Living well - working age adults
The vision in Birmingham is to enable all of the people to grow, live and thrive; safely and well. This section provides intelligence relating to adults in the city including mental health, vulnerable people, domestic abuse and homelessness.
Adults Social Care
- Working Age Adults 2019 to 2020 JSNA
Birmingham Public Health's Joint Strategic Needs Assessment chapter on the health and wellbeing of working age adults, 2019 to 2020
Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Abuse Prevention Strategy 2018 to 2023
Birmingham’s DAP strategy sets out how domestic abuse will be tackled in the city, including a joint action plan to deliver the vision - Domestic Abuse in Birmingham Infographic
Infographic representing the scale of risk for domestic abuse in Birmingham, January 2018 - Domestic Violence needs assessment
Birmingham Community Safety Partnership needs assessment, December 2013
Homelessness
- Healthcare issues amongst the homeless in Birmingham
Report prepared by University of Birmingham, PHE, WMCA and others exploring the healthcare needs of homeless in the city, July 2018 - Accident and Emergency attendances by homeless people
Attendances at A&E by those identified as homeless and registered with a Birmingham GP 2012 to 2015 - Health and homelessness
Birmingham City Council Overview and Scrutiny report, July 2015
Learning Disability
- Learning Disabilities JSNA
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment for Adults and School Leavers with Learning Disabilities, 2011
Autism
- Autism Spectrum Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
An in-depth analysis carried out by key strategic partners on the needs of children and adults with autism in Birmingham, July 2012
Migrants
- Migrant health in the West Midlands
PHE report demonstrating the changing profile of migrant population of the West Midlands and the impact of healthcare and public health services, 2017
An assessment of the demographics and health needs of migrant communities in Birmingham carried out by Doctors of the World, September 2017
Suicide
Local Government Association publication with key statistics, February 2017- Birmingham action plan for suicide
Mental health system strategy board action plan, April 2018
Violence
- West Midlands Violence Prevention Alliance conference 2017
Presentations from the public health focused event including Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP), Injury Surveillance Programme, Redthread Youth Violence Intervention Programme, Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS), July 2017
Mental health and wellbeing
Mental health problems affect 1 in 4 people and include depression, anxiety disorder, dementia and severe mental illness. The resources in this section are provided to enable commissioning, planning and providing services locally.
- Strategic overview chapter on mental health and employment
Birmingham Public Health’s strategic JSNA chapter on mental health and employment, January 2018 - Strategic overview chapter on mental health and physical health
Birmingham Public Health’s strategic JSNA chapter on mental health and physical health, January 2018 - Thrive West Midlands
West Midlands Combined Authority Mental Health Commission Action Plan. An action plan to transform the way people with mental health problems are treated by public services and employers, January 2017 - Five Year Forward View for Mental Health
A report from the independent Mental Health Taskforce to the NHS in England, February 2016 - Mental Health in the West Midlands Combined Authority
University of Birmingham's Mental Health in the West Midlands Combined Authority report, January 2017
Lifestyles
Updated data on the density of fast food outlets by local authority in England was published as an ad hoc statistical publication by PHE, October 2016
The FEAT tool has been developed by CEDAR and the at the University of Cambridge. It allows for detailed exploration of the geography of food retail access across England. Feat is underpinned by evidence about how food access in our neighbourhoods affects our dietary choices, body weight and health. It will allow you to map, measure and monitor access to food outlets at a neighbourhood level, including changes over time.- Drugs & alcohol needs assessment
Evaluation of substance misuse services in Birmingham 2013 to 2014
ONS statistical bulletin based on the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, 2017
A review of evidence by Public Health England on what outcomes can be expected of the drug treatment and recovery system in England, with advice on future policy, 2017
Home Office policy paper on tackling drug misuse and the harm it causes