Mental Health

We know that more people than ever are experiencing poor mental health.

We believe that everyone should be able to access high quality care and support delivered at the right time, that is rooted in their community and centred around their priorities.

We have supported a number of places across the UK to transform their mental health systems including Lambeth, 10 localities of Greater Manchester, York, Luton, Derbyshire and Edinburgh. Our Living Well UK programme is cost-effective & sustainable; it has supported people to get help sooner, improve their mental health and wellbeing, make real progress on their goals and build confidence and connections.

Our approach

We work holistically with NHS, local authorities and voluntary and community sector partners to create mental health systems which prioritise:

Offering holistic, person-led practice
Collaborating meaningfully with local communities
Empowering practitioners to work flexibly & creatively
Connecting partners around a shared purpose & culture
Supporting you to tackle inequalities
Sharing decision-making & governance

This might look like:

1. Connecting systems

Creating genuinely collaborative systems, where NHS trusts, Local Authorities and VCSFE organisations shape their vision and make decisions together.

2. Co-designing with people

Working with communities, people with lived experience and practitioners to create an approach that works for their place and sustain and embed co-design and learning approaches.

3. Developing collaborative practice

Supporting multidisciplinary teams and organisations to develop shared person centred, holistic practice that considers the wider determinants of mental wellbeing, working closely with community offers.

4. Creating actionable learning

Creating actionable learning that can help you make the case for new ways of working and embed evaluation and improvement.

"I can honestly say we would never have been able to do what we did had we not had IU alongside us bringing that external accountability, that drive and that different thinking."

Living Well Partner