Towards a Mentally Flourishing Inclusive Highland

With Inclusion in Mind
[Saturday, February 23, 2008]

 

You are invited to participate in a consultation event to discuss the current document

 Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland
   which sets out a vision for mental health improvement and population mental health 2008-11.

In setting the future direction, the paper focuses on what Local Authorities, NHS Boards and other key stakeholders can do to enhance, promote and support mental health improvement and population mental health.

 

The Scottish Government has recently published

 
With Inclusion in Mind
 

The local authority role in promoting wellbeing and social

development a guide for local authorities to understand and fulfil their duties under the

 

Mental Health (care and treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 sections 25-31.

 
This document provides guidance and best practice to enable individuals and services to have a positive impact on all aspects of life such as education, leisure services, economic development and housing. The implication for joint working with community planning partners for both documents under policy frameworks that address inequalities and promote wellbeing has led us to plan a joint consultation exercise that will capture aspirations for a range of sectors and guide planning of services, training and activity under this important policy strand.

 

The events planned will be using a World Caf style with round tables, hosted by facilitators who can guide the discussion and debate. The events are an opportunity to engage with the process and influence the local agenda

as well as informing the Scottish Government of the Highland priorities and joint working initiatives.

 

Mental health issues will most likely affect you or someone you know at some point in your life. Ensuring you are supported at these times is a joint responsibility of the Local Authority and Health Board. Knowing what to do to maintain and enhance mental health is everybody=92s business.

 

This is your opportunity to shape local services and policy. We welcome your attendance and the chance to incorporate your views into this joint planning and visionary policy work. Please complete the accompanying booking form to reserve you place and circulate this invitation to your wider social care and health networks.

 

If you have not seen the documents to be discussed, they can be reviewed via the following web link:

 
 

 

March 5th  Ben Nevis Hotel, Fort William at 10am

 or

 

March 6th  Royal Marine Hotel, Brora at 10am

 or

 

March 7th  Cairnbaan Hotel, By Lochgilphead at 10am

 

 

Kind regards

 

Jermaine Allison

 

Senior Health Promotion Specialist

 

Please return, by Thursday 28th February 2008 to

 
Jermaine Allison,
 Health Promotion Dept,

 NHS Highland, Assynt House

 Beechwood Park
 Inverness IV2 3HG.
 
704805.

 

Jermaine.Allison@hhb.scot.nhs.uk
 

 
For additional details contact:

Sarah Darling / June Anderson
Administration Assistants
Argyll and Bute Volunteer Centre
20 Main Street, Tobermory
Isle of Mull, PA75 6NU
01688 302500


Towards a Mentally Flourishing Inclusive Highland was posted by Nasreen Kharegat. To discuss any of its subject matter further please contact n.kharegat@switchontoliteracies.co.uk
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