Small Research Projects Initiative

The Small Research Projects Initiative was an open competition which ran between 2005 and 2007. It supported innovative research projects able to contribute to advancing the National Programme agenda in one or more of its aims. All projects funded by the initiative are expected to report by March 2008.

The initiative also aims to build social research capacity in Scotland. It provides opportunities for grant holders to employ less experienced researchers on innovative research projects. In addition, researchers in the Scottish Government Health Department's Analytical Services Division give all applicants detailed feedback on their proposals, to support those with less experience of designing research projects.

Projects awarded funding through the Small Research Projects Initiative

Promoting positive health and wellbeing / supporting recovery from mental health problems

Implementing a recovery approach in policy and practice: a literature review
Kathryn Berzins

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How do community services support wellbeing?
Anne Connor

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User perspectives of self-help and community services
Michael Henderson

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Understanding and promoting student mental health in Scottish Higher Education – a mapping exercise
Alastair Wilson, Teresa Tinklin, Allyson McCollam and Fiona Buchan.

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Plotting the story of recovery in Edinburgh and Scotland
Stephen Tilley, Stewart Asquith

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Towards recovery competencies in Scotland: the views of key stakeholder groups
Nika Dorrer, Marguerite Schinkel

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Mental health problems and medically unexplained physical symptoms in adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse: a literature review and scoping exercise
Sarah Nelson, Norma Baldwin

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Improving infant mental health

Mellow babies – improving outcomes for infants with mothers with post-natal depression
Christine Puckering and Janice Longford

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Improving the mental health of children and young people

Practitioner-rated usefulness of assessment and intervention tools in relation to looked after children
Caroline Macrory

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Mental wellbeing and behaviour in schools: promoting links between evidence and practice
Janet Shucksmith, Kate Philip and Jenny Spratt

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Raising awareness and promoting positive mental health and mental wellbeing: the role of peer support
Sharon Vincent

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An in-depth qualitative exploration of the links between self-harm and suicide in young people
Dawn Griesbach

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Young people’s views of mental health education in secondary schools
Richard Woolfson, Lindsay Campbell, Donna Bryce

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An investigation of the role of school nurses in supporting mental health and wellbeing
Jennifer Spratt, Kate Philip

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Young people's experiences of mental health stigma
Richard Woolfson

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Improving mental health and wellbeing in employment and working life

Restart for recovery: an evaluation of the Restart employment project
Pegs Bailey, Pippa Coutts

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Pathways to work? Narrative experiences of people on health-related benefits
Ann Christie

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Making an impact: exploring how to measure the health impacts of working in a social firm
Leona McDermid

Improving community mental health and wellbeing

Accessing support: an exploration of the accessibility of the mental health support worker service and other health services for those who experience co-morbid health problems
Rosie Stenhouse, Anne Robertson, Fiona Crichton

What matters with personal narratives: the core conditions that enhance the use of personal narratives on the individual path to recovery
Rob Mackay

Improving mental health promotion and prevention in local services

Self-help support groups: a study of their role in recovery from depression
Dinah Aitken

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Developing effective counselling services for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse: evaluating the Thrive project
Rosie Ilett and Alastair Low

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