Mental health is a complex, dynamic challenge and in order to support resilience and wellbeing in our communities it is evident from our research this requires a joined-up approach and shared vision. In order to get a complete picture of the landscape the DHI team engaged in interviews, workshops and group discussions with a range of stakeholders from healthcare, community and third sector services. The following themes emerged from extensive stakeholder engagement as key needs to be accounted for to enable gold standard community mental health and wellbeing.