One in four people may experience a diagnosable mental health condition in any given year.
During 2015 VHS has been exploring what smaller voluntary health organisations have to say about mental health. They tell us their role is to ‘catch those people who have often fallen through the gaps of mainstream services or support.’
Useful resources
VHS Mental Health and Wellbeing Focus Group Key Messages June 2015
NHS Health Scotland Good Mental Health for All website
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