Web poll results: New NHS 18 week waiting target should apply to mental health
Our first web poll focused upon the Scottish Government's new 18 week referral to treatment maximum waiting time, a target that does not apply...
> read more...SAMH submits response to the Scottish Parliament Health Committee
SAMH has submitted a response to the Scottish Parliament Health Committee who asked for initial views on their plan to conduct an inquiry into ment...
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SAMH has submitted its response to the Scottish Civil Courts Review consultation. Read our response by clicking > read more...
SAMH submits response to Local Healthcare Bill consultation
SAMH has submitted its response to the Scottish Government's Local Healthcare Bill consultation. The Scottish Government wants to encou...
> read more...SAMH comments on Welfare Reform
Click here to download our briefing on the recent changes to Welfare Reform and Employment an...
> read more...The Compass Centre on Scotland Today
The Compass Centre, a SAMH service based in Irvine, faces closure due to the shock decision of NHS Ayrshire and Arran Health Board to cease fu...
> read more...SAMH Members Forum - An Invitation
SAMH MEMBERS FORUM - 4TH APRIL 2008 SURVIVING THE BUDGET: SECURING THE FUTURE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SAMH is offering you the op...
> read more...SAMH submits response to Towards a Flourishing Scotland discussion document
SAMH has submitted its response to the Towards a Flourishing Scotland discussion document. This paper outlines the proposed future d...
> read more...SAMH submits response to the Independent Scrutiny consultation
This paper sets out the Scottish Government's intention of introducing independent, external scrutiny of proposals for major changes in NHS service...
> read more...Update on Hate Crime
SAMH is delighted to report that the Scottish Government will support the Sentencing of Offences Aggravated by Prejudice (Scotland) Bill. The bill ...
> read more...Update from the Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has issued a discussion paper outlining the proposed future direction for mental health improvement and population mental heal...
> read more...People with mental health problems face closure of flagship service
SAMH, Scotland’s leading mental health charity, is stunned by the shock decision of NHS Ayrshire and Arran Health Board to cease funding s...
> read more...Latest issue of The Point magazine
SAMH is pleased to present the winter edition of The Point magazine. This edition focuses upon abuse and trauma and the resulting impact that ...
> read more...RESPECTME LAUNCHES CYBERBULLYING CAMPAIGN
RESPECTME LAUNCHES CYBERBULLYING CAMPAIGN respectme, Scotland’s Anti-Bullying Service, has launched a nationwide Cyberbully...
> read more...SAMH releases Briefing Paper on the Scottish Government Draft Budget
On 14 November 2007 the Scottish Government published its draft Budget for 2008-11. This sets out its spending priorities for the next three years....
> read more...SAMH response to Better Health Better Care Consultation
SAMH has submitted its response to the Better Health Better Care consultation. This paper sets out the Scottish Government's proposed appr...
> read more...SAMH supports bill to strengthen law against hate crimes
SAMH has been working hard to support the new Member’s Bill in the Scottish Parliament that would strengthen the law on hate crimes against p...
> read more...SAMH Holds Succesful Members Forum
17th OCTOBER 2007 MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION – WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? SAMH Members Forums aim to provide the space to...
> read more...SAMH launches new guidance for employers
SAMH has launched new guidance for employers at the Scottish Enterprise ‘Mental Health: Opportunities in the Work Place’ conference. Mental Health, Incapacity and The Law in Scotland by Hilary Patrick SPECIAL OFFER TO SAMH MEMBERS Tottel publishing i... SAMH has issued a response to a consultation by the European Commission's Enterprise and Industry Directorate on the future of pharmaceuticals f...
The text competition has now closed. Thanks to all those who entered.... One in Four is back! In celebration of Mental Health Awareness Week SAMH... SAMH is pleased to present the summer edition of The Point magazine. This edition takes a look a... “Mental Health: Opportunities in the Work Place” Conference: Radisson Hotel, Glasgow, 23rd October. (Please note that... SAMH is proud to present the Scottish Mental Health and Well-Being Awards as part of our celebrations during Mental Health Awareness Week. respectme, Scotland’s Anti-Bullying Service, has launched its new, interactive website. The respectme website is specifical... SAMH Response to Consultation on the Draft Report on current Practice with regard to Provision of Information to Patients on Medicinal Products ... Following the success of last year’s event, Redhall Walled Garden, a stunning, award-winning, 18th century organic walled garden set in the hear... Scotland's mental health magazine, The Point, is back! After a short holiday, this SAMH-pro... With just one week to go until the Scottish Parliamentary elections, SAMH has rounded off its series of emails to candidates with a call to give menta... Today sees the launch of SAMH's new 'Recovery Works' leaflet.
SAMH believes that within recovery people can live a fulfilling life, r... What do Scotland’s main political parties think should be the priorities on mental health for the next session of the Scottish Parliament? Here&... SAMH continued its campaign to put mental health at the heart of the Scottish Parliament elections, with the third in a series of emails to candida... With just three weeks to go until the Scottish Parliamentary elections, it's time to think about what really matters. Last week we contacted pros... SAMH has begun its pre-election campaigning with the first in a series of four emails to all current MSPs and political parties. Each week, we'll be f... Disability Agenda Scotland (DAS) calls for equality for disabled people in its manifesto, which was launched at the Scottish Parliament on the 28th... SAMH are holding a recruitment fair on Thursday 29 March 2007 at their offices in Glasgow. To support the continued expansion of our se... SAMH held its first Members’ Forum of the year on 21 March. Focusing on employability, the Forum was well-attended and sparked some interesti... Scotland’s anti-bullying service, respectme, was launched at Kelvingrove Art Galleries in Glasgow yesterday (Tuesday 13 March). To mark International Self-Harm Awareness Day (1 March), ‘see me’ the Scottish mental health anti-stigma campaign is joining forces wit... SAMH Chief Executive, Shona Neil, delivered a keynote speech at the 'Effective Mental Health Policy: Employability, Recovery and Support for ... Take on the challenge of a lifetime in one of the most beautiful cities in the world - run the Edinburgh Marathon for SAMH on Sunday 27 M... The first ever Breathing Space Day is being held on Thursday 1 February 2007.
The day is being marked to help raise awareness of the telep... SAMH has launched its 2005/06 annual report. The theme of this year's report is Expect More, which builds on our ongoing campaign to rai... SAMH is launching a report which finds that in every area of community life, including work, people with mental health problems are still likely to... On Wednesday 22 November, SAMH launched What's It Worth? a report into the social and economic costs of mental health problems in Scotland, and Age... SAMH, Scotland's leading mental health charity, is launching What's it Worth? a report in to the Social and Economic Costs of Mental Health Problem... Young Scotland in Mind, a voluntary sector forum for children and young people's mental health and well-being, is hosting an event at Perth Concert... SAMH delivered two sessions on Recovery and User Involvement at the Community Care Live event in Edinburgh on 1& 2 November.
The Commu... Principles into Practice is an on-line forum hosted by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland to help people share information about how t... SAMH has been awarded the contract to develop a new anti-bullying service for Scotland. 'Better Futures' will be part of the SAMH Centre for Resear... A conference examining mental health and well-being in the workplace, organised by the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives and In Equili... Earlier this year, SAMH undertook a strategic review of the Policy and Information Directorate. As a result, from 1 October 2006, the Policy and ... The 'Rose Street Ensemble' is hosting a Shostakovich Birthday Party Concert at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh on Monday 25 September 2006. ... The third annual Healthy Body, Healthy Mind conference will be held in Glasgow on Tuesday 14 November 2006.
The conference will focus on ph... International Suicide Prevention Awareness Week (ISPAW), runs from 4 - 10 September 2006.
Choose Life, the Scottish Executive's... SAMH welcomes the publication of the Mental Welfare Commission's report highlighting the urgent need for more and better services for people with A... The ‘see me’ campaign has launched the first-ever national survey of people’s experiences of stigma and discrimination because of me... SAMH has a number of concerns about the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Bill.
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SAMH has issued a response to the Disability Rights Commission's publication, Priorities for Action: Putting Disability at the Heart of Public Policy ... Unveiling the proposals for Welfare Reform yesterday, the Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton said: "We are going to expect more ... SAMH is increasingly looking beyond Scotland and the UK to share our experiences and to learn from others
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SAMH is disappointed that Workforce Plus - an Employability Framework for Scotland does not address the needs of people with mental health... SAMH Chief Executive, Shona Neil, was among the speakers at the 'Looking Forward' conference on Alcohol Related Brain Damage, hosted by SAMH on 1 J... The new Mental Health Act has been in effect since October 05. To find out SAMH's views on its implementation so far, >
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SAMH has responded to the European Green paper on Improving the Health of the Population: Toward a Strategy on Mental Health for the European Union... From Monday 1 May 2006, patients who believe that they are “entrapped” at the State Hospital will be able to exercise a new right of ap... SAMH has submitted a response to the government's green paper on Welfare Reform. A full copy of the response is available to download
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SAMH Chief Executive, Shona Neil, is a member of the group that has been set up to develop the Mental Health Delivery Plan by December 2006. The pl... The Scottish Association for Mental Health has launched its new SAMH identity.
SAMH believes that the way an organisation looks reflec...
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SAMH responds to European Consultation on Pharmaceuticals
Win a Signed Guitar
One in Four 2007
Latest Issue of The Point
Mental Health: Opportunities in the Work Place
Scottish Mental Health and Well-Being Awards
respectme launches new website
SAMH supports continuation of ban on "direct-to-consumer" advertising by pharmaceutical companies
Redhall Walled Garden Midsummer Razzmatazz
The Point magazine returns
Mental health must be resourced
SAMH Launches 'Recovery Works'
MANIFESTO COMMITMENTS ON MENTAL HEALTH
Recovery is key, SAMH tells parliamentary candidates
CANDIDATES URGED TO FOCUS ON RESILIENCE
SAMH URGES PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES TO FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH
Great Expectations: Disability Agenda Scotland launches its Manifesto
SAMH RECRUITMENT FAIR
SAMH holds successful Members' Forum
launch of respectme
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International Self-Harm Awareness Day
Effective Mental Health Policy Conference Speech
Calling All Runners
Breathing Space Day
Expect More Annual Report Launched
People with mental health problems still socially excluded
SAMH Launches What's it Worth?
Cost of Mental Health Problems £8.6 billion in 2004-05
Open Space Event
Recovery and User Involvement Take Centre Stage
Principles into Practice
Better Futures - A New Anti-Bullying Project for Scotland
Managing Mental Health in the Workplace
SAMH Launches New Centre
Shostakovich Birthday Concert
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
International Suicide Prevention Awareness Week
SAMH Welcomes ARBD Report
Stigma Survey Launched by 'see me'
SAMH outlines its concerns about the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Bill
SAMH comments on Disability Rights Commission's Priorities for Action
John Hutton Signs up to Expect More?
International Work
Disappointment at Scottish Employability Framework
ARBD Conference Speech
How's the new Mental Health Act working?
SAMH Responds to European Green Paper on Mental Health
SAMH Welcomes New Right of Appeal
SAMH Responds to Welfare Reform Consultation
Mental Health Delivery Plan
SAMH Rebrands
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