Subscriber First Name Welcome to the August 2026 DMHA newsletter! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Devon Mental Health Alliance

The Devon Mental Health Alliance Newsletter - August 2026

Dear colleagues and friends, welcome to the August 2026 edition of the Devon Mental Health Alliance newsletter.

Free Training in Plymouth this Autumn

The Devon Mental Health Alliance, in partnership with Livewell Southwest and the Plymouth Alliance, is pleased to announce that the Develop Autumn Training Programme is now live and open for bookings. Read more….

‘Meeting Our Younger Parts’: Creative Embodied Trauma Therapy Group

The Creative and Embodied Trauma Therapy Group is a collaborative initiative between the Devon Mental Health Alliance (DMHA) and NHS secondary care services within Devon Partnership NHS Trust. The programme has been developed in alignment with the Community Mental Health Framework, supporting integrated, person-centred care across services. Read more…

Help Shape Future Mental Health Appointments in North Devon

We Want to Hear From You

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is reviewing how and where we provide mental health appointments across North Devon and in particular West Pilton. As part of this work, we are seeking feedback from people who currently use, have previously used, or may need to use our services in the future. Read more…

Torbay’s New ‘Unusual Experiences’ Group

People with lived experience, voluntary sector partners and mental health professionals have come together for a new initiative that supports recovery.

The Unusual Experiences Group is a thriving community initiative in Torbay that is helping people build confidence, develop meaningful connections and manage their mental health in ways that extend beyond traditional clinical services. Read more….

DPT Survey

Have you recently used a mental health service from Devon Partnership Trust? If so, they'd love to get your feedback to help improve the work they do. Please use the link below - its really quick to complete -

  • Patient Survey's (Community and Inpatient)

  • Carers Survey

Alliance Drop-in offer and Learning Network

The Alliance drop-in offer provides warm connection spaces for people in the community across the county – anyone can turn up for a chat, signposting or to take part in activities we regularly run.

We also promote a broad range of free and low cost activities through our learning network calendar.

And finally…

Remember to regularly check our current vacancies page, as we often share wonderful job opportunities for anyone interested in joining the Devon Mental Health Alliance, or our partner organisations, and help us to contribute to better mental health in Devon.

You can check out previous newsletters, and as always take a look at our website and social media, or email us at info@mentalhealthdevon.co.uk, for further information and upcoming events. Please forward this newsletter sign-up link to colleagues.

Thanks for reading,
Carolyn — Programme Officer

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