title: Rules of engagement: reaching out to communities.
abstract: With the right form of engagement, so-called hard-to-reach communities can play vital roles in shaping and improving services. This article describes some of the innovative ways in which Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust engages with local communities and offers some advice to senior nurses and managers who want to make contact with people in their localities
authors.affiliation: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Lakhvir
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rellon
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000458:organization & administration; D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008402:Mass Media; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*