Scotland’s Mental Health Strategy

As an amendment to motion S4M-05444 in the name of Michael Matheson (Scotland’s Mental Health Strategy), insert at end "; while noting that significant progress has been made since the Framework for Mental Health Services in Scotland in 1997, the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland: Policy and Action plan 2009-2011 including improving mental health services, suicide reduction and readmissions to psychiatric units, nevertheless recognises that depression in older people, which the World Health Organization has stated will be the second greatest health burden in developed countries by 2020, the record number of drug deaths and tackling alcohol-related brain damage all merit specific commitments along with the priorities identified in the strategy, which will build on and increase the pace of change in mental health in Scotland, and looks forward to the production of a report on progress on the 22 commitments in Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland: Policy and Action plan 2009-2011 and on the Scottish Government’s response to the Public Audit Committee’s 3rd Report 2010: Overview of mental health services, and an action plan on the 36 commitments in the new strategy together with a clear indication of how the Scottish Government intends to monitor progress."