Get ActivePositive Steps for Mental

Health

Friday 24 April 2009the Hub, Edinburgh

David Denton, SAMH Chair

Alison Walker

Sir Chris Hoy

Billy WatsonSAMH Chief Executive

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Get Active Positive Steps

for Mental Health

Billy Watson

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NATIONAL PROGRAMME: PHASE I

• National Awareness Raising Campaign

• Community Engagement Projects

• Learning and Education Modules

• National Conference Event

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National Awareness Raising Campaign

• Multi-Media social marketing campaign

• Promotion / preservation of good mental health : 3 in 4 of population

• Alignment of good mental health with physical health

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Community Engagement Projects

• 10 pilot sites across Scotland

• Target of 1000 people engaged

• Inclusion, participation and routes out of poor mental health

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Learning and Education Modules

• Target national sports associations & bodies

• Accredited modules embedded in national training programmes and certificates for coaches and others

• Amateur to elite; youths to older people

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National Conference Event

• Learning from Phase I 2009 – 2011

• Plan for sustainability

• Legacy preparation for 2014 Commonwealth Games

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Support

• Partners : Multi Agency

• Strategic commitment

• £400,000 funding Phase I

Alison Walker

Sir Chris Hoy

Sir Chris Hoy

Alison Walker

David Denton, SAMH

Chair

Get ActivePositive Steps for Mental

Health

Friday 24 April 2009the Hub, Edinburgh