PMHG Introduction
The purpose of this group is to make public mental health a priority across Scotland – for real, and to document improvements or otherwise in public mental health.
The aims of the Public Mental Health Group (PMHG) are:
- To make best use of the opportunity provided by the current focus on mental health and particularly Scottish Government’s forthcoming 10 year MH strategy;
- To take actions to ensure public and mental health are better integrated and achieve parity with physical health;
- To ensure mental health is included in all policies/strategies which impact on public health;
- To share experience, knowledge and approaches for taking forward Public Mental Health including early stage ideas;
- To raise the profile of Public Mental Health as a practice – specialist and generalist
- To provide an informal network of those involved in public health with an interest in public mental health and act as a stakeholder group for NHS Health Scotland work programme;
- To facilitate cross-Board and cross-partner collaborative work as appropriate; and
- To provide a conduit to general advice on approaches to public mental health practice and access to public health expertise across Scotland, as appropriate.
Chair Arrangements (2021)
Co-Chair: Trevor Lakey, Health Improvement and Inequalities Manager – Mental Health, Alcohol and Drugs (NHS GG&C)
Co-Chair: Jane Bray, Consultant in Public Health Medicine (NHS Tayside)