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Croydon Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 2012/13 An overview of mental health and wellbeing in Croydon. Rachel Nicholson, Health Inequalities Policy Officer David Osborne, Senior Public Health Information Analyst. Approach.
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CroydonJoint StrategicNeeds Assessment2012/13An overview of mental health and wellbeing in Croydon Rachel Nicholson, Health Inequalities Policy Officer David Osborne, Senior Public Health Information Analyst
Approach The aim of the JSNA overview chapter is to take a population-based approach and consider the wider determinants and influences on mental health and wellbeing in Croydon The overview will analyse and examine the factors which affect population mental health and well-being in Croydon, both in terms of the risks to mental health, as well as the protective factors.
The mental health spectrum From: Huppert Ch.12 in Huppert et al. (Eds) The Science of Well-being Moderate mental health Mental disorder Flourishing Languishing Number of symptoms or risk factors
The effect of shifting the mean of the mental health spectrum From: Huppert Ch.12 in Huppert et al. (Eds) The Science of Well-being Flourishing Moderate mental health Mental disorder Languishing Number of symptoms or risk factors
Croydon’s growing population • Croydon has a population of 363,000, which is likely to grow to >390,000 by 2021 based on recent trends. • The highest growth in the next decade is expected to be in age groups 0 to 14, 30 to 39 and over 55s.
Increasing deprivation • In recent years, Croydon has been growing more deprived at a faster rate than any other south London borough. Red = more deprived Blue = less deprived
Impact of deprivation on mental health • Certain mental health conditions are closely linked to deprivation
Migration from Inner London • Net migration from Inner London into Croydon, and from Croydon to South Eastern England. Red = moving into Croydon Blue = moving out of Croydon
International migration • Croydon has 6,000-7,000 new immigrants from outside the UK per year and at least 3,000 emigrants.
Employment and housing • 45% of the 13,000 people in Croydon who claim health-related unemployment benefits do so primarily because of a mental health condition. • Housing benefit changes will affect over 3,000 people in Croydon in 2012/13. • In 2010/11, for adults in Croydon receiving secondary mental health services: • 69% were in settled housing • 6.8% were in employment