Mental Health

Purpose of the group

• To act as a forum for assessing the implications for people with mental health problems and their carers of any relevant proposed legislation which may impact upon them.
• To raise awareness and understanding of mental illness and mental health and wellbeing.
• To promote the rights of people with mental health problems and their carers, and help to ensure that the experience and views of these groups inform the political process.
• To campaign to reduce the stigma and discrimination experienced by people with mental health problems and work to improve public understanding of mental health issues.

Minutes

• Minutes of Meeting 17 January 2013 (257KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 23 May 2013 (241KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 20 June 2013 (250KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 5 December 2013 (237KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 26 March 2014 (253KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 10 June 2014 (291KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 24 September 2014 (223KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 4 December 2014 (334KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 18 June 2015 (208KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 23 September 2015 (208KB pdf)

Annual Return/Report

• Registration Form (166KB pdf)
• Annual Return 3 October 2012 (18KB pdf)
• Annual Return 11 October 2013 (131KB pdf)
• Annual Return 10 October 2014 (171KB pdf)
• Annual Return 7 October 2015 (171KB pdf)

Group Officers

• Co-Convener: Malcolm Chisholm
• Co-Convener: Mark McDonald
• Co-Convener: Mary Scanlon

Group Members

• Alison McInnes
• Fiona McLeod
• Mary Fee
• Richard Simpson

Organisations

RCPsych in Scotland – Secretariat

ABPI

Addressing the Balance

Action on Depression Scotland

Action in Mind

Association of Directors of Social Work

Association of Community health partnerships

British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy

Bipolar Scotland

Big Lottery Fund

British Psychological Society

Children 1st

Counselling and Psychotherapy Scotland

GMC Scotland

Ingeus

Health in Mind

LGBT Youth Scotland

Mental Health Foundation Scotland

Mental Health Nursing Forum

Mental Welfare Commission

Mindroom

Penumbra

Princess Carers Trust

See Me

RNID

SAMH

Scottish Council on Deafness

Scottish Institute for Human Relations

Turning Point Scotland

Support in Mind Scotland

Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance

Royal College of Nursing

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

The Care Commission

Wellbeing Alliance

Maternal Mental Health Scotland

Division of Clinical Psychology in Scotland

Human Development Scotland

Division of Counselling Psychology in Scotland (British Psychological Society Scotland)

Autism Rights Scotland

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems

Roshni

Psychiatric Rights Scotland

BEAT (Beating Eating Disorders Scotland)

NSPCC