Research
Research is a vital component of improving Scotland's mental health and wellbeing. We need to know what works and what doesn't, what people want and need from services and whether programmes of work are doing what they set out to do. Work is also underway to establish a clear set of 'indicators' we can monitor to gauge changes in public mental health. Another important strand of research is to conduct regular surveys of public attitudes to mental health issues in Scotland.
Through the Scottish Government's Health Department's Analytical Services Division, the National Programme funds and commissions research and evaluation projects. The National Programme also works in partnership with Health Scotland to increase the research and evaluation skills of project managers and workers and to develop mental health indicators.
Live Research
Find out about newly announced, current and ongoing research and evaluation projects.
Completed research and evaluations
See our Research and Evaluation Papers section for published and completed research and evaluations.
Evidence into Practice, Practice into Evidence
Health Scotland is providing resources and training to help workers evaluate their projects, to use information gathered to make improvements, and to share lessons learned.
Small Research Projects Initiative
Details of the National Programme's initiative, which supports small, innovative research projects able to demonstrate a contribution to advancing the agenda of the National Programme.
Suicide Information Research and Evidence Network (SIREN)
SIREN aims to bring together people with a role or interest in suicide information, research and evaluation, and how these interface with policy and practice. For more information on SIREN and other suicide-related research visit Choose Life's research pages.
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