New Horizons (England)
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New Horizons is the UK government's ten-year strategy for mental health
in England, published in December 2009. It replaces the National Service Framework
for mental health, and is intended to be a comprehensive programme of action for improving the mental well-being of the population and the services that care for people with poor mental health
by 2020.
New Horizons, along with other documents published simultaneously, is claimed to bring a new focus on employment issues, including new mental health coordinators for every Jobcentre Plus
district, and occupational health advice lines for small businesses. The strategy also aims to tackle depression in people of all ages; to reduce suicides; to improve outreach to help excluded groups access support; and to tackle the stigma
around mental illness
.
Charities and mental health bodies have reportedly welcomed the strategy in general, but have expressed concerns about how to translate it into funded actions.
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
in England, published in December 2009. It replaces the National Service Framework
National Service Framework
National Service Frameworks are policies set by the National Health Service in the United Kingdom to define standards of care for major medical issues such as cancer, coronary heart disease, mental health and diabetes...
for mental health, and is intended to be a comprehensive programme of action for improving the mental well-being of the population and the services that care for people with poor mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
by 2020.
New Horizons, along with other documents published simultaneously, is claimed to bring a new focus on employment issues, including new mental health coordinators for every Jobcentre Plus
Jobcentre Plus
Jobcentre Plus was a government agency for working-age people in Great Britain. The agency was formed when the Employment Service, which operated Jobcentres, merged with the Benefits Agency, which ran social security offices, and was re-named Jobcentre Plus on 1 April 2002...
district, and occupational health advice lines for small businesses. The strategy also aims to tackle depression in people of all ages; to reduce suicides; to improve outreach to help excluded groups access support; and to tackle the stigma
Social stigma
Social stigma is the severe disapproval of or discontent with a person on the grounds of characteristics that distinguish them from other members of a society.Almost all stigma is based on a person differing from social or cultural norms...
around mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
.
Charities and mental health bodies have reportedly welcomed the strategy in general, but have expressed concerns about how to translate it into funded actions.