Bromley Council is reviewing its approach to key health and wellbeing strategies, including sexual health, mental health, and learning disabilities, with a focus on prevention, early intervention, and community-based support.
The Bromley Health and Wellbeing Board met on Thursday, June 26, 2025, to discuss several key initiatives aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of borough residents. The agenda included reviews of the Bromley Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-30, the Learning Disabilities Strategy 2025-2030, the South East London Sexual Health Strategy, and the Bromley Suicide Prevention Plan 2025-30.
The Bromley Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-30 focuses on living well with mental health challenges, resilient communities, joined-up care, and the best use of resources. Key priorities include targeted prevention, helping young people thrive, safe transitions to adult services, better recovery outcomes, and improved support for older people with dementia. The strategy is underpinned by an independent needs assessment highlighting unequal access to services and the need for early intervention.
The Learning Disabilities Strategy 2025 – 2030 aims to empower people with learning disabilities to make choices, live in safe homes, access education and employment, and receive person-centered care. The strategy is built around five core themes: being positively prepared for adulthood, our communities, a healthy life, a good home, and learning, work and independence.
The Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bexley and Bromley (LSLBB) Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Strategy 2025-2030 outlines four themes: healthy sexual relationships, improving reproductive health, reducing STIs, and preventing and living well with HIV.
The Bromley Suicide Prevention Plan 2025-30 sets out Bromley's approach to reducing suicide and self-harm, supporting those affected, and building a more compassionate community. The plan has three ambitions: to reduce the suicide rate, improve support for people who have self-harmed, and improve support for people bereaved by suicide.
The Health and Wellbeing Board also discussed implementing neighbourhood working in Bromley, emphasizing the importance of neighbourhood-based service models to reduce demand and address inequalities.