building capacity for mental and emotional wellbeing - shauna houston
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Building Capacity for Mental and Emotional Wellbeing
Shauna Houston
CLEAR Project
My Approach
Background Process outcomes Learning
points
Background:
CLEAR Capacity Building
Either a strategy for achieving a healthy society or an objective in it’s own right.
Top down organisational approach
Bottom up organisational approach
Partnership approach
Community Organising approach
Health Literacy ‘the cognitive and social skills and ability of individuals to gain
access to, understand and use information in ways which promote and maintain good health’ (WHO 1998).
• Programme Funding
• Grant Fund
• Partnership Approach
• Top down organisational approach
•Bottom up organisational approach
I) Quality skills
development and learning opportunities
II) Improved Structures
and Mechanisms
IV) Investment
III) Opportunity,
skills and support to input into forums,
partnerships and strategic
groups
PROCESS
Quality skills development and learning opportunities
Provision of a range of skills and knowledge based training programmes
Myths Demystified Reinforced sound
health messages Increased skills and
Knowledge base Improved Health
Literacy Reinforced sound
health messages
PROCESS
OUTCOMESBottom Up Organisational Approach
Improved Structures and Mechanisms
Development and roll out of localised Standards
Evaluation
Consultation
Development and roll out of regional standards
Localised standards
Encouraged organisations to review practice
Enabled identification of areas for development
Provided a framework for review which is free to access
Independent review process
Assurances for funders
Regional Standards
Strengthened service and practice
Improved governance
Accountability
PROCESS
OUTCOMESTop down organisational approach
Opportunity, Skills and Support
CLEAR Forum
Bereaved by Suicide Project
Strategy group involvement
Networking opportunities
Collaborative working arrangements
Supported community activation
Increased knowledge of processes and procedures
Increased awareness of service provision
PROCESS
OUTCOMESPartnership Approach
Investment
Training and development programme
Development of Standards
Small grant
Increased knowledge and skills
Access to self- assessment guide to support improved structures and mechanisms
Direct funding for project development
Detailed guided application process to build capacity in relation to funding applications, health initiatives and strategies.
Supported outcome measurement to evidence effectiveness of programmes
PROCESS
OUTCOMESProgramme Funding
Learning Points: Leadership and buy in from partners is essential.
Making the links between health messages and the needs of community providers.
Using a variety of methods can have the best outcomes for capacity building; these should have a clear link with changes in one area impacting on other areas.
If it’s not working… Stop doing it!
Change brings fear… keep things as simple and straightforward as possible
How do these initiatives lead to the Improved Capacity for Mental and Emotional Wellbeing?
People are well informed and motivated to look after their own mental health and that of others.
People have positive and accepting attitudes to people with mental health problems.
Final Comments
Rome wasn’t built in a day!!
