Change Mental Health

Day

Wednesday 5 February

Time slot

13:30-14:30

This event took place about 2 months ago

Room

Moorfoot suite
Wheelchair accessible

Contact

Kieran Scott
07790 809 273

Topics

Health and social care Policy

Overall aim

• To share findings and recommendations on best practice for early intervention and prevention in tackling mental health in rural Scotland
• Gather insights from attendees to inform thinking around addressing early intervention and prevention of mental health in rural Scotland
• Encourage collaboration between stakeholders and wider communities to address mental health at the earliest opportunity

Description

Living with poor mental health and mental illness in rural Scotland has many challenges: access to services, transport, anonymity, isolation, and low wage rural economies. Early intervention and prevention are key to mental health and wellbeing. But, what is best practice for the one million people who live in rural Scotland?

Change Mental Health is exploring this question with funding support from the Scottish Government’s Mental Health Division, and assistance from many experts in mental health, delivery partners and stakeholders.

We’re creating a developing evidence base within Scotland on best practice, focused on collaborative, whole system approaches to early intervention and prevention.

Our research to date is being shared for the first time this week as ‘Early intervention and prevention in rural mental health – an interim report’. And, you have the opportunity this afternoon to co-create within the process by sharing your perspective and feedback.

Harnessing the best of Scotland-based and global examples of best practice of cross sector collaboration in rural settings, this interim report will lead to a full report with recommendations on best practice in rural early intervention and prevention. The full report will be published in Spring 2025 and made available to Scottish Government, stakeholders, communities and delivery partners.

Who was the event aimed at?

Public

Who spoke at this event?

Nick Ward - CEO at Change Mental Health
Carina Bryce - Policy and Projects Officer at Change Mental Health
Martin McCoy - Public Health Scotland
Tim Street - Mental Health Foundation