richard leckerman mental health & well-being co-ordinator communities scotland
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SURF Open Forum Thursday, 25 th May, 2006. Richard Leckerman Mental Health & Well-being Co-ordinator Communities Scotland. In Communities Scotland’s corporate plan, we state:. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Richard Leckerman
Mental Health & Well-being Co-ordinator
Communities Scotland
SURF Open ForumSURF Open Forum
Thursday, 25th May, 2006
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In Communities Scotland’s corporate plan, we state:
“We will improve the understanding of the problems experienced by disadvantaged communities and the best way to tackle them.”
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Communities Scotland objectives:
~ improve opportunities for people living in disadvantaged communities
~ improve the quality of services to tenants and homeless people •
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The Scottish Executive’sNational Programme for Improving
Mental Health and Well-being
www.wellscotland.info
A Positive Start to a Healthier Mind
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To help improve the mental health and well-being of everyone living in Scotland, and to improve the quality of life and social inclusion of people who experience mental health problems.
The Vision for Scotland
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Launched in October 2001 to promote and support mental health improvement
…with 4 key aims:
1. raise awareness and promote mental health and well-being
2. eliminate stigma and discrimination
3. prevent suicide
4. promote and support recovery •
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Some key messages
~ Good mental health is a fundamental component of our overall health and well-being.
~ Anyone can experience mental health problems, and one in four of us will experience a mental illness at some time in our lives.
~ Suicide prevention is everybody’s business.~ More than 2 lives per day are lost to suicide in
Scotland.
~ People can and do recover from even the most severe mental health problems and mental illness. •
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National Programme Action PlanNational Programme Action Plan
Scottish Policy Context
health improvement
social justice and social inclusion
education and young people
enterprise, lifelong learningand community regeneration
equalities
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4KEYAIMS
Scottish Policy Context
health improvement
social justice and social inclusion
education and young people
enterprise, lifelong learningand community regeneration
equalities
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4KEYAIMS
Improvinginfant mental
health (early years)
Improvingmental health
and well-being inemployment and
working life
Improvingmental health and well-being
in later lifeImprovingcommunity
mental health and well-being
Improvingmental health promotion andprevention inlocal services
Improving themental health
of children and young people
6PRIORITY
AREAS
Scottish Policy Context
health improvement
social justice and social inclusion
education and young people
enterprise, lifelong learningand community regeneration
equalities
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4KEYAIMS
Improvinginfant mental
health (early years)
Improvingmental health
and well-being inemployment and
working life
Improvingmental health and well-being
in later lifeImprovingcommunity
mental health and well-being
Improvingmental health promotion andprevention inlocal services
NATIONALPROGRAMMESUPPORT
Evidenceinto
practice Research Evaluation
Indicatorsfor mentalhealth andwell-being
Keepingpeople
informed
Sharingand
learning
Improving themental health
of children and young people
Scottish Policy Context
health improvement
social justice and social inclusion
education and young people
enterprise, lifelong learningand community regeneration
equalities
6PRIORITY
AREAS
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• Well? magazine
• www.wellscotland.info
• Media Volunteer Programme
• Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid Training
Communications
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Contacts
Gregor HendersonDirectorNational Programme for ImprovingMental Health and Well-being0131 [email protected]
Wendy BrockCommunications ManagerNational Programme for ImprovingMental Health and Well-being0131 [email protected]
www.wellscotland.info
Well? MagazineEmail us with your name andaddress to go onto our twice yearlymailing list:[email protected]
Media Volunteer ProgrammeLindsey GordonDevelopment Officer0131 [email protected]
View existing case studies at:www.seemescotland.org
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My role:
A 4-stage approach will be taken…
1) raising general understanding and awareness
2) mapping key influences
3) designing and delivering customised input
4) review and evaluation •
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“Building community well-being is a challenge for us all. Taking a collective approach across government and across local agencies, with communities and with local people, is the way forward.”
Malcolm Chisholm MSP
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