Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland:
Two key national events

In October 2007, the Scottish Government launched a discussion paper outlining the proposed future direction for mental health improvement and population mental health for 2008-11. The discussion paper is a part of the Government’s health and wellbeing ambitions for a Healthier Scotland and builds on the work of the Scottish Government’s National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing. (www.wellscotland.info)

Three key questions are to be addressed during the discussion period:
• What shared objectives and actions for local delivery should we make for 2008-11?
• What national supports would help local areas meet these objectives and actions?
• How can progress (locally and nationally) be monitored and evaluated?

A range of activities is taking place to help facilitate input from Local Authorities, NHS Boards and other key partners to the forward planning of mental health improvement in Scotland in response to the proposals set in the discussion document. There are to be two key national events to help learn from the experience of local partners and communities of interest in promoting mental health and well being at population level, and to find out what national and local partners thoughts, views and suggestions are in relation to the three key questions to help inform the mental health improvement forward action plan for 2008 -2011.

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Addressing Inequalities
30th January 2008, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow

This is an event designed to bring people together who have experience of working to improve the mental health and well being of individuals and communities in the context of disadvantage, deprivation and other inequalities. The event will aim to identify and summarise what has been learnt and locally and nationally and suggest objectives and actions for the 2008-2011 mental health improvement forward plan that build on what we know in achieving real and practical progress in addressing inequalities in mental health and mental health problems, illness and suicide. The outcomes of the event will also be fed into the Scottish Government’s Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities.

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National Dialogue Event
19th February 2008, Perth Concert Hall

This event will aim to bring together key representatives from local areas with key national stakeholders to highlight and draw together local and national perspectives on the discussion document, focusing on the main themes and the key questions posed in the document. The event will also provide people with the opportunity to share their thoughts at a national level and help in the production of local responses to the discussion document.

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For further information about any of these events, please contact Janine Bowie, Events Organiser, +44(0)131 555 5959

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