Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Leadership Board

The Leadership Board has been established to oversee the delivery of Scotland’s national strategy on Mental Health and Wellbeing.

The Board, jointly chaired by the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport and the COSLA Spokesperson for Health and Social Care, will support and oversee the delivery of the ten priorities in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and related actions set out in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Delivery Plan and the Workforce Action Plan.

Maureen Allan, Chief Officer of Volunteer Centre East Lothian (VCEL), is a member of the Board, part of the third sector group and represents Scotland’s 32 Third Sector Interfaces.

Third sector organisations can connect to the delivery of the strategy through various working groups that are already established across several related policy areas.

National sector organisations are also represented by Scotland’s Mental Health Partnership (SMHP) however local and regional third sector organisations and Third Sector Interfaces can make submissions through the form below on aspects of the strategy they would like to be considered by Maureen is their role on the Board. From time to time, we make proactively ask for the sectors input to aspects of strategy delivery and will update information on this page.

You can read more about the Leadership Board, membership and full Terms of Reference on the Scottish Government website

Strategy

Strategy document laying out the approach that the Scottish Government will use to improve mental health for everyone in Scotland.

Delivery Plan

The plan that the Scottish Government will undertake to improving mental health for everyone in Scotland covering the period 2023 to 2025.

Workforce Action Plan

Document setting out how Scottish Government and COSLA will progress a range of activities to address key workforce issues.