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Mental Health Training and Capacity Building

This page shares information on mental health training and capacity building opportunities available to the public health workforce across Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Scotland’s 10-year Mental Health Strategy (2017-2027) puts a strong emphasis on the importance of training and building capacity across the public mental health workforce to promote positive mental health and wellbeing.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and its partners are working together to ensure we meet these strategic outcomes via our Board’s mental health and wellbeing workstream.  It recognises the importance of ensuring staff working with people across GGC are equipped and confident to support and promote positive mental health and wellbeing and respond to those in distress.

Building Mental Health Improvement Capacity across Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Mental Health Improvement Training and Capacity Building Calendar

We are pleased to share our latest Training and Capacity building calendar which is open to any NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde staff, or staff from a Local Authority or Third Sector organisation within the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.

From October 2023 – March 2024, the following courses will be on offer:

  • Online Harms and Mental Health: Healthy Minds Session
  • Mental Health Resources Information Session
  • Aye Mind: Healthy Minds Session
  • Menopause and Mental Health: Healthy Minds Session
  • Screen Time and Mental Health: Healthy Minds Session

For further details, including dates, times, and how to book, please download our Training and Capacity Building Programme:

Please contact ggc.mhead@ggc.scot.nhs.uk* if you have any questions about this program of learning. Please note we are unable to take bookings through this email.

Please note that this is a generic admin inbox and not monitored immediately. If you, or someone you know are in distress and need an immediate response call the emergency services on 999 or NHS 24 on 111.

Mental Health Training Calendar – SAMH

Delivering a programme of mental health training alongside our partners, the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH). Courses are open to anyone working/volunteering within the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area and are free to attend. From January – March 2024 the following courses will be on offer:

  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training 
  • Scottish Mental Health First Aid (Adult)
  • Trauma and Mental Health 
  • Mental Health and Menopause 
  • Mental Health in the Workplace: A Guide for Managers
  • Mens Mental Health Bitesize

For further details, including dates, times and how to book, please download the Training Flyer.

Mental Health Improvement, Self-harm and Suicide Prevention Training Pathway

Our NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Mental Health Improvement, Self-harm and Suicide Prevention Training Pathway reflects the NHS Education for Scotland Mental Health Improvement and Suicide Prevention Framework; Scotland’s Knowledge and Skills Framework for Mental Health Improvement, Self-harm and Suicide Prevention.

The pathway is a tool to encourage the public health workforce to progressively build their knowledge and skills relevant to their role and responsibilities in the area of mental health. The resource is not a training calendar but rather a reference and guidance document to help individuals, teams and organisations explore potential training opportunities that are available, and whilst not exhaustive it can support navigation through the relevant and appropriate levels according to roles.

Running your Own Mental Health Session

Healthy Minds

Healthy Minds is an awareness-raising resource that supports delivery of the public mental health agenda. It aims to promote basic awareness and understanding of mental health and covers a variety of topics that can impact people’s mental health and wellbeing. Anyone can deliver a Healthy Minds session – you don’t need previous experience and the sessions are completely free to download and adapt to suit your own purposes. Visit the Healthy Minds page to find out more Healthy Minds Resource – NHSGGC.

Self-Directed Learning

There are a range of free online learning opportunities relating to Mental Health that cuts across the life course available to the public health workforce. Online Learning Resources Update – Mental Health – NHSGGC