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A new mental health strategy for Scotland

This presentation was given by Penny Curtis from the mental health unit in the Scottish Government. It describes the consultation on the new mental health strategy for Scotland.
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· Nov 24, 2011
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How to access MENTAL HEALTH help in SCOTLAND | NHS, charities or private?

Thank you BetterHelp for sponsoring this video! Get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. Get 10% off your first month: HTTPS://betterhelp.com/kakibot Finally! A video that will help you take the best care of yourself while living in Scotland! We have gone deep into the research rabbit hole but eventually this ended up being more ...
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· May 17, 2022
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What you want from Scotland's Mental Health Strategy

This short animation details your feedback and a number of outcomes you told us you want to see from the new Scottish Government Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy. Read the A Chance for Chance report and/or summary on our website https://bit.ly/AChanceForChange (text only and BSL versions available via this link). You can subscribe to this ...
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· Jul 27, 2022
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Crisis - Supporting mental health in Scotland

When people have mental health difficulties, early intervention is important. So Royal Bank of Scotland Social & Community Capital is proud to support Crisis, a charity that provides counselling services to children, adolescents and adults.
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· Feb 29, 2016
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Introduction to SAMH, the Scottish Association for Mental Health

SAMH Chief Executive, Billy Watson, introduces the organisations and its work, and we hear from some of SAMH's staff and service users.
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· Dec 3, 2010
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NHSGGC - BSL Mental Health A-Z: Mental Health Act (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) 2003

You can view all our BSL Mental Health A-Z videos at www.nhsggc.org.uk/bsl-mh-az
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· Apr 4, 2018
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New mental health strategy

Improving access to services and supporting earlier intervention is at heart of Scotland’s new ten-year Mental Health Strategy, the Minister for Mental Health has announced. The strategy has steps to improve delivery of child and adolescent mental health services – including an audit to look at concerns over rejected referrals, and action ...
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· Mar 30, 2017
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Scotland’s addiction crisis: can outdoor therapy actually help?

Scotland has some of the highest drug deaths in Europe, a deepening mental health crisis and loses between three and four people a day to suicide. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube http://bit.ly/subscribegdn Yet at the same time, services are being stripped back leaving a gap in support that is often filled with volunteers who have a ...
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· Oct 17, 2023
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Power – a health and social justice issue (NHS Health Scotland and GCPH)

The Community Empowerment Act is an important new piece of Scottish legislation with opportunities to reduce health inequalities through the redistribution of power – but that depends on us really understanding what power is, where power lies and how this relates to health. http://www.healthscotland.scot/health-inequalities/fundamental-causes ...
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· Aug 16, 2017
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Linking mental health indicators to promoting mental health in early life

Harry Burns, chief medical officer for Scotland, talks about how the mental health indicators for children and young people can be used to promote mental health in early life.
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· Jan 4, 2012
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Social workers in Scotland miss more than 30,000 work days due to mental health

Social workers in Scotland were forced to miss more than 30,000 days of work because of mental health issues in the past year, figures have shown.
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· Jan 6, 2023
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NHSGGC - Occupational Therapy in Mental Health - How We Help People

An information video showing how Occupational Therapy Treatment can help people with mental ill health achieve their goals.
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· Sep 16, 2016
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Adverse Childhood Experiences - NHS Health Scotland

NHS Health Scotland has produced this short animation to contribute to raising awareness about the impact of childhood adversity. We hope it can stimulate discussion about what action can be taken to both prevent and respond to early adversity. http://www.healthscotland.scot/population-groups/children/adverse-childhood-experiences
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· May 22, 2018
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Scotland - Mental and emotional wellbeing - How to deal with change - P4, P5, P6, P7 - Second Level classroom and home learning for Curriculum for Excellence with BBC Bitesize Scotland - BBC Bitesize

Find out how to prepare and deal with big changes in life with BBC Bitesize Scotland article for P4, P5, P6, P7 - Second Level CfE
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· Nov 17, 2023
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Mental Health in the Workplace #MyPinkElephant

At Simplyhealth we firmly believe that an organisations greatest assets are its people, and the largest contributing factor to their happiness is their health and wellbeing. With 1 in 4 people in the UK being affected by mental health problems*, it’s time for businesses to put a greater focus on implementing (or improving an existing ...
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· May 10, 2019
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NHSGGC - Carer's (Scotland) Act 2016

Identifying, involving and supporting carers. Staff training regarding involvement of carers when someone is going home from hospital.
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· Jan 28, 2019
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Reducing health inequalities | Public Health Information Network Scotland seminar

http://www.scotpho.org.uk/about-us/public-health-information-network-for-scotland-phins/ Gerry McCartney, NHS Health Scotland on 'Reducing health inequalities: insights from theory and practice' NHS Health Scotland, the Scottish Public Health Observatory and the Glasgow Centre for Public Health hosted this event on 29 September 2017. It was the ...
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· Oct 26, 2017
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Introducing NHS Health Scotland's strategic framework

A Fairer Healthier Scotland A strategic framework for action 2017 - 2022 For more details on the work of NHS Health Scotland and the full strategic framework, please visit: http://www.healthscotland.scot/our-organisation/a-fairer-healthier-scotland-2017-22 Transcript: Background The health of the people of Scotland is improving. However, this ...
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· Jun 14, 2017
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NHS Careers: Nursing Careers: a career in mental health nursing

To find out more about mental health nursing, visit the NHS Careers website: http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/explore-by-career/nursing/careers-in-nursing/mental-health-nursing/
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· Nov 24, 2010
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The NHS Community Mental Health Transformation

This film is a short visual walk through of the NHS Long-Term Plan commitment on community mental health transformation. The video outlines essential information and learnings on the development of new integrated models of primary and community mental health for people with severe mental illness (SMI). It describes the principles of the already ...
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· Jun 17, 2021
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Mental Health: Rehab Services | NHS

Mental health rehabilitation services are designed to help people recover from the difficulties of long-term severe mental health illnesses. For info about mental health services that are available, visit our page here: ow.ly/vVPp30i8uvQ Special thanks to @MaudsleyNHS
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· Jan 1, 2009
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Being a Social Worker within adult mental health services

Charlotte Morris works with the Trust as a Mental Health Social Worker and in this video talks about the care and support Social Workers can provide to people with mental health needs; opening up about the work she has done in the Trust to make a difference.
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· Feb 14, 2023
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What's it like to be a Community Mental Health Nurse?

"I'd recommend Mental Health Nursing to anyone who has a genuine interest in people..." Watch Margaret's inspirational video here... #OneProfessionManyStories #MHImprove
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· Oct 17, 2018
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Mental Health Support Worker | Northern Healthcare Careers

At Northern Healthcare our Support Workers are key members of our teams, they provide vital day-to-day support to our residents 24/7. Support work is extremely rewarding but comes with challenges. We asked Joshua and Ella to describe their roles, what they love about what they do and what they find most challenging. For more information or to ...
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· Sep 28, 2020
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The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Our CAMHS team describe their service and what those who use it can expect from them.
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· Mar 24, 2021
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Healthcare Improvement Scotland - Here's How We Work

What does our organisation do for the NHS in Scotland and for patients? We've created a video that explains our role and the way we work. The following are part of our organisation: Healthcare Environment Inspectorate, SIGN, Scottish Medicines Consortium, Scottish Health Council and the Scottish Health Technologies Group. We also manage the ...
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· Nov 9, 2011
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Scotland's Public Health Priorities

The Scottish Government and COSLA agreed six Public Health Priorities in June 2018. These are intended to support national and local partners across Scotland work together to improve healthy life expectancy and reduce health inequalities in our communities. over the next decade.
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· Jun 24, 2019
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Mental Health Awareness training for our staff - Part 1

In collaboration with RehabWorks, this is the first of three videos which aim to provide useful guidance to North Mid staff about mental health awareness and share helpful tips and tools to support colleagues who may be experiencing mental health issues. These videos are part of a wider training and events programme being delivered at North ...
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· Jan 22, 2019
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Take Time to Take Care of Your Mental Well-being

The WSH Council has produced this campaign video, which shows how our campaign persona Fred, who is a “Cloud of Stress”, manages to overcome his mental stress with the support of his co-workers and management. This video is a reminder to employers to take care of their employees, and to employees to take time to care for their health and ...
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· Dec 9, 2021
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The contribution of mental health social work to health and care services

This is the first of a series of information films HEE is creating to promote awareness and understanding of the crucial role that mental health social workers play in health and care systems. This film includes a variety of voices from different areas of social work, including community work, approved mental health professionals, the family ...
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· Mar 24, 2020
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Our workplace wellbeing services

We believe that workplace mental health must be a priority for all employers across the UK, regardless of workplace type, industry or size. Our mental health expertise makes us an essential partner for improving workplace wellbeing and mental health support in your workplace. This animation looks at the key steps you can take to support your ...
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· Oct 29, 2018
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Scots social workers take thousands of days off over mental health issues

SOCIAL workers have lost 30,567 days to mental ill health in just one year, we can reveal. Scotland’s biggest council, Glasgow, reported most absences with 4,794 days missed in 2022-23, followed by…
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· Mar 16, 2024
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Kirk's Story | Mental Health at Work

When Kirk's daughter, Holly, was diagnosed with an eating disorder, his world fell apart. Being able to talk about what he was going through at work helped him navigate through what was an incredibly difficult and painful time, and he received fantastic support and understanding from his team. He's now leading the way in empowering his ...
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· Sep 10, 2018
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Can I take legal action for mental health discrimination at work?

Specialist employment solicitor, James Watkins, discusses mental health discrimination and when seeking legal action may be an option. The employment lawyers at Slater and Gordon specialise in discrimination claims. For more information call freephone 0800 916 9060 or visit https://www.slatergordon.co.uk/contact-us/ James Watkins is an ...
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· Jan 19, 2018
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A day in the life of a hospital social worker

Work with us to care for our elderly, disabled and vulnerable members of the community. https://jobs.hertfordshire.gov.uk/sectors/working-with-adults/work-in-adult-social-care.aspx
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· Jan 18, 2018
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Person Centered Care Planing

A collaborative project between Yale and Cambridge on bringing to life recovery oriented care delivery in Mental Health through Person Centered Care Planning. The 7 minute video provides glimpses of the four aspects, Philosophy of PCCP, Process, Plan and Purpose. For more information visit www.promise.global
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· Apr 27, 2016
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Mental Health in the Workplace

Acas Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Francoise Woolley talks about mental health at work and her top 3 tips for creating a wellbeing culture. To find out more about supporting mental health in the workplace visit: http://www.acas.org.uk/supporting-mental-health-workplace
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· Jan 23, 2023
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What is it like to be a Healthcare Support Worker within Mental Health Services at MPFT

We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. Want to know more? Email us at Mentalhealthcareers@mpft.nhs.uk
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· Jul 12, 2022
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How is mental illness being managed in the workplace?

Navigating the workplace with a mental illness can be challenging. Do you tell your boss about an illness? If you do, how will they react? And, what happens if your mental illness might affect your ability to do the job? Insight: Tuesdays at 8:30pm on SBS ONE http://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight
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· Jul 5, 2017
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Huge rise in students in Scotland seeking mental health support

Cases range from anxiety, depression and gender-based violence to body dysmorphia.
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· Oct 29, 2018
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Let's talk about recovery

While recovery can be an individual experience, evidence* suggests there are some common themes. Use this short animation as an introduction to recovery and/or a prompt to encourage conversations about recovery. An accompanying Let's talk about recovery leaflet and CHIME conversation cards can be found at www.scottishrecovery.net or join the ...
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· Feb 11, 2019
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Newly Qualified Social Workers in Scotland: The first five years

This short animation presents key findings from year one of a five-year longitudinal study exploring the experiences of newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) in Scotland. The study was commissioned by SSSC in 2016 and is being led by Dr Scott Grant (Glasgow Caledonian University) and Dr Trish McCulloch (University of Dundee).
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· Jul 3, 2019
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The Mental Capacity Act: an animated guide by Infodeo.

An animated guide to the Mental Capacity Act produced for the Dorset County Council Mental Capacity Act team. The guide explains the key principles in an easy to understand form.
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· Sep 21, 2016
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Mental Health First Aid Training (broll) HD

Selected sections of the Mental Health First Aid course. Intended for use as b-roll footage for stories on the Mental Health First Aid program.
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· Apr 24, 2014
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Five Ways to Look After Your Wellbeing

University can be a difficult time, presenting a number of new and unique challenges you may not have faced before. We know that it's a very worrying and uncertain time for everybody, and that you might be feeling anxious about what's happening. We are here to support you. This animation is one of a series of videos to support students with ...
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· Feb 3, 2021
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Suicide Risk Assessment Reducing Liability and Improving Outcomes

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· Jan 7, 2022
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What makes peer support unique?

We asked people from across Scotland what makes peer support unique? This short animation highlights what they said. Over the last 6 months we have held two online events and spoken with many people involved in peer support work from across Scotland. The events and conversations provided a shared space to discuss our experiences and to learn ...
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· Feb 25, 2022
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The van taking mental health support to rural Scotland

A Highland mental health charity is taking its services on the road in a bid to reach people struggling with no support close by.
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· Mar 7, 2024
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Infant Mental Health - Third Sector Support in Scotland

Find out more about the importance of infant mental health and the work that Amma Birth Companions are doing to support babies and families in Glasgow. For more…
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· Jun 7, 2024
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Inside SAMH: Meet the people running Scotland's mental health service #news #health #mentalhealth

Scotland's grappling with a mental health crisis, with services and funding failing to support the most vulnerable. More than 50,000 people were hospitalised for mental health issues last year and community care is under strain. Delayed discharges accounted for almost 120,000 lost NHS bed days, with more than 10% of mental health in-patients ...
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· Jan 29, 2025