Advancing Mental Health Equity Collaborative

The Advancing Mental Health Equity (AMHE, formerly known as Advancing Mental Health Equality) Collaborative is a quality improvement collaborative that aims to support mental health providers to advance mental health equity in their local areas.

Run by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, the first wave of this project launched in July 2021 with participating organisations receiving support to implement the AMHE resource through dedicated support from a Quality Improvement Coach. The second wave of this work launched in October 2022, concluding in 2024. Since its launch, AMHE has brought together organisations, professionals, people with lived experience and partners from across health and care systems to explore, test and implement approaches that address mental health inequities.

As the programme continues to evolve, AMHE is building on the previous waves with the launch of the AMHE Learning Community: a national network that enables people and organisations to learn from one another, share best practice and work together to advance mental health equity.