News News Archive 2008 Recovery work highlighted in review
Recovery work highlighted in review |
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| Friday, 22 February 2008 |
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An independent panel reviewing the National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing (of which SRN is one part) has concluded that: “the work on recovery had been taken forward intelligently and had ‘struck a chord’, giving the service sector a new sense of direction.” It went on to state: “The panel agrees with Berzins (2006) view that the SRN will have a key role to play in the future of mental health improvement in Scotland, both through continuing to promote recovery-orientated approaches, and in using its awareness-raising capacity to influence training and research.” The review was overall supportive of Scotland’s work on mental health improvement stating: "The National Programme has helped inject new energy into mental health policy, releasing a considerable amount of creativity, commitment and enthusiasm; mental health improvement is now seen as an area of innovation and as fostering new possibilities for change" It also highlights some challenges including inadequate linking across National Programme initiatives and a lack of prioritisation and goes on to makes recommendations for the next phase of mental health improvement work in Scotland. View / download the Full Report (PDF) |
| 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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