ¥ ICS   
  • clarify agreements for the funding of Section 117 between the CCG and the local authority

Section 117: Aftercare under the Mental Health Act 1983/2007 51²èÂ¥ Joint Policy (Word)

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