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#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 2019: The first of 5 anonymous blogs this week exploring different experiences of how mental health impacts the way we view ourselves.

The value of building community capacity to social care is now widely recognised. Despite this acceptance, and a growing body of work to support development, its spread is uneven with pockets of promising practice rather than large-scale change.

Evidence on alliance contracts, highlight the central importance of developing strong, open relationships across the system in delivering successful outcomes....

This paper uses published material, learning from commissioners, providers and people with lived experience, and our own knowledge and experience, to discuss the benefits and challenges of alliance commissioning and coproduction in mental health.

Guest Blog from Jonathan Senker, chief executive, VoiceAbility. VoiceAbility have worked with others to help improve the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill – but the new form is still flawed, explains Jonathan Senker, chief executive of VoiceAbility. Find out more about next steps and what it might mean for the people you support.

NDTI continues to dedicate and advocacte a prevention-focused approach to improving the public’s mental health.

NDTi has partnered with the PDA Society to help raise awareness and increase understanding of PDA – a profile on the autism spectrum.

Despite existing guides and toolkits to support organisations to work co-productively, many organisations, providers and commissioners still don’t feel equipped to approach co-production with people with lived experience of mental health conditions.

Jacqui Jobson, Director of Advocacy Centre North, talks about the development of DIY Advocate

Advocacy Focus Share Amir's Story.