Learn all about the campaign below:

What is this campaign about?

This is an independent project (we do not work for an organisation), looking at:

  • Available mental health support in Torbay (Devon),
  • How clients feel they are supported (positive and negative experiences are welcome),
  • How practitioners/clinicians feel support is working currently (again, positive and negative experiences are welcome),
  • Any suggestions Torbay has for how they wish to give support as a practitioner, or receive support as a client - we will then work collaboratively with our local MP and other council representatives to support decision-making in mental health support in Torbay.

Who are we?

Local residents, who are reaching out to clients, mental health professionals, and local council representatives to support our campaign. We are collaborating with mental health professionals to brainstorm solutions to improve accessibility to receiving mental health support; improving accessibility is an area that we have found Torbay residents would like, based on our voluntary and anonymous survey.

We are still looking at what is working well, and what Torbay wishes to see, so if you'd like your voice to be heard, head to the link in the 'Get Involved' tab above to the anonymous and voluntary survey. 

 

Why are we running this campaign?

Based on our survey, alongside our personal experiences with those around us, we would like to bridge a gap surrounding accessibility in mental health support in Torbay. Our survey has so far found that this is a recurring concern Torbay residents are raising. Furthermore, as someone studying to work in this industry, I often see posts from mental health professionals online talking about needing more funding to support clients seeking mental health support, amongst other systematic issues. Many practitioners work tirelessly to do what they can to support their clients and attempt to bridge the accessibility gap, but often it's found that the issue is much greater - the overall system needs increased funding and improvements. We are only a small area of the UK of course, but by supporting to bridge the gap in Torbay, this would be a huge success - and who knows, we could even expand this campaign to be UK-wide eventually!

 

How can I find out more, or get involved?

If you would like to learn about our progress so far and keep up to date with our campaign, head on over to the 'Our Progress' tab above.

If you would like to get involved or support our campaign, head over to the tab above titled 'Get Involved'.

Alternatively, please do share this website to help as many voices as possible be heard for this campaign! Together, we can help to improve the system and improve accessibility to mental health support.