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Research & Evidence

Physical Activity and Mental Health and Wellbeing: An evidence briefing
An report commissioned by Health Scotland to explore evidence for the role of physical activity in promoting mental wellbeing and preventing mental health problems.

Research Report - Scoping exercise with black and minority ethnic groups on perceptions of mental wellbeing in Scotland
A scoping exercise commissioned by Health Scotland to investigate conceptualisations of mental wellbeing with Scottish Pakistani and Chinese communities. The report provides an overview of research in this area and an analysis of the perspectives of a sample of key informants working with and in these two communities.

Mental Health Improvement: Evidence Based Messages to Promote Mental Wellbeing
A report commissioned by Health Scotland to assess the strength of the evidence for mental health improvement messages and to establish the views of the public and professionals on what are sometimes referred to as ‘positive steps’ for mental health.

Mosaics of Meaning - Reports

Mental Health and Capacity Building with Black and Minority Ethnic Communities and Service Providers

Mental Health Indicators Programme

Scottish Public Health Observatory – Mental Health Pages (external link)

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Publications

Stigma: An international Briefing Paper
This briefing paper and accompanying guidebook have been designed to assist people in understanding discrimination, stigma and social exclusion as experienced by people with mental health problems – what they are, why they matter, where they originate – and in developing strategies and actions to fight them.

Stigma: A guidebook for action
This guidebook gives examples of different activities taking place across the WHO European region, and provides simple tools and ideas for action.

A catalogue of Health Scotland's mental health improvement publications
This catalogue provides information on all mental health related publications produced by Health Scotland up to 2007.

Mental Health Improvement Briefing 2007/8
Provides an overview of Health Scotland's Mental Health Improvement work for 2007/8.

Learning and Training

Scotland's Mental Health First Aid (SMHFA) (external link)
Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid is a training course aimed at anyone who wants to help someone with mental health problems.

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Links

Promoting Positive Mental Health in Young People
In collaboration with Penumbra and a group of young people the National Programme has created a profile page on Bebo where young people can chat and share information.

The aim of the forum is to raise awareness of positive mental health and wellbeing, and help to create a young people’s ‘mental health movement’. It is targeted at young people aged between 12-18 years old.

Library Service search

Visit the Library service section for books, journals and other resources about Mental Health Improvement.