News News Archive 2009 Government releases mental health improvement plan
Government releases mental health improvement plan |
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| Friday, 08 May 2009 |
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The Scottish Government has just released their latest policy statement on mental health and wellbeing entitled "Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland: Policy and Action Plan 2009-2011". This policy and action plan was developed from the discussion paper "Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland: The Future of Mental Health Improvement in Scotland 2008-11" which was put forward in October 2007 as a consultation to determine the future direction of mental health improvement for 2008-11, focusing on what Local Authorities, NHS Boards and other key stakeholders could do to support the agenda. "Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland: Policy and Action Plan 2009-2011" outlines the Government's plans for mental health improvement for the period 2009-2011 and contains six priorities: 1. Mentally Healthy Infants, Children and Young People 2. Mentally Healthy Later Life 3. Mentally Healthy Communities 4. Mentally Healthy Employment and Working Life 5. Reducing the Prevalence of Suicide, Self-harm and Common Mental Health Problems 6. Improving the Quality of Life of those Experiencing Mental Health Problems and Mental Illness (Discrimination and Stigma; Social Inclusion; Physical Health; Recovery) Within these priorities, the Scottish Government has outlined 22 commitments to assist in achieving these aims. Work in relation to the Scottish Recovery Network is outlined under Priority 6, Commitment 22 and involves the continuation of promoting recovery-based service delivery and self-directed approaches to recovery (such as WRAP), as well as the continued development and support of the Scottish Recovery Indicator. SRN will also be developing new learning materials on recovery and peer support with SQA, and supporting the continued development of peer support. Related links: |
| 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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