MAC-UK is a registered charity founded to radically change the way in which
mental health and wellbeing services are delivered to the most excluded young people. 1 in 3 young people who offend have an unmet mental health need.
More importantly, 2 in 3 young people do not have a diagnosis but, due to the complexity of the challenges in their lives, have high level mental wellbeing needs which prevent them from having fulfilling futures. Things like believing they are worthless; not having the confidence to apply for a job and/or struggling to take public transport because they don’t have the planning skills to work out a route.
At MAC-UK we spin mental health on its head by taking interventions out of the clinic and onto the street.
We have spent five years developing a unique, innovative and ground-breaking model which effectively bridges health and justice using a community youth-led model, we called it Integrate.
Read more about MAC-UK here http://www.neweconomics.org/blog/entry/making-mental-health-accessible-how-mac-uk-co-produces-mental-health-with-y
You can find further information about the work of Positive Practice Mental Health http://positivepracticemh.com/