Welcome to the May 2026 DMHA newsletter!

The Devon Mental Health Alliance Newsletter - May 2026

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

Plymouth to Welcome New Mental Health & Recovery Drop-ins this June

The Devon Mental Health Alliance is pleased to announce the growth of our Mental Health and Recovery Drop-ins, with the launch of three new weekly drop-in spaces from early June across Plymouth. Read more….

Barnstaple Celebrates Diversity at ‘Human Library: Prologue’ Event

On Thursday 23rd April, Barnstaple Library in collaboration with the Devon Mental Health Alliance (DMHA) and Rose Young French held the ‘Human Library: Prologue’ public event. Read more…

A Celebration of Community: Plymouth’s Wellbeing Open Day

On Thursday 14th May, Devon Mental Health Alliance and Plymouth Mental Health Collective welcomed the community for the second Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Open Day. A vibrant, inclusive event that brought together local organisations, professionals, and communities under the shared aim of “building better mental health together”. Read more….

PINN Forum Focuses on Compassionate System Change

Professionals from across Northern Devon’s health and community sector came together this April for a reflective and thought-provoking session focused on trauma-informed approaches and the challenges of delivering meaningful system change. 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 -

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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