Below is some further information about the pathways tool to understand the intention and objectives we set out to achieve.
In the last few years a variety of partners, including those with personal experience of life challenges, have developed and delivered new services to support better mental health in Moray as part of their strategy “Good Mental Health for all 2016-2026."
Working as the Making Recovery Real in Moray partnership they realised that GP’s in particular were in need of a tool to help guide them through these new services. In March 2018 Moray Wellbeing Hub (MWH) took the lead on coordinating the first pathway project. Funding support came from ALLIANCE Scotland, NHS Grampian Public Health and tsiMORAY for a small fund to trial a staged approach to a tool.
Next the children, young people and families tool was created with health professionals and young people working together in 2019. Most recently the connecting families and from harmful to helpful pathways were designed and the discover pathways landing page installed – all part of Moray LEADER and Moray Alcohol & Drug Forum supported Wellbeing Connected Moray project.
Key things to remember when using and reflecting on the pathways tools
Topic focused: Each pathway tool will not cover all ages or all health/social/life challenges, we encourage feedback on future pathways we can develop.
Perfectly imperfect: we aim to evolve and improve the tools with your wider input
Paired down level of information: Wherever possible the tool will point to other information services and websites. It is not designed to be a comprehensive list or ‘map’ of all services
Created with best intentions: if something vital is missed out or miss quoted this will be unintentional. Having your perspective will give us the best chance of developing a great tools.
Project aims
To produce a simple interactive tools that supports members of the public, GP’s and other supporters to navigate the service options for wellbeing in Moray.
Key aims for the tool:
Be simple, straightforward
Start meaningful 1-2-1 support conversations as well as independent individual use
Use language that supports recovery and wellbeing
Be co-designed by those with lived experience of using mental health services/having experiences of related challenges in Moray
Not become a resource of all things, replicate information or other resources available, but link to these (e.g. ALISS, MORINFO)
Easily updateable and inexpensive to maintain
Be accessible and simple in design to enable printing, use on older technology and mobile phones
Evolve over time
