How we created Living Well

Many people have helped create the Living Well service. We have listened to people who use services. We have listened to families, carers and supporters.

We have also listened to people who work in health, social care and voluntary organisations. 

We created Living Well with the help of local Collaboratives (see bottom of page).

At Living Well we give everyone a chance to be heard. 

How do we work together?

There are many ways we work together:

  • We ask people who use the service about what works.
  • We ask people what can be improved.
  • Each Living Well team has Peer Support Workers. They have lived experience of services. They use their experience to make our service better.  
  • Living Well was created with the help of local Collaboratives (see below).

Living Well Derbyshire Collaboratives

Each local area has had its own group of people helping to build the service. The groups included: 

  • People working in mental health services
  • People working in social care

  • People working in the voluntary sector (charities)

  • People with lived experience of mental health issues.

All these people have worked together to create Living Well and Derby Wellbeing. 

During the development of Living Well, groups of people met at events called Collaboratives. These meetings were held each month in all areas. At the meetings, people talked about how Living Well could be supported by existing services and local communities. They also talked about issues such as tackling health inequalities.

Now the development stage has been completed, most Collaboratives have ended, although Derby Wellbeing collaborative still meets regularly in Derby city (see below).

Derby Wellbeing Collaborative

Collaborative Meetings:

Last Tuesday of the month, 10.30am-12.30pm.
Address: Derby West Indian Community Centre, Carrington Street, Derby, DE1 2ND.

Contact: Becki Lewis
Email: dwcollaboratives@citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk
Telephone: 07350 361 365

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Our aims

Our aim is for people to feel happy, mentally well and live fulfilling lives, supported within their local communities. We want people to feel heard and in control of their support, which will be joined up, focused on wellbeing needs and easy to access.