Surrey Adult Mental Health Alliance (Surrey AMHA) – Advisory Forum

Welcome to the Surrey Adult Mental Health Alliance  

Founded in 2022, the Surrey Adult Mental Health Alliance is a collaborative network of mental health and wellbeing support providers dedicated to developing services across Surrey. 

Why Collaboration Matters: Our alliance strengthens relationships within the sector, enabling us to share resources, insights, and strategies. This unified approach allows us to respond more efficiently to the needs of our communities.  

Join us as we work towards a brighter future for mental health and wellbeing in Surrey!  

Our Vision 

Everyone in Surrey will have access to welcoming, easy-to-navigate, and timely mental health and wellbeing support either for themselves, their families, or carers. No one should leave a service without the support to get the help they need. 

Our Mission  

Through partnership working and shared responsibility, we aim to improve, innovate, and develop local mental health and wellbeing support in Surrey. The Alliance prioritises lived experience in our decision-making and serves three key roles: advisory, network, and action. 

Our Values 

Community-Centred: Integrate lived experience into decision-making. 

Collaborative Partnerships: Build a smoother, more connected system. 

Shared Learning: Use knowledge and resources from across the network.  

Cross-Sector Coordination: Work collaboratively across organisations and sectors. 

Bold Action: Drive meaningful change through brave action-taking. 

Current Work 

What We’ve Been Working On 

• University Student Suicide Prevention: Guided by feedback from Advisory Forum members, we conducted a review to better understand the needs of students, what support is available to them and the challenges they face within the current system. We are now working to secure funding to move this important project forward.  

• Smooth Transition: Board member organisations and wider member organisations reviewed the pathways for individuals who are referred between services and how some people end up receiving a poor service due to this. Our goal is to ensure people receive the help they need without unnecessarily repeating their story.  

Structure of the Alliance 

Board members: 

The Board is made up of representatives from organisations in different areas of mental health work. Some members are chosen to represent a group of similar providers such as Community Connections. The Board meets regularly to discuss the impact the Alliance can have to improve mental health support in Surrey. 

• Catalyst Support 
• Dorking Healthcare 
• Mary Frances Trust (MFT) 
• Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SABP) 
• Surrey Coalition of Disabled People  
• Surrey County Council (SCC) 
• Surrey Heartlands ICS 
• Frimley ICS 
• We Are With You 
• People with lived experience representing the views of the Advisory Board 

Wider member organisations: 

Wider members of the alliance are represented on the board by other similar organisations. These organisations can get involved in the working projects of the Alliance. 

• Oakleaf 
• Centre of Psychology 

Join the Advisory Forum 

We’re not currently looking for new members, but you can submit interest for the future.

Are you a Surrey resident aged eighteen or older who has accessed support from an Alliance member organisation? Become an Advisory Forum member today!  

Why Join? Membership is voluntary and offers you the chance to contribute to meaningful projects and influence mental health support in Surrey.  

What We Do: The Advisory Forum meets quarterly (usually via Zoom) to shape the Alliance’s work and inform decision-making. Members can also contribute to additional workshops and focus groups where there are opportunities to receive thank-you vouchers or payment for your efforts.  

Make an Impact: As a member, you can hold one of the two dedicated voting seats on the Alliance Board. Advisory Forum Board representatives bring forward issues and concerns from the Forum, share updates during quarterly meetings, and get involved in Alliance project work. 

Contact Us 

For Organisations 

If you represent an organisation and have questions, or would like to get involved as a member organisation, please reach out to: 

Sue Murphy (Board Chair)  

Email: Susan.Murphy@CatalystSupport.org.uk  

For Advisory Forum 

We welcome inquiries from those interested in joining the Advisory Forum. Please note we cannot advocate for individuals regarding individual experiences or grievances.  

Immy (Board Vice Chair) 

Email: Immy.Markwick@SurreyCoalition.org.uk  

You can also sign up by selecting ‘Adult Mental Health Alliance, Advisory Forum’ under ‘Additional Groups’ in the sign-up form here: https://surreycoalition.org.uk/imhn/about-us/