This page shares information on mental health training and capacity building opportunities available to the public health workforce across Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Scotland’s 10-year Mental Health Strategy (2017-2027) puts a strong emphasis on the importance of training and building capacity across the public mental health workforce to promote positive mental health and wellbeing.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and its partners are working together to ensure we meet these strategic outcomes via our Board’s mental health and wellbeing workstream. It recognises the importance of ensuring staff working with people across GGC are equipped and confident to support and promote positive mental health and wellbeing and respond to those in distress.
Building Mental Health Improvement Capacity across Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Mental Health Improvement Training and Capacity Building Calendar
There are no training opportunities planned for the foreseeable future.
Mental Health Improvement, Self-harm and Suicide Prevention Training Pathway
Our NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Mental Health Improvement, Self-harm and Suicide Prevention Training Pathway reflects the NHS Education for Scotland Mental Health Improvement and Suicide Prevention Framework; Scotland’s Knowledge and Skills Framework for Mental Health Improvement, Self-harm and Suicide Prevention.
The pathway is a tool to encourage the public health workforce to progressively build their knowledge and skills relevant to their role and responsibilities in the area of mental health. The resource is not a training calendar but rather a reference and guidance document to help individuals, teams and organisations explore potential training opportunities that are available, and whilst not exhaustive it can support navigation through the relevant and appropriate levels according to roles.
Running your Own Mental Health Session
Healthy Minds
Healthy Minds is an awareness-raising resource that supports delivery of the public mental health agenda. It aims to promote basic awareness and understanding of mental health and covers a variety of topics that can impact people’s mental health and wellbeing. Anyone can deliver a Healthy Minds session – you don’t need previous experience and the sessions are completely free to download and adapt to suit your own purposes. Visit the Healthy Minds page to find out more Healthy Minds Resource – NHSGGC.
Self-Directed Learning
There are a range of free online learning opportunities relating to Mental Health that cuts across the life course available to the public health workforce. Online Learning Resources Update – Mental Health – NHSGGC