Case studies - International innovations in mental health (January 2022)

Summary

During the Covid-19 pandemic, mental health services had to quickly innovate to ensure that some of the most vulnerable people in society could continue to access mental health support, while protecting service users and staff from the virus.

The NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network and the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL) have worked together to produce these case studies which capture ten innovations from different countries.

Key themes in the case studies include:

• The advantages of digital platforms in improving access
• The importance of supporting the wellbeing of staff
• Using data and evaluation to drive improvements and make the financial case for innovations
• The benefits of co-producing services with service users and staff
• Lessons about how the availability of innovations is communicated