The West Midlands Charter for Mental Health and Well-being has been written by the West Midlands Standard One Leads Group to be used as a tool to engage a wider stakeholder group in mental health promotion across the region.
The purpose of the Charter is to:
- Establish rights and aspirations for mental health and well-being in the West Midlands
- Set out how individuals, communities and organisations can benefit from, and contribute to, mental health promotion
- Set out the principles of effective mental health promotion, to inform action.
- Encourage and inspire individuals, communities and organisations to play their part in promotion mental health and well-being in the region.
Groups and organisations are encouraged to sign up to the Charter because this:
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Demonstrates a recognition of the rights, responsibilities and principles for mental health promotion it outlines
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Shows a commitment to play a part in improving mental health and well-being in the region, in line with these rights, responsibilities and principles
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Is voluntary and involves working towards the aspirations for mental wellbeing and mental health promotion it sets, not their immediate fulfillment.
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Will however be seen as a public and tangible commitment to achieve these aspirations, a commitment that each Charter signatory will be asked to demonstrate.
To view the signing up sheet please click here.
Local organisation and groups can sign up to the Charter via their local Mental Health Promotion Lead. Their email addresses are given on our contact list.
Regional organisations who wish to sign up to the Charter can contact the regional Mental Health Promotion Lead.
Local and regional organisations who make a commitment and sign up to the Charter will be displayed on our webpages and will receive a West Midlands Charter for Mental Health and Well Being certificate. Click here to view a sample copy.
If you want more information and/or support in adopting the charter and taking action to promote mental health, read: Making it Possible: Improving Mental Health and Well-being in England Department of Health, October 2005.