Table 3 Number of interventions categorized by type and risk/protective factor per selected area

Type of Intervention

N = 65 (15.9%)

N = 75 (18.4%)

N = 106 (26.0%)

N = 62 (15.2%)

N = 99 (24.3%)

N = 407

 Signposting, information referral, advice services

36 (55.4%)

28 (37.3)

23 (21.7%)

18 (29%)

36 (36.4%)

141 (34.6%)

 Advocacy and legal support

20 (30.8%)

8 (10.7%)

5 (4.7%)

1 (1.6%)

3 (3%)

37 (9.1%)

 Education, training and workshops to expand skillsets

23 (35.4%)

19 (25.3%)

19 (17.9%)

18 (29%)

18 (18.2%)

97 (23.8%)

 Education, training and workshops for mental health awareness, prevention and recovery

10 (15.4%)

17 (22.7%)

7 (6.6%)

12 (19.4%)

27 (27.3%)

73 (17.9%)

 Promoting physical activity

13 (20%)

8 (10.7%)

3 (2.8%)

5 (8.1%)

14 (14.1%)

43 (10.6%)

 Peer support, mentoring

19 (29.2%)

20 (26.7%)

28 (26.4%)

18 (29%)

24 (24.2%)

109 (26.8%)

 Social activities and befriending

32 (49.2%)

33 (44%)

75 (70.8%)

21 (33.9%)

21 (21.2%)

182 (44.7%)

 Practical help

8 (12.3%)

10 (13.3%)

11 (10.4%)

2 (3.2%)

6 (6.1%)

37 (9.1%)

 Food security interventions

4 (6.2%)

5 (6.7%)

0 (0%)

1 (1.6%)

1 (1.01%)

11 (2.7%)

 Policies, strategies, funding and networks

9 (13.8%)

9 (12%)

7 (6.6%)

8 (12.9%)

19 (19.2%)

52 (12.8%)

 Animal and green space interventions.

1 (1.5%)

1 (1.3%)

4 (3.8%)

1 (1.6%)

1 (1.01%)

8 (2.0%)

 Prevention of further decline in mental illness

10 (15.4%)

6 (8%)

7 (6.6%)

3 (4.8%)

4 (4.04%)

30 (7.4%)

 Financial stress

23 (35.4%)

19 (25.3%)

4 (3.8%)

5 (8.1%)

9 (9.1%)

60 (14.7%)

 Job insecurity and unemployment

9 (13.8%)

7 (9.3%)

5 (4.7%)

9 (14.5%)

7 (7.1%)

37 (9.1%)

 Mental health stigma, knowledge and awareness

12 (18.5%)

13 (17.3%)

7 (6.6%)

7 (11.3%)

14 (14.1%)

53 (13%)

 Stigma, discrimination, marginalisation – Ethnicity and migration status

18 (27.7%)

22 (29.3%)

4 (3.8%)

0 (0%)

7 (7.1%)

51 (12.5%)

 Stigma, discrimination, marginalisation – LGBTQ+

5 (7.7%)

3 (4%)

1 (0%)

0 (0%)

6 (6.1%)

14 (3.4%)

 Social isolation and loneliness

27 (41.5%)

28 (37.3%)

68 (64.2%)

20 (32.3%)

13 (13.1%)

156 (38.3%)

 Caring responsibilities

5 (7.7%)

3 (4%)

4 (3.8%)

4 (6.5%)

4 (4.04%)

20 (4.9%)

 Community safety and cohesion

9 (13.8%)

10 (13.3%)

12 (11.3%)

5 (8.1%)

7 (7.1%)

43 (10.6%)

 Food insecurity

3 (4.6%)

4 (5.3%)

0 (0%)

2 (3.2%)

1 (1.01%)

10 (2.5%)

 Gender-based violence

8 (12.3%)

12 (16%)

0 (0%)

1 (1.6%)

3 (3.03%)

24 (5.9%)

 Access to health and social services

7 (10.8%)

19 (25.3%)

2 (1.9%)

1 (1.6%)

4 (4.04%)

33 (8.1%)

 Bereavement

3 (4.6%)

1 (1.3%)

5 (4.7%)

2 (3.2%)

6 (6.1%)

17 (4.2%)

 Family relationships and Parenting

4 (6.2%)

7 (9.3%)

5 (4.7%)

5 (8.1%)

5 (5.1%)

26 (6.4%)

 Physical activity and other health behaviours

8 (12.3%)

7 (9.3%)

1 (0.9%)

9 (14.5%)

18 (18.2%)

43 (10.6%)

 Mood, confidence and self-esteem

7 (10.8%)

0 (0%)

14 (13.2%)

13 (21%)

15 (15.2%)

49 (12%)

 All risk factors/Risk factor not specified/Other

6 (9.2%)

7 (9.3%)

12 (11.3%)

11 (17.7%)

14 (14.1%)

50 (12.3%)