NHS Liverpool CCG funds a Community Development Service. This aims to support Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) communities to get the right support for mental distress - this includes problems with moods or thoughts that affect how people cope with everyday life, help in a crisis and an advocate providing one-to-one support.
We know many people from BAMER communities have different experiences of care for mental distress and we want to improve mental health support.
In 2019 we asked people in BAMER communities and VCSE organisations working in these areas, about their experiences of LCDS and getting help with mental distress. This was prior to revising what the service should focus on and how it is arranged.
The report of what we did to gather views and what people told us can be read here:
The contract to provide the service has now been transferred entirely to NHS Mersey Care Foundation Trust who may subcontract for certain elements, eg the advocacy element provided by Mary Seacole House.
As a result of the feedback NHS Liverpool CCG has:-
If you would like to be kept in touch about this issue please get in touch:
Email involvement@liverpoolccg.nhs.uk
Call: 0151 296 7537
Text: 07920 206386
Some background information on the LCDS can be found here: