Activity | Health Board | Year | Target group | Funding | Partners | 'See me's role | Who initiated | User & Carers | Evaluated | Outcome |
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Piloting young people's & workplace materials | ORK | 2005 | C&YP | SM | | Ran piloting | SM | U, C | Don't know | |
Local seminar as part of IIHML | HIG | 2006 | C&YP | HB | CL, HUG, Education, NHS Grampian | Presentation on remote and rural work of SM | SM | U | No | Extensive coverage about 'see me' & local services |
Football Cards with Inverness Caledonian Thistle in Mental Health Week | HIG | 2005 | GP | SM, CL | HB, CL, Breathing Space, Samaritans | Provision of materials | L | U, C | No | Local and national interest. Helping agencies saw 60% increase in use in the 6 months after launch. |
Stigma plays | HIG | 2003-2006 | C&YP | SM, LA, HB, CL, Lottery | LA, National Programme, HB, CL | Guidance, support & direction via HUG | SM | U, C | Yes | Improvement in young peoples' attitudes to those with mental illness. |
Grampian Anti Stigma Group | GRA | 2000- | GP | HB, SM | SRN, CL, Breathing Space, local agencies | Input to meetings, funding, materials, advice | L | U, C | | |
Focus groups | WI | 2002 | GP, C&YP | SM | NHS, college, user group | Facilitated discussion | SM | U, C | Yes | Fed into national campaign & local agenda |
Distributing SM materials | WI | 2003- | GP | SM | Statutory agencies, SHAW | Provision of materials | L | | No | Getting SM literature into public places |
SM materials & t-shirts at South Uist Agricultural Show | WI | 2006 | GP | SM | CHP, health promotion | Provision of materials & t-shirts | L | | | Visited by several hundred people, many took away & wore T shirts, became a talking point. |
Local SM visits | SHE | 2005 | | LA | | | L | C | Don't know | |
Publicity campaign in Health Board | SHE | 2006 | | | | Provision of materials | SM | C | No | |
Mind your Head fun run | SHE | 2006 | GP | | Health promotion | | | | | 300 community members took part. Raised profile of mental health issues. |
Public awareness campaign & anti-stigma Pledge signing | FOR | 2006 | GP | HB | SM, HB, LA | Produced cards for anti-stigma Pledge signing | L | U, C | No | Gathered cards. Used comments to inform future direction. |
Newton Stewart Football Club - 'see me' strips | DUM | 2005-2006 | C&YP | SM | | Provided strips for all team members | L | | Don't know | Increased awareness of SM campaign |
Survey of attitudes in schools | DUM | 2006-2007 | C&YP | SM, HB | Schools, NHS, Heads UP | Supply & analysis of survey (pre & post), T-shirts, campaign materials & prizes | L | | No | Will be evaluated on completion. Expected outcomes - increase awareness, knowledge and understanding of mental health issues. Reduced stigma. |
Peer support programme in Stranraer Academy | DUM | 2003-2006 | C&YP, socio-econom dep areas | Better Neighbourhood Services Fund, NSF Scotland | NSF, HB, SM, Better Neighbourhood Services Fund, LA, schools | Provision of materials | L | | Yes | Altered the behaviour and attitudes of young people towards mental health. |
Anti-stigma football match with St Johnstone FC | TAY | 2006 | GP | PLUS | LA, hospital | SM had arranged to be present for signing, but were unable to attend. | L | U | | Users enjoyed playing with local football team. Promoted service user involvement and anti-stigma. Raised PR for PLUS. General public talking more openly about mental health. |
Local campaign / advertising on buses | LOT | 2003 | GP | HB, SM | HB, SM | Negotiated advertising space. More emphasis on Lothian for national campaign. Evaluation. | SM | | Yes | Developed relationship with SM. Few calls about materials on resources library number advertised on the buses |
Anti-stigma volleyball team | TAY | 2005 | GP | SM, PLUS | | Arranged photoshoot. Provided strips. | L | U | | Getting mental health into mainstream. Changing attitudes in an area where mental health rarely discussed. Individuals in the team who suffer mental illness offered the chance to belong to something outwith mental health circle. |
Anti-stigma message on West Lothian Council & NHS payslips | LOT | 2005 | LA & NHS staff | LA, HB | LA, HB | Had input on message on pay slip | L | | Yes | |
Supporting BME communities to address stigma | GLA | 2005- | BME popn, faith leaders, | SM, LA, HB | NRCMEH, SM, GAMH, MHF, NHS inequalities, Chinese Community Development Partnership, Chinese Healthy Living Centre, CHP, Youth Services, | Steering and supporting the initiative. Assisting with developing the strategic plan, in research activity, finance, research & communication skills training to local BME organisations. Dissemination activities. | SM | U | Yes | Several research reports will be published. Development of large scale intervention programme with 12+ partners to support BME community organisations & address stigma through: large scale community workshops, strengthening BME representation in service user movement, health & social care staff awareness of stigma, work with faith leaders, early intervention in school and youth sector, exploring stigma through the arts and ICT etc. |
Tackling stigma amongst young people | GLA | 2005- | C&YP | SM, LA, HB | SM, Education Improvement services, CAMHS, Glasgow Council Youth Services Childline, MHF, Create Consultancy Positive Mental Attitudes, STEPS, SRN, Scottish anti-bullying network, etc. | Strategic support and advice. Jointly developed resources such as the schools mental health curriculum pack, peer support pack, interactive DVD. Jointly devised an approach to influencing schools and other practitioners. | SM | U | Yes | Projects are being rolled out across secondary schools and an evaluation framework is being finalised in terms of output/impact for young people and practitioners |
Workplace anti-stigma programme | GLA | 2004- | WP, BME | SM, LA, HB, corporate | Positive Mental Attitudes, SAMH, GAMH, STEPS, SHAW/ Healthy Working Lives, HB, 6 universities, various NHS mental health teams, companies, economic & regeneration agencies | Strategic support to tie regional work in with national priority areas. Provision of materials to support face to face learning approaches taken within project. | SM | U | Yes | Paper on impact produced. The learning workshops with narrative components has been made available nationally and mainstreamed in to local provision They have been adapted for key settings such as NHS and universities. |
Two leaflets produced on mental health in the workplace. | AYR | 2004 | WP | HB | SM, HB, SHAW | Providing factual information and resource logos. | SM | ? | Don't know | Healthy Working Lives Officers use this leaflet a lot when working with workplaces throughout Ayrshire & Arran |
Promotional work | AYR | 2005 | GP | SM | HB, SM, local anti-stigma group & vol orgs. | Provided advertising, concentrated in the 3 Towns Area of North Ayrshire Provided radio ads for 3 TFM local radio project. | SM | U, C | Yes | The 3 TFM pilot project was successfully evaluated and repeated the following year (2006). |
'see me' radio ads used on 3T FM radio project | AYR | 2006 | GP | HB | Vol & statutory agencies | Provided radio ads specific to 'see me' and resources. | L | U, C | Yes | Evaluation shows this is a successful way of communicating positive health messages to the general population. |
Informing patients about "Stigma Stop Watch" campaign | STA | 2005? | Patients | SM | State Hospital, PAS | Inform patients about the Stigma Stop Watch campaign, and 'see me''s role in general. | L | U | | Patients at the State Hospital seem to have a good awareness of 'see me' and their work. |
Interventions (specifically Linda Dunion) in the press regarding secure hospitals | STA | On going | GP | SM | | Writing responses to Scottish media coverage re: secure hospitals and those who stay there. | SM | ? | ? | Has offered a right to reply for those in the State Hospital. Hope messages will filter through to the public awareness to address the ignorance and misconceptions that exist around the hospital. |
Advice, information and guidance regarding individual patient issues with the press | STA | 2007 | Patients | SM | | Advice through hospital staff on the risks for patients of contacting a newspaper editor directly. Provision of press cuttings for PAS to support complaint to the Press Complaints Commission and advice on how to frame complaint. | L | U | ? | Still in the process of the complaint but the patient feels reassured by the interest and support of the high profile organisation. |