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Health and Wellbeing

Posts about the work of the Health and Wellbeing directorate

Involving recovering alcohol and drug users in the delivery and design of treatment and recovery

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It has long been accepted that successful recovery from alcohol and drug dependence is a long-term journey and not something that can be achieved alone. Support networks across communities and among those in treatment and recovery are an essential cornerstone …

A life changing opportunity – putting prevention at the heart of mental health

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This week the Mental Health Taskforce published its engagement report, highlighting what 20,000 people think the priorities for the country’s mental health are.  The report underlines the importance of mental health nationally and the chance we now have to make …

Days in the lives – the everyday experiences of people living with a mental health problem

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In November last year we helped launch ‘A day in the life’, a project which asks people with a mental health problem to blog about a day in their life - on four set days across the year - providing …

Building the evidence and changing practice in the wider public health workforce

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Recently the Centre for Workforce Intelligence and Royal Society for Public Health published reports highlighting the importance of engaging the wider public health workforce to support improvement in population health. They identified several workforces such as the allied health professions …