Topic Report: Mental Health 2024
Introduction
Mental Health Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) Topic Report – Executive Summary.
This Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) topic report focuses on mental health and well-being.
Its primary aim is to consider the factors that affect our mental health and wellbeing and to identify some of the key data, information and knowledge that builds a picture of local need within the context of the impact COVID-19 pandemic has had on the local population and to consider the impact of the cost-of-living crisis is expected to have.
It provides an overview of the response provided by services to address changing needs, outlining where gaps may still exist.
The scope covers mental health and well-being across the three key life stages, from start well (maternity, children and young people), live well (adults) and age well (older adults).