Mission: To make health a top priority for everyone in Northern Ireland.

The Investing for Health strategy provides a framework for action to improve health and wellbeing in Northern Ireland through tackling preventable disease, ill health and health inequalities. It identifies mental health as a priority area and sets the target: “To reduce the proportion of people with potential psychiatric disorder (as measured by the GHQ12 Score) by a tenth by 2010.”

The Promoting Mental Health Strategy and Action Plan 2003-2008 outlines an integrated approach which addresses the wider determinants of mental health and focuses particularly on inequalities. The strategy includes 30 action points under four key areas: Policy development; raising awareness and reducing discrimination; improving knowledge and skills; and preventing suicide.

A number of partnerships have been established to support the implementation of the Promoting Mental Health Strategy and Action Plan. Click here to go to the Alliances/Partnerships section.