Safe Spaces Scoping Report

This report explores the feasibility of implementing additional safe spaces for people experiencing crisis and acute emotional distress.


Footnotes

1 Thematic Review of Mental Health and Policing

2 Scottish Mental Health Law Review Final Report

3 https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/criminal-justice-committee/correspondence/2023/scottish-mental-health-law-review-6-march-2023.pdf

4 Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care (parliament.scot)

5 a review of Psychiatric Emergency Plans in Scotland

6 https://www.mwcscot.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-11/231107_Place%20of%20safety%20monitoring%20report.pdf

7 Code of Practice

8 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng66/chapter/recommendations

9 Recommendations | Mental health of adults in contact with the criminal justice system | Guidance | NICE

10 231107_Place of safety monitoring report.pdf (mwcscot.org.uk)

11 mwcscot.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-10/MHA-MonitoringReport_2022-23.pdf

12 A review of Psychiatric Emergency Plans in Scotland 2020_0.pdf (mwcscot.org.uk)

13 Standard 9 Mental Health - Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) standards: access, choice, support - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

141. Why Time Space Compassion? - Time Space Compassion - supporting people experiencing suicidal crisis: introductory guide - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

15 Trauma-informed practice: toolkit - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

16 Felitti, V., Anda, R. F., Nordenberg, D., Williamson, D., Spitz, A., Edwards, V., & Marks, J. (1998). Relationships of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 14, 245-258.

17 A working partnership - Centre for Mental Health

18 hr_mentalhealthcarescotland.pdf (scottishhumanrights.com)

19 RightsRisksAndLimitsToFreedom_March2021.pdf (mwcscot.org.uk)

20 Changing Lives: Report of the 21st Century Social Work Review (www.gov.scot)

21 Place Standard tool | Our Place

22 Case study: Woodland View, Irvine | A&DS (ads.org.uk)

23 5 https://www.samaritans.org/scotland/about-samaritans/research-policy/research-our-services/

24 Meeting of the Suicide Prevention Youth Advisory Group – January 2022

25 01_Front (squarespace.com)

26 Evidence Narrative to inform the Scottish Government Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Executive Summary (www.gov.scot)

27 5. Access and Equalities - Core mental health standards - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

28 LGBT-Inclusive-Mental-Health-Services-MWC-LGBT-Health-April-2017.pdf (lgbthealth.org.uk)

29 PersonCentredCarePlans_GoodPracticeGuide_August2019_0.pdf (mwcscot.org.uk)

30Final-Report-of-the-Independent-Inquiry-into-Mental-Health-Services-in-Tayside.pdf (independentinquiry.org)

31 (PDF) A safe place. The Neuk Independent evaluation (researchgate.net)

32 4. The Lighthouse Perth - Time Space Compassion - supporting people experiencing suicidal crisis: stories in practice - volume 1 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

33 The Haven | Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (echcharity.org)

34 Chris's House – Centre of Help, Response and Intervention Surrounding Suicide (chrisshouse.org)

35 https://www.mikeysline.co.uk/what-we-do/

36 Support across Edinburgh - Change Mental Health (changemh.org)

37 Services We Offer (glasgowstreetaid.org)

38 Kafe Kweer: a sober safe space for the LGBTQ+ community in Edinburgh | Alcohol Change UK

39 HC20 (hotchocolate.org.uk)

40 Womens Emergency & Supported Accommodation Services - Simon Community Scotland (simonscotland.org)

41 Simon Community Scotland - Homelessness support & access hubs (simonscotland.org)

42 Alcohol Related Brain Damage – NHS Lothian | Our Services

43 Empath Units: A New Approach to Psychiatric Emergency Care | Psychology Today United Kingdom

44 Emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing (EmPATH) unit decreases hospital admission for patients presenting with suicidal ideation in rural America - PubMed (nih.gov)

45 Mental Health Emergency Services Unit - St. Joseph's Health Center Foundation (supportstjoes.ca)

46 PANDA Unit Opens - St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (svhs.org.au)

47 How this hospital halved its code blacksHow this hospital halved its code blacks :: Hospital + Healthcare

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