Improving Mental Health in Portsmouth

Participants at an Improving Mental Health workshop
Working with people to improve community mental health support in the city.

Personality and Trauma Response workshop two – December 2022

The second workshop for the Personality and Trauma Response project took place in December 2022 at Portsmouth Central Library.

Personality and Trauma Response workshop one – September 2022

The Personality and Trauma Response workshop took place in September 2022 at Portsmouth Central Library.

Personality and trauma response

A Health and Care Portsmouth workshop
Improving community-based care for people who have a diagnosis or difficulties relating to a diagnosis of Personality Disorder.

Improving access to support

Improving access to mental health support has been the biggest focus of the programme so far, and we're working with our communities to understand what needs to be improved.

About the project

A participant at a Lived Experience Network event
Find out more about why we're improving mental health in Portsmouth.

Supporting people with Long COVID

Elderly man sat on sofa coughing, being supported by elderly lady
Local support services for anyone with persistent symptoms of COVID-19.

Recruiting home care workers

A home care worker pouring a kettle
A marketing campaign called 'Care for Portsmouth' which aims to recruit local people for home care roles.

Social, Emotional, and Mental Health guidance

A girl looking at her phone and having a cup of tea
Helping children and young people to access the right support at the right time.

The Harbour – mental health service

One of the team at The Harbour
An out-of-hours mental health service for people in crisis, open every evening.

Detecting lung cancer in Portsmouth

A doctor holding up an X-ray of lungs
Identifying patients at high-risk of lung cancer and referring them to appropriate services.

COVID @ Home – virtual hospital ward

An elderly woman @ home
Supporting people with COVID-19 in a virtual hospital ward at home.