Current work
Across Scotland there are a wide range of projects, programmes and interventions underway and being developed to promote mental and emotional health and well-being in schools.
The Scottish Health Promoting Schools Unit (SHPSU) recently commissioned a mapping exercise to gather an overview of mental health promotion work in Scottish schools to identify the range and scope of projects taking place.
Those who contributed to the mapping exercise included:
- National Programme Executive Group
- Choose Life Co-ordinators
- Scottish Primary Mental Health Workers Network
- Mental Health Special Interest Group
- National Health Promoting Schools Network
- SHPSU Steering Group
- Schools Liaison Officers Group.
Wide range of projects
The mapping revealed a wide range of projects and initiatives which have been presented under the following headings.
- Additional Support for Learning
- Anti-bullying
- Anxiety management
- Behaviour improvement
- Bereavement
- Choose Life
- Circle time
- Citizenship/Eco Schools/Enterprise
- Coping strategies
- Counselling
- Curriculum and curriculum development
- Domestic abuse
- Drama/Music/Art
- Emotional literacy
- Emotional well-being
- Friendship/relationships
- Health projects
- Health Promoting School
- Hobbies/Activities
- Involving parents and carers
- Meditation
- Mental health needs assessment/Audit
- Mental health problems
- Mentoring
- Personal development programmes
- Physical activity
- Policies/Strategies
- Pupil/Peer led
- School development
- See Me/Stigma
- Self-esteem/Confidence building
- Services delivered in schools
- Staff development
- Stress management
- Summer activity programmes
- Transitions
- Visiting speakers
The information collected can be viewed on the Consultancy World website on the mapping exercise page. It can be searched by council area, NHS board area or by category of project.
