Introduction
This ‘How to…’ guide is one of a series of guides designed to bring together learning from the five-year Right Here programme initiated by Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Mental Health Foundation to support the mental wellbeing of young people aged 16–25.
Each guide focuses on a particular theme arising from the programme’s work across the UK and aims to provide practical pointers and suggestions to support the development of innovative and effective responses to the mental wellbeing of young people.
This particular guide is aimed at those with a responsibility for commissioning mental health and wellbeing services for young people aged 16–25. Although the Right Here programme focused primarily on early intervention in community settings, many of the lessons we learnt – that are included in this guide – apply equally to the commissioning of services for more severe conditions.