Understanding the
community mental health framework
This section of the framework is a broad overview of the community mental health framework which is supporting change at a local level.
Community Mental Health Framework
The Community Mental Health Framework for Adult and Older People sets out how primary care (Primary Care Networks (PCN) and GPs), secondary care (hospitals), specialist care, social care, housing, voluntary sector and others who provide mental health services can work together in a seamless way, ensuring service users/patients are at the centre of service provision, ensure they are involved in their own care and support. There is also a similar framework for children and adolescents mental health (often referenced as CAMHS). This section deals with adult and older people’s mental health.
The diagrams below explains the triangle of care and shows how community mental health services enables the individual to have access to mental health care where and when it is needed.
Triangle of Care
Access to Mental Health Care
