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Scotland’s mental health and its context: adults 2009
- Authors:
- TAULBUT M, PARKINSON J, CATTO S, GORDON D
- Publisher:
- NHS Health Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 180p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Improving mental health is a national priority in Scotland. NHS Health Scotland was commissioned by the Scottish Government to establish a core set of sustainable mental health indicators to enable national monitoring. This report provides the first ever systematic assessment of the adult population’s overall mental health. The report has three objectives: to provide a description of the state of mental health and the associated contextual factors that influence it at a single point in time, using the most recent available data, to analyse time trends for each indicator over the last decade, where possible, and to identify differences within the adult population by selected dimensions of equality, where possible.
Scotland’s mental health and its context: adults 2009 - briefing
- Authors:
- TAULBUT Martin, PARKINSON Jane, CATTO Sonnda, GORDON David
- Publisher:
- NHS Health Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Improving mental health is a national priority in Scotland. In December 2007, NHS Health Scotland published a framework of 54 indicators to support and promote consistent and sustainable national monitoring of adult mental health and associated contextual factors in Scotland. The first systematic assessment using these indicators was published in February 2009. This briefing covers its key points.
The new Mental Health Act: a guide to emergency and short-term powers: information for service users and their carers
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guide is one in a series about the new the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, which came into effect in October 2005. This guide focuses on emergency and short-term powers. This guide is written for people who have a mental disorder, but it may be of interest to others including carers and advocacy workers.
Mental health in Scotland: improving the physical health of those with a mental illness
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Government is undertaking a consultation on the draft report, Improving the Physical Health of those with Mental Illness. Among other issues the draft report covers and includes: the evidence base on the need for change, aspects of care management, proposals for review of performance, and steps to ensuring equity and other dimensions. The report also makes six recommendations for forward attention and action to bring about early change and improvement.
Rights, relationships and recovery: the national review of mental health nursing in Scotland: annual report of progress prepared by the National Implementation Group for the Chief Nursing Officer
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive Chief Nursing Officer
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The aim of Rights, Relationships and Recovery is to enhance and develop mental health nursing in Scotland and produce continual improvements in the experiences and outcomes of care of service users, their families and carers. Progress against the Delivery Action Plan is to be measured twice yearly from returns submitted by the various stakeholders. This report is based on the information received from the stakeholders after the first six months of activity. It is the first of a series of annual reports that will summarise the position each year until 2010.
Well? What do you think? a national Scottish survey of public attitudes to mental health, well being and mental health problems
- Authors:
- GLENDINNING Richard, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Social research
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Well? What do you think? a national Scottish survey of public attitudes to mental health, well being and mental health problems
- Authors:
- GLENDINNING Richard, et al
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 108p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Working definition of trauma-informed practice
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND DISPARITIES
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance providing a working definition of trauma-informed practice for practitioners working in the health and care sector. Trauma-informed approaches have become increasingly cited in policy and adopted in practice as a means for reducing the negative impact of trauma experiences and supporting mental and physical health outcomes. They build on evidence developed over several decades. However, there has been a lack of consensus within the health and social care sector on how trauma-informed practice is defined, what its key principles are and how it can be built into services and systems. This document seeks to address this gap by providing a working definition of trauma-informed practice for practitioners working in the health and care sector. The working definition presented in this document reflects the original internationally recognised definition developed by the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The evidence base exploring the use of trauma-informed practice in different settings and sectors is still being developed. This working definition will be kept under review and updated where appropriate to reflect new evidence. (Edited publisher abstract)
A framework for mental health research
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 53
- Place of publication:
- London
Policy document providing a collective view of how mental health research should develop in the UK over the next decade, developed in collaboration with academics, research funders and people who have mental health problems. The framework sets out a structure to improve co-ordination and strengthen the focus on areas where mental health research is likely to translate into significant health benefit. It describes the impact mental health problems can have on individuals, its wider societal and economic consequences. It also explains the importance of mental health research in driving innovation in mental health care and provides case studies to illustrate the UK’s current strengths and the difference UK-based research has already made. In identifying the current barriers to mental health research in the UK and future research opportunities, the Framework highlights the importance of taking a life-course approach to mental health research; the value of involving of people with mental health problems; the need for securing closer integration of mental and physical health research to maximise research capacity. It provides ten recommendations to address the barriers and opportunities for UK mental health research. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013: Chapter 8
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Acts, Bills
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
The Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 is an act to make further provision about discrimination against people on the grounds of their mental health. The provisions cover Members of Parliament, jurors and company directors. They repeal legislation disqualifying a Member of Parliament or of the devolved bodies on grounds of mental illness, remove the general ban on people receiving treatment for their mental health undertaking jury service, and amend regulations which allow a director of a public or private company to be removed from their position by reason of their mental health. Explanatory notes produced to assist in the understanding of the Act are available separately.