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SDC publishes a range of reports, briefings and resource papers. These include reports from commissioned work for clients, articles and papers, and presentations and posters given at scientific meetings and conferences.

This page gives details of our most recent publications. For information about older SDC publications and audio downloads, please follow the links below:

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Evaluation of Survivarts
February 2010

Survivarts, run by West Lothian Council, aims to provide adult survivors of sexual abuse with regular arts activity to improve their general wellbeing. 

SDC has conducted an evaluation of the process and impact of Survivarts.

Download the final report of the evaluation


Mental Health and the Arts
January 2010

SDC have recently conducted research to explore the relationship between mental health, and arts attendance and participation in Scotland.

Attendance of and participation in the arts is enjoyed by a sizeable proportion of the Scottish population, and is an activity that is widely perceived to have multiple wellbeing benefits. Despite this, those with poor mental wellbeing are less likely to have recently attended arts events or participated in arts activities.

Download SDC Project Spotlight 1 - Arts and Mental Health

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An evaluation of the operation of "see me" the national campaign against stigma and discrimination associated with mental ill health
January 2009

This report presents the findings from an independent 15-month evaluation of the first four years of the "see me" campaign.

Full report

Summary report


9 Steps to improving Scotland's Health in Primary Care
2008

Download paper


Evaluation of the Scottish Recovery Indicator Pilot in Five Health Board Areas
October 2008

This evaluation is concerned with the Scottish Recovery Indicator ( SRI). The SRI enables the assessment of whether and how organisations, and those who work in them, are ensuring that individuals who use their services and their carers' needs are met in terms of their rights to equality, social inclusion and support to recover.

Full report

Summary report


Briefing Paper
Supported employment and mental health issues

April 2008

This paper has been written for employability agencies in response to the question “what supports and programmes work for people with mental health
problems?”

Download paper (pdf)

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