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Mental health reform swot analysis
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• Mixed levels of engagement from & ownership of our campaigns by MHR members. • Members do not always take the opportunity to input into or comment on policy formation. • Members may assume we do the campaigning, so they don’t need to. • We cannot only rely on members for access to service users & family members. We need to build our own relationships. • The two biggest mental health groups in Ireland are not members to date. • Assumption that we are bigger and can do more, although we are a small team with limited resources. • Always a risk of division within MHR over policy & ideology. • That mental health as a sector will be seen by the public & politicians as having “had their time/funding” in recent Budgets. • That funding for mental health services and MHR will decrease. • The challenge of proving our impact, in a crowded sector • Unpredictable economic environment • Unpredictable political environment – reshuffles, General Elections. • Opportunity for collective input into Government mental health policy beyond ‘A Vision for Change’ (2016). • Opportunity to influence the next Programme for Government on mental health related issues. • Opportunity to engage with growing number of consumer panels, groups & service user channels. • Chairing the Children’s Mental Health Coalition brings a new dimension to MHR’s work. • Opportunity to build our membership, e.g. ethnic minority groups. Workshop E: Mental Health Reform • A united voice on mental health & strength in numbers. • Broad support from across mental health sector, with different groups signing up to progressive vision & values. • Keeping the conversation open between those at opposite ends of the debate. • Not just critical, but solutions-focused. • MHR members give access to local, on- the-ground information about services. • Campaign supporters (the public) have become a strong leg of our work. • Seen as a credible voice by media & State & built relationships with key journalists, policymakers & HSE decision-makers.
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Transcript of Mental health reform swot analysis
• Mixed levels of engagement from &
ownership of our campaigns by MHR
members.
• Members do not always take the
opportunity to input into or comment
on policy formation.
• Members may assume we do the
campaigning, so they don’t need to.
• We cannot only rely on members for
access to service users & family
members. We need to build our own
relationships.
• The two biggest mental health groups
in Ireland are not members to date.
• Assumption that we are bigger and can
do more, although we are a small team
with limited resources.
• Always a risk of division within MHR
over policy & ideology.
• That mental health as a sector will be
seen by the public & politicians as
having “had their time/funding” in recent
Budgets.
• That funding for mental health services
and MHR will decrease.
• The challenge of proving our impact, in
a crowded sector
• Unpredictable economic environment
• Unpredictable political environment –
reshuffles, General Elections.
• Opportunity for collective input into
Government mental health policy
beyond ‘A Vision for Change’ (2016).
• Opportunity to influence the next
Programme for Government on
mental health related issues.
• Opportunity to engage with growing
number of consumer panels, groups
& service user channels.
• Chairing the Children’s Mental Health
Coalition brings a new dimension to
MHR’s work.
• Opportunity to build our membership,
e.g. ethnic minority groups.
Workshop E: Mental Health Reform
• A united voice on mental health & strength
in numbers.
• Broad support from across mental health
sector, with different groups signing up to
progressive vision & values.
• Keeping the conversation open between
those at opposite ends of the debate.
• Not just critical, but solutions-focused.
• MHR members give access to local, on-
the-ground information about services.
• Campaign supporters (the public) have
become a strong leg of our work.
• Seen as a credible voice by media & State
& built relationships with key journalists,
policymakers & HSE decision-makers.
