Council
Agenda Item 61
Subject:
Mental Health Emergency
Date of meeting:
15 December 2022
Ward(s) affected:
All
Proposer:
Councillor Appich
Seconder:
Councillor Shanks
Joint Notice of
Motion
Labour and Green
Group
This council:
- Notes the demand on mental health
services outlined in the Mental Health Joint Strategic Needs
Assessment [1] which highlights that the demands on and levels of
need for mental health services in Brighton & Hove is high
compared to England, in the case of children and young people, as
well as working age adults and older adults
- declares its
recognition of a local and national mental health
emergency
-
recognises the
Brighton & Hove Citizens campaign and commits to work in
partnership to ensure the voices of young people and marginalised
communities are included in every step of the work to address the
mental health emergency
Therefore, resolves
to:
-
Request the chief
executive writes to the Education Secretary requesting resources to
better equip education providers to deal with the challenges of
poor mental health for students, teachers and staff;
-
Request a report be
brought to Health and Wellbeing Board which:
-
explores the options
for rolling out school and college-based counselling across the
city
-
receives an update on
funding committed at Budget Council in February on mental health
first aid training
-
Request a report to
Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee which:
-
calls for greater
collaboration between NHS and other public services including
council and police
-
sets out what training
is and can be provided to frontline public services including
education providers, police and the community and voluntary
sector
-
sets out a plan for
regular reports back to the committee
-
outlines local Mental
Health Emergency Response Service provision and recommends
improvements
Supporting Information:
[1]
https://democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk/documents/s183889/HWBB%20paper%20Mental%20Health%20JSNA%20Nov%202022%20005.pdf