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A Mental Health Strategy for Scotland 2012 -2015. Emma Lyon Mental Health Improvement Programme Officer NHS Health Scotland. Introduction. Background to a new Mental Health Strategy for Scotland Consultation Process Emerging Themes Paper.
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A Mental Health Strategy for Scotland 2012 -2015 Emma Lyon Mental Health Improvement Programme Officer NHS Health Scotland
Introduction • Background to a new Mental Health Strategy for Scotland • Consultation Process • Emerging Themes Paper
A Mental Health Strategy for Scotland • Strategy set’s out an ambitious work plan for SG and its partners • Integrated • Commitments - challenging and measurable • It will not commit to improve all aspects of the system - but where commitments are made SG will deliver on by 2015
Consultation Process • The consultation on the new Mental Health Strategy ran from September 2011-January 2012 • Part of NHS HS MHI regional support programme • Wide spread of engagement and feedback to government • Ensure promotion of wellbeing and prevention of MH problems featured highly • Over 400+ responses from local areas and national partners received • Emerging themes paper published – end of March 2012 • Framework – activities/actions
Emerging Themes Paper • Sets out Scottish Governments emerging thinking after the consultation process • Thoughts may have moved on • Not a comprehensive statement of all that will be in the strategy • States that the strategy will cover mental health services and mental health improvement
Headline Themes • work more effectively with families and carers • embed more peer to peer work and support • increase the support for self management and behavioural approaches
extend the anti-stigma agenda forward to focus more on discrimination • develop the outcomes approach to include, personal, social and clinical outcomes
Key Priorities • crisis and first contact services • parenting programmes – evidence based • trauma services and services for those with developmental disorders • mental health of offenders • mental health and employment
mental health and alcohol services • patient safety approaches • new technologies • infant mental health • communities and individuals
Food for thought… Strategy will be published at the end of June • Integrated How do we ensure that promotion/prevention/care and treatment is balanced? • Partnership – NHS focused How do we ensure a wide range of partners continue to engage?
Key Messages • Mental Health Improvement is EVERYONE’S business • There is no health without mental health • Mental health is important to us all, and effects every aspect of our lives
Contact details Emma Lyon NHS Health Scotland Mental Health Improvement Programme Officer Email – emma.lyon@nhs.net Tel – 0131 313 7515