Mental Health and Wellbeing

The CHEX View

CHEX  views the term 'mental health' to mean the state of our mental wellbeing. Mental health, like physical health, is variable and can alter from time to time.  Community-led health organisations are able to promote mental well-being by using community development approaches to their work, enabling people to identify and take action on issues of importance to them.  They offer support for individuals to maintain good mental health.  They also challenge the stigma sometimes associated with those of us who are suffering mental ill health.

National Policy and Resources

'Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland'

In May 2009, the Scottish Government published 'Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland', their policy and action plan for improving Mental Health. (PDF file, 5.8Mb) 

  

Mental Health Indicator sets

i)   Adult indicators

Health Scotland was commissioned by the Scottish Government to devise a set of mental health indicators originally for the adult population and then for children and young people.  The adult indicator set was completed in December 2007.

http://www.healthscotland.com/scotlands-health/population/mental-health-indicators.aspx

ii)  Children and Young people indicators

It is planned that the final indicator set for children and young people will be published by September 2011 (http://www.healthscotland.com/scotlands-health/population/mental-health-indicators/children.aspx)

For all the latest information about mental health indicators from Health Scotland's website, please click here.

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