Positive Minds 2015: Black and Minority Ethnic Communities and Mental Health in Scotland

Positive Minds 2015

Black and Minority Ethnic Communities and Mental Health in Scotland: A participative event showcasing Me, Myself and I: Towards Self-Management – a 3-year Scottish Government funded project helping, improving and building self-confidence of individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic communities with mental health issues to proactively and confidently self-manage their mental health and work towards recovery.

REACH Community Health Project will highlight the success, good practice and lessons learnt of the project over the past two years and will also allow the opportunity for stakeholders to discuss the future of mental health amongst BME communities. The event will help promote a model of partnership between public and third sector agencies, policy makers and the BME community.

Programme (Draft)

9.30-10.00 Registration

10.00-10.05 Opening and Welcome – REACH Community Health Project

10.05-10.15 Mr Jamie Hepburn: Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health

10.15-10.25 (Speaker tbc) – Mental Health and Ethnicity in Scotland

10.25-10.35 Shabir Banday: Director, REACH Community Health Project and

contribution to mental health and ethnicity in Scotland

10.35-10.45 Asia Ali and Zenib Ali: Project Officers

Me, Myself and I: Towards Self-Management project update

10.45-10.55 Video – Me, Myself and I: Towards Self Management

10.55-11.05 Break

11.05-11.15 Service User Experience

11.15-11.25 Video “Working towards Recovery”

11.25-11.35 Paul Lafferty: Health Improvement Senior, South Glasgow CHCP

11.35-11.45 Video – Working together: Partners and Networks

11.45-11.55 Colin McCormack: Head of Mental Health, North West Glasgow CHCP

11.55-12.15 Question and Answer and Introduction to workshops

12.15-1.00 Lunch

1.00-2.00 Workshops

2.00-2.10 Closing Remarks