FOCUS ON: Living Well in Stockport Model

What is Living Well in Stockport?

Living Well is part of Greater Manchester’s Community Mental Health Transformation, a commitment to improve the accessibility, quality, and impact of mental health care. 

It aims to bring together primary, secondary, and Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) services to help adults with complex mental health needs recover and stay well within their communities.

What does the Living Well model aim to do?

• Provide easy access to personalised care and support
• Empower individuals to manage their mental health
• Involve people’s lived experience in shaping services
• Connect primary and secondary services
• Work together with local groups and volunteer services

It is essential that the lived experience of people with complex mental health needs are involved and heard in the ongoing development of the Living Well model.

Meet Maya!

Maya, photographed above, is our Living Well Mental Health Engagement Officer and works to ensure people's lived experience is included in the development of the Living Well model.

She is keen to hear from people living with a serious mental illness (illness seriously impacts your everyday life).  What challenges do you face? What helps you to maintain good mental health? What could work better?