News News Archive 2008 Flourishing Scotland Events
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| Monday, 21 January 2008 |
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The Scottish Government has issued a discussion paper outlining the proposed future direction for mental health improvement and population mental health for 2008-11. This builds on the work of the Scottish Government's National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing (of which SRN is one part) and is part of achieving the Government's wider strategic objectives and improving public health and wellbeing in Scotland over the next few years. Two national events are being supported by the Scottish Government's National Programme to bring key stakeholders together in January and February to help with the process of discussion and the formulation of key actions from 2008-11. Inequalities and Mental Health Improvement30th January 2008 – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, GlasgowThis first event will focus on addressing inequalities and mental health (mental wellbeing, mental health problems, mental illness and suicide). This event will also help feed into the Government's Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities. National Dialogue Event19th February 2008 – Perth Concert Hall, PerthThe national dialogue event will aim to bring together key representatives from local areas with key national stakeholders and others to help highlight and draw together local and national thoughts on the discussion document, the main themes and the key questions outlined in the discussion document. For more details or to register for either event contact Janine Bowie, via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 0131 555 5959. |
| New SRN research explores the experience of recovery over time |
16 May Since the first discussions about bringing recovery based approaches to Scotland began, one thing has always been clear: that people's personal narratives - the stories and experiences they share - are central to understanding and encouraging mental health recovery. |
| Black women, recovery and resilience |
16 May In a specially commissioned article for SRN, researcher and psychiatric survivor Dr Jayasree Kalathil explores the issues of recovery and resilience from the perspective of black women interviewed for a 2011 study by Survivor Research and the Mental Health Foundation. While the article focuses on recent data from England, there are important lessons to be learnt everywhere, including Scotland. |
| What mental health practitioners talk about, when they talk about SRI 2 |
16 May Having recently facilitated Learning Networks on the use of the updated Scottish Recovery Indicator (SRI 2), SRN’s John McCormack was keen to hear from practitioners about their use of the tool and how it affects practice in the field. Here John shares his discussions with Lindsay Kerr and Jan Thomson who both work in NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s Mental Health Services. |
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