Community Partnerships

The Highland Community Planning Partnership (HCPP) area is split into nine Community Partnerships, this allows the HCPP to work more closely and collaboratively with partners and communities at a local level.  Each of the nine Community Partnerships works to the needs and priorities within their area.  Learn more about each of the Community Partnerships here. 

Badenoch & Strathspey Community Partnership

Caithness Community Partnership

Easter Ross Community Partnership

Inverness Community Partnership

Lochaber Community Partnership

Mid Ross Community Partnership

Nairn & Nairnshire Community Partnership

Skye, Lochalsh & Wester Ross Community Partnership

Sutherland Community Partnership

Across Highland

The Highland Outcome Improvement Plan (HOIP) PDF sets out the vision, purpose and focus for the Highland Community Planning Partnership (HCPP) from 2017-2027. The five core outcomes were developed and agreed in consultation with Highland communities. HOIP Thematic Delivery Groups have been established to deliver the work against these core outcomes. Learn more about each of the Delivery Groups and the Partnerships working across Highland who also feed into and deliver against the HOIP here.

Delivery Groups

Community Participation & Dialogue Delivery Group

People in Highland will be more involved in decisions that affect their lives.

Community Safety & Resilience Delivery Group

People in Highland will benefit from living in strong, safer and more resilient communities.

Infrastructure Delivery Group

Fewer people in Highland experience transport or digital connectivity as a barrier to accessing opportunities.

Mental Health & Wellbeing Delivery Group

People in Highland will benefit from good mental health and wellbeing.

Poverty Reduction Delivery Group

More people in Highland will live a life free from the experience of poverty.

Partnerships

Highland Alcohol & Drugs Partnership

The Highland Alcohol & Drugs Partnership (HADP) works to achieve improved outcomes for Highland communities across a broad spectrum of alcohol and drug related issues. These range from prevention and whole population approaches through to supporting the delivery of high quality treatment services and support for recovery.

Highland Community Justice Partnership

The Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the Act”) requires community justice partners to produce a Community Justice Outcomes Improvement Plan (CJOIP) for each local authority area, outlining how they intend to work together to reduce reoffending. 

Integrated Children's Service Planning Board

The Integrated Children’s Service Planning Board and Highland Children’s Service Plan 2023 – 2026 sit within the structure of the HCPP. The Board leads the improvement of outcomes for all Highland’s Children and Families.

Highland Health & Social Care Partnership

The Highland Health & Social Care Partnership have published their first Highland Health and Social Care Partnership plan for Adult Services.  The plan sets out their vision and ambitions for how they will work with partners to improve the health and wellbeing of adults in Highland over the next 3 years.  It also outlines the significant challenges that they will face as they strive to deliver services that reduce inequalities.

Programmes

Whole Family Wellbeing

The Whole Family Wellbeing Programme aims to provide holistic whole family support across Highland to families that need it.  The Vision is to ensure that families can access the support they need, where they need it, and for as long as they need it. 

Highland Community Food Growing

‘Growing our Future’ is Highland’s first community  food growing strategy.  It is part of the Highland Council’s approach to supporting community empowerment and it’s Health and Prosperity Strategy, achieving our net zero targets and improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise by the nation that the Armed Forces Community should be treated fairly and face no disadvantage when accessing public and commercial services, with special provision made in appropriate cases for those who have sacrificed the most.

Planet Youth

Highland is piloting the Planet Youth model, in partnership with Winning Scotland.  Highland are one local authority area included in the Scottish pilot, and currently there are 5 Highland secondary schools involved: Thurso High School, Wick High School, Golspie High School, Dornoch Academy and Tain Royal Academy.

Information Sharing

Recent News

Highland Plans Guidance

This resource contains a summary of current Plans within the Highlands relevant to the work of the Highland Community Planning Partnership. Within the resource you will find information on Statutory and non-Statutory plans as well as guidance and web links to the...

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Mapping Mental Health Training

The Learning and Resilience Group, which is a steering group of the Mental health Delivery Group, are Mapping Mental Health training available across Highland. Information on training will be made available on the Highland Mental Health and Wellbeing Website Highland...

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Resources

The Highland Community Planning Partnership aims to signpost Community Partnerships, community groups, partners, organisations, and other key groups and agencies to resources which may help them to tackle inequalities and prevent disadvantage across Highland.

All resources created and developed by the Partnership Development Team will be uploaded to this section of the website.

 

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