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SDC's 10th Anniversary Conference Interim Report past events
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With Scotland's Future in Mind: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future As part of our 10th Anniversary celebrations, SDC held its 10th Anniversary Conference, 'With Scotland's Future in Mind' on 23rd -24th October 2007 in Glasgow. The conference brought together people from a wide spectrum of Scottish life to:
Speakers included:
A number of outputs from this conference will be posted on the website soon. SIREN Conference 2007: Preventing Suicides: Using our knowledge to strengthen action in Scotland SIREN held its second annual conference, organised by SDC and entitled "Preventing Suicides: Using our Knowledge to strengthen action in Scotland", on the 25th September 2007 at the Glasgow Science Centre. Opened by Shona Robison, Minister for Public Health, the conference brought together people working at the grass roots, policy makers and researchers in order to share what they know about suicide and suicidal behaviours, learn from one another and, importantly, help shape the future of suicide prevention activity in Scotland. Keynote addresses were given by Professor Brian Mishara, President of the International Association of Suicide Prevention and Professor Louis Appleby , National Director for Mental Health in England and director of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicides and Homicides by People with Mental Illness. Further information about the conference can be found at www.chooselife.net/siren/SirenConference2007.asp SIREN Conference 2006: Understandings of Suicide: Implications for Research and Practice in Scotland. 3rd October 2006, Edinburgh SIREN held its inaugural conference on the 3rd October 2006 at the Royal Museum in Edinburgh. This was an exciting, multi-disciplinary event, which was organised by SDC and brought together researchers, practitioners and policy planners with an interest in suicide and its prevention. The keynote presentation was given by Professor Keith Hawton, Director of the Centre for Suicide Research at Oxford University. This was followed by presentations by other leading professionals within the field - Professor Stephen Platt, University of Edinburgh and Dr Rory O' Connor, Stirling University. For more information, visit www.chooselife.net/siren/Conference2006.asp $mall Change, Big Impact: Building Community Well-Being in Scotland. Can Scotland Afford Not To? 14th June 2006, Edinburgh Across Scotland, the UK and European Union, stress, anxiety, depression, hopelessness, isolation, fear, insecurity and distrust are increasing. We witness daily the effect of this on the lives of individuals, families and whole communities. Can we afford not to invest in creating safe, inclusive, caring, active and connected communities? This conference put forward the proposition that improving community well-being is fundamental in addressing these social ills and explored how to achieve this. Celebrating and Developing Peer Support in Scotland - 1st December 2005 This conference was initiated by The Scottish Recovery Network and organised in partnership with SDC, to encourage interest in the field of mental health and well-being around the use, and development of, peer support in Scotland. It featured two speakers from the United States where large scale and formalised peer support services have been developed extensively. fresh perspectives on mental health in primary care - sooner or later ....? early intervention for young people developing psychosis improving community well-being: the challenge would recovery work in Scotland? - developing the mental health research agenda in partnership with risks, rights & responsibilities: a national conference on services for mentally disordered offenders in Scotland making connections: mental health & primary care contact details for further information about events contact Janine Bowie, Events Organiser on +44 (0)131 555 5959. |
