The Bermuda Hospitals Board has announced a public forum will be held on mental health reforms.

The meeting will be held next Thursday at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute from 5.30 p.m.

Hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI), the forum calls for community feedback in developing the Island's mental health services.

Reforms were launched last June under the Mental Health Plan 2010.

MWI chief operating officer Patrice Dill said: "It is about collaboration and the bringing of services to the people who need them, when they need them.

"We welcome people who have had experience of our services directly, or through a family member to come along and speak up about how they think services should be developed."

Short presentations outlining the goals of the Mental Health Plan will be followed by a workshop session in which attendees can discuss views.

The plan can be viewed in advance at www.bermudahospitals.bm, by clicking on the mental health tab at the top of the page.