Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action is an independent charity that aims to ensure the third sector (charities, social enterprises, community and voluntary groups etc.) is robust, resilient and ...
Tayside Public Health Training and Capacity building Programme
Practical details
Training or event • One-off
Contact person
Jud Clark
#127794
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A training brochure that aims to improve knowledge, skills and capacity to support mental health and well-being across Tayside.
This PDF brochure provides short and detailed descriptions of mental health training courses. It helps participants and managers choose suitable courses based on required knowledge, skills and professional roles. Most courses were developed in response to the 2022 Public Mental Health Training Needs Assessment, which identified gaps and workforce training needs in Tayside. The goal was to design targeted training, enhance delivery and prevent duplication. There is a growing need for non-clinical professionals to identify, support, and refer individuals facing mental health challenges.
Training non-specialist workers in mental health and suicide prevention increases capacity and improves workforce confidence, knowledge and skills. Strengthening the competence of general workers ensures timely support, improving mental health and preventing suicides.
OUR OVERALL AIM OF THE PROGRAMME IS:
To improve knowledge, skills and practices and training capacity of the wider workforce in relation to improving mental health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities across Tayside.
WHO CAN REGISTER FOR THE COURSES WE OFFER:
All frontline staff working in Tayside across the public and third sectors including volunteers and constituted or unconstituted community groups. Please ask for more details or refer to training descriptors.
For more details or any questions, please contact the Administrator, Public Mental Health Training at [email protected]
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About DVVA
Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action is an independent charity that aims to ensure the third sector (charities, social enterprises, community and voluntary groups etc.) is robust, resilient and delivers high quality services for the people of Dundee.
We provide a wide range of support to third sector organisations and have expertise in a wide range of skills and topics including governance, funding, legislation, policy, planning and problem solving to name just a few key areas.
We have a primary role in ensuring the continuation and development of a vibrant third sector in Dundee, and achieve this by supporting organisations to be:
well governed and managed to enable them to deliver quality outcomes
better connected and able to influence and contribute to public policy
Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action is a Registered Charity (No. SC000487) and a Company Limited by Guarantee (No. SC093088), and began life as Dundee Association for Social Services in 1953. The change in name was made in 1988 to reflect our changing role as a member organisation promoting community welfare more directly through voluntary action.