Welcome!
As you may be aware, in November 2019 Active Dorset were
successful in an application to coordinate a regional hub for Mind, aiming to
bring together mental health and physical activity organisations across the
south west.
The purpose of the regional hub is to bring together mental health and physical activity
organisations across the south west to bring together mental health and physical activity organisations across the south west to network, share best practice and updates, and increase collaboration/partnership working. This will help to increase the number of organisations in the regions who are able to support and engage people with mental health problems in being active.
Our plan is to develop two distinct components of the hub,
which will help us coordinate the South West Network and ensure as many
organisations can be involved as possible.
1) A South West MH&PA network
- The network will consist
of anyone who is interested in networking with colleagues working in both
mental health or physical activity across the South West
- The purpose of the
network will be to share best practice, learn about opportunities and
challenges, share training opportunities, and develop a strong connection
between mental health organisations and physical activity organisations.
- We will host a series
wider networking events between May 2020 and March 2021?? These are very
likely to be hosted virtually, using Zoom or similar.
- The network will stay
connected between networking events though use of a social media forum
(possibly slack)
- Members of the advisory
panel will share information, news and best practices within their local
area and provide feedback to the advisory panel from their local area
2) A South West MH&PA Advisory Panel
- this will be a smaller
group of between 10 and 15 people. We will aim for geographical spread
across the region.
- The panel will be
responsible for steering the work of the network, helping to define its
purpose and what’s needed
- The panel members will
also be responsible for two way communication flow from their geographical
areas to the wider South West MH&PA network, aiming to; 1) collect and
share examples of good practice from their local area, any challenges and
opportunities to inform the advisory panel 2) sharing information, learning and opportunities
back to members of the wider network in their geographical area, helping local
organisations in their area develop collaborative relationships.
