Scotland invests in mental healthThe article reports on the plan of the Scottish Government to invest around 54 million sterling to improve accessibility to mental health services provided by the Great Britain National Health Service (NHS) for people...
“We want to see the Scottish government commit to a national programme of mental health training for teachers and school staff, and school-based counselling services across the country.” Billy Watson, chief executive of Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) ...
The incidence of mental health disorders in urban areas is increasing and there is a growing interest in using urban blue spaces (urban waterways, canals, lakes, ponds, coasts, etc.) as a tool to manage and mitigate mental health inequalities in the population. However, there is a dearth of...
The government has given increasing recognition to the importance of workplace mental health as have forward-looking employers who are creating strategies around workplace mental wellbeing. This change in emphasis has been supported by a number of trends, namely greater public awareness of mental ...
A Scottish government spokesman said: “We are clear that no teacher should feel that their job adversely affects their mental health. “We have undertaken a range of actions to address conditions that affect wellbeing and enhance the working environment for teachers, including reducing teacher work...
The Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 was an act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed by the Parliament in September 1999 and was designed to close a loophole in the law which led to the release of mentally ill killer, Noel Ruddle, who was released from...
J Ment Health Counsel. 2008, 30: 311-329. Article Google Scholar Leitner M, Barr W, Hobby L: Effectiveness of Interventions to Prevent Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour: A Systematic Review. 2008, Scottish Government Social Research. Google Scholar Miller A, Rathus J, Linehan M: Dialectical ...
The World Health Organization report that an estimated 793,000 people died by suicide in 2016 globally. The use of digital technology has been found to be beneficial in the delivery of Web-based suicide prevention interventions. Research on the integrati
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Connor receives royalties from books, and occasional fees for workshops and invited addresses; and reports grants from Medical Research Foundation, the Mindstep Foundation, Chief Scientist Office, Medical Research Council, NHS Health Scotland, Scottish Government, and National Institute for Health Research...