To receive the report of Tessa Lindfield, Director of Public Health regarding the Thrive London programme.

RECEIVED the report of Tessa Lindfield (Director of Public Health).

NOTED

Tessa Lindfield’s introduction of the report highlighted:

?  Thrive LDN was launched on 4 July 2017 with the aim to improve the mental wellbeing of all Londoners and this was an opportunity to raise awareness of the programme and the potential opportunities for Enfield.

?  The launch document had not been available in time for inclusion into the agenda pack for this meeting, but had been circulated to members by email.

Mark Tickner (Senior Public Health Strategist) provided a briefing:

?  The first part of the consultation period would take place over the summer.

?  Thrive LDN had five thematic areas including

- Improving people’s understanding of mental health. This would include mental health first aid training and school based intervention.

- Thriving communities. This would include resilience and social prescribing.

- Children and young people. This would include critical thinking against the negative aspects of social media.

- Employment.

- Suicide prevention.

?  The consideration for Health and Wellbeing Board was the potential opportunity to get involved and groups to engage with their clients and networks.

Councillors Taylor, Fonyonga and Orhan arrived at the meeting at this point.

IN RESPONSE there were positive comments regarding opportunities to tackle stigma in schools, to link to STP work, for employers to gain from the London-wide scale; and support in terms of CCG and primary care.

AGREED that the Board supported Enfield engagement in the Thrive LDN conversation over the summer and members would incorporate Thrive LDN in their organisations’ approach to improving mental health resilience locally.