Gateshead Cares is made up of health and care organisations including the Council, local NHS organisations and the voluntary and community sector who are all working together to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. As part of their Community Mental Health Transformation Programme, Gateshead Cares wanted to understand whether local mental health services are working and people are getting the support they need.
In July 2022 we offered people living in Gateshead who had received support from local organisations around their mental health (including their GP practice, Talking Therapies, a charity such as Mind, or NHS services) within the last two years the opportunity to share their views and experiences.
We promoted an online survey and easy read version widely across 25 statutory, voluntary and community organisations in Gateshead, alongside relevant Facebook groups for residents of Gateshead. 109 people shared their views. See what they had to say here
