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publications.- conference reports archive This page contains a list of older SDC conference reports, prior to 2008. If you would like a copy of any of these reports please e-mail events@sdcmh.org.uk For more up to date publications, please see our past events page.
conference reports 2007 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:
The event was chaired by Lord Stevenson, Chair of HBOS on Day One, and by Speakers included:
SIREN Conference 2007: Preventing Suicides: 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 back to top ^^ 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, University of Stirling. 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 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 wellbeing 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 This conference set out to bring fresh perspectives to how we address common mental health problems at primary care level in Scotland. back to top ^^ sooner or later ....? early intervention for young people developing psychosis This was the first national conference in Scotland on the topic of Early Intervention for Young People Developing Psychosis and it attracted a great deal of interest. The conference examined why getting help and treatment early is so important and what could be done to make that possible for young people and their families in Scotland. Improving community well being: the challenge The conference considered ideas and actions required to achieve improvement in community well-being in Scotland, against the backdrop of Scottish Executive policies on social justice and health improvement. would recovery work in Scotland? developing the mental health research agenda in partnership with users Seminar 1: Asking the Right Questions, 29th October 2002 risks, rights and responsibilities: a national conference on services for mentally disordered offenders in Scotland The Draft Framework for the Prevention of Suicide and Deliberate Self Harm in Scotland was issued for consultation by the Scottish Executive Health Department in October 2001. During the period of formal consultation on the draft Framework, the Scottish Executive commissioned the Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health to undertake two interlinked pieces of work. These were designed to feed into continuing policy development and to act as a resource to inform subsequent implementation, by exploring in more detail key areas of concern in relation to suicide and deliberate self harm reduction and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing. making connections: mental health and primary care The main aim of the conference was to raise awareness among members of the primary healthcare team and among other services about the work each is currently doing to address the mental health needs of local populations and how this might be enhanced. back to top ^^ |
