Mental Health And The Prevention Of The Progression Mental...

Mental Health Policy in Scotland Prevention Scotland has several programs to aid in the prevention of the progression mental illness. There are courses on Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid, mentally healthy workplace training, and suicide prevention training. The Mental Health First Aid training is designed to help people recognize the signs and symptoms of a mental disorder and gives people the knowledge necessary to handle a mental health crisis. The mentally healthy workplace training is focused on mental health in and around the workplace, especially problems arising from stigma and discrimination. The Choose Life suicide prevention program has multiple training sessions that vary in length and subject. Applied Suicide†¦show more content†¦The Plan targets high risk groups, especially recognizing that people with mental illness are up to ten times as likely to commit suicide as the average population. The falling rate of suicide in Scotland suggests that these various methods are working (Hothersall, 2008, p. 115). Scotland’s prevention policies are primarily focused on stopping suicide among those who are already mentally disordered, while policies to prevent mental disorder in the first place are less common. Community Care Community care is generally provided by social workers who act as an interface between healthcare and community care services. They are tasked with designing and delivering a service plan to the patient when the patient is integrated back into the community (Hothersall, 2008, pp. 126-7) There are a variety of other mental health professionals working in the community including nurses, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, psychologists, and pharmacists. Programs offered by the Scottish government include supported housing schemes, staffed and unstaffed group homes, short term hostels, and adult/family placement schemes, along with respite care which provides time off for family members who are tasked with caring for a loved one (Steel, 2012, pp. 103-4) Various