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SDC's 10th Anniversary Conference Interim Report past events
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Risks and Opportunities: The Internet and Mental Health SDC were keen for this event to discuss both the ways in which the internet can affect mental health, and how e-health and online strategies can be developed both to promote mental health and to assist with supporting people with mental health problems to recovery. Using the internet and new technology may well be a way in which health services and the third sector can deliver more for less in a challenging financial climate. Using the web is certainly a way in which some of Scotland’s geographical barriers can be negotiated. The relative safety of online identity and participation could well be a medium for engaging new people both in finding support, but also in informing services. At the very least, looking to the future, Scotland needs to know how we will be using the internet to keep our leading mental health activities fresh, and accessible to people. Conference Speakers/Presentations (Click on the speaker to access their presentation) Plenary Presentations Discussion Seminar 1 - The Internet as an Information Source Discussion Seminar 2 - The Internet in Delivering Support Discussion Seminar 3 - The Internet as a Social Space/Setting back to top ^^ Evaluation of the Delivering for Mental Health Support Worker Background As a result pilot schemes were developed in five Health Board areas where Peer Support Workers were trained, and then employed, to fill new positions within NHS teams in a range of settings, including inpatient and community based services. These new workers, who were required to have a lived experience of a mental health issues, drew on their own experiences of recovery to deliver a range of supports, designed to assist individuals with their own recovery journey. An evaluation was commissioned to assess the impact of the peer support pilot on service users, peer support workers and the wider service system as well as assessing the process of implementation at national and local levels. Download the Research Findings Aims of the Dissemination Conference The aims of this event were to:
The conference had a round table format with plenty of opportunity for discussion and questions. An event coordinated and facilitated by SDC in partnership with the Scottish Recovery Network Looking Out, Looking In: Scotland is now a recognised global leader in mental health improvement. Scottish experts are regularly asked to work with other countries to help transfer the things that have made us stand out. One of the strategies we have used to achieve our goals in the field of mental health is to incorporate the best of what works in other places. SDC hosted this conference both to assist stakeholders in Scotland to look outward - to learn from other places - and to look inwards - to highlight what Scotland is doing well and can be proud of. Download the Key Points from the Day back to top ^^ SIREN Conference 2008: This SIREN seminar was designed to disseminate the findings of the recently concluded review on the determinants of suicide and suicidal behaviour. The event was attended by around 100 people involved in a range of ways with suicide prevention work in Scotland. The seminar aimed to:
In his introduction to the seminar Dougie Paterson, Choose Life, drew attention to the fact that Scotland has lost over 4,000 people to suicide since 2002. The seminar and the research on which it is based can enable us collectively to consider what further steps can be taken to reduce this trend in the future. Download the conference report Collaborating for Mental Health - Primary Care and Communities 26th September 2008, Dundee This was a national conference organised by the Primary Care Mental Health Research and Development Programme (a partnership between The Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health, and The Universities of Stirling and Edinburgh) in collaboration with NHS Tayside. This conference aimed to promote the development of effective partnerships in Community Health Partnerships (CHPs), between community groups, voluntary sector organisations and the statutory sector, within the context of improving population mental health. Plenary Session presentations included: Parallel Session Presentations included: contact details for further information about events contact Janine Bowie, Events Organiser on 0131 555 5959. back to top ^^ |
