Responsibilities: |
- Lead, develop and manage the SDC’s Research and Evaluation portfolio, research staff and associates
- Promote standards of research undertaken by SDC and conformance with professional guidelines and best practice for social research
- Promote the utilisation and transfer of research findings, evidence and knowledge to improve mental health and well being policy and practice
- Contribute to the overall management and strategic direction of SDC
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Areas of Expertise/Interest: |
- Track record in local and national research and programme evaluation across a broad range of mental health related topics including:
- suicide and self harm prevention practice and policy
- research utilisation in mental health policy systems
- mental health improvement
- improving acute and primary care mental health services
- recovery and peer support
- mentally healthy workplaces
- mental health law
- Was principle investigator on:
- Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour: Establishing the Territory for a Series of Research Reviews,
- the National Evaluation of the First Phase of Choose Life and the National Evaluation of Doing Well by People with Depression.
- Currently leading a number of projects, for example,
- the Scottish Executive funded Risk And Protective Factors For Suicide And Sucidal Behaviour: A Literature Review,
- evaluation of the suicide prevention training SafeTALK in Scotland,
- evaluation of the pioneering Craigmillar Peer Support Project sponsored by the Scottish Recovery Network and the Scottish Executive,
- Supporting the Development of Counselling Services in Lothian
- evaluations of Penumbra’s Edinburgh Self Harm Project and Young People’s Support Project in Fife.
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Background: |
- Joined SDC in 2000 having previously worked in three NHS Boards as a research fellow and clinical governance facilitator in primary care and mental health
- Sociology, BA Hons, University of Strathclyde
- Psychology, Post Graduate Diploma (Conversion Degree), The Open University
- Advanced Medical Statistics, Modules of Masters in Public Health, University of Glasgow
- Currently undertaking a PhD (part-time) Research Utilisation in Scottish Mental Health Policy, University of Edinburgh
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Contact Details: |
joanne@sdcmh.org.uk
+44 131 555 5959 / +44
7974 946563
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