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publications.- conference reports archive This page contains a libary of older SDC conference reports, prior to 2006. For more up to date publications, please see our publications home page.
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. Download Conference Report (pdf)
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. Download the conference report (pdf)
would recovery work in Scotland? Download the conference report (pdf) developing the mental health research agenda in partnership with users Seminar 1: Asking the Right Questions, 29th October 2002 Download the conference report (pdf) 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. Download the conference report (pdf) 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. |
