Mental health social research reports

Introduction

This page presents a selection of social research reports relating to mental health in Scotland. 

Please note: The Mental Health Inpatient Census is published on a separate page.

Mental health overviews

• What Works? Collaborative Police and Health interventions for mental health distress
• Mental Health in Scotland - a 10-year vision: analysis of responses to the public engagement excercise
• Attitudes to Mental Health in Scotland: Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2013
• Attitudes to Mental Health in Scotland: Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2013 - Research Findings

Children, adolescents and perinatal

• Access to counsellors in secondary schools and children and young people’s community mental health services: summary report - July to December 2021
• Access to counsellors in secondary schools: summary report - January to June 2021
• Access to counsellors in secondary schools and children and young people’s community mental health services – summary reports
• Secondary school-aged pupils in Scotland - mental wellbeing, relationships and social media: report
• Adolescents' screen time, sleep and mental health: literature review
• Adolescents' screen time, sleep and mental health: literature review - research findings
• Factors affecting children’s mental health and wellbeing: findings
• Infant mental health: evidence review
• Peer support in perinatal mental health: evidence review

Community mental health and wellbeing fund

• Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults: evaluation
• Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults: year 2 - monitoring and reporting summary
• Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults: evaluation - easy read
• Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults evaluation - year two: monitoring and reporting summary - easy read

Covid-19 Mental Health Tracker Study

• Scottish COVID-19 Mental Health Tracker Study Wave 5 Report
• Scottish COVID-19 Mental Health Tracker Study: Wave 4 Report
• Scottish COVID-19 Mental Health Tracker Study: Wave 3 Report
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): mental health tracker study - wave 2 report
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): mental health tracker study - wave 1 report

Distress brief intervention pilot programme

• Extended Distress Brief Intervention Programme: evaluation
• Extended Distress Brief Intervention Programme: evaluation - summary findings
• Distress Brief Intervention pilot programme: evaluation
• Distress Brief Intervention Pilot Programme evaluation: findings report

Drugs, alcohol and mental health

• Drug and alcohol services - co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns: literature and evidence review
• Drug and alcohol services - co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns: survey

Justice services

• Prison population: mental health needs

Older adults

• Older adults' mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence paper

Suicide bereavement support service evaluation

• Suicide Bereavement Support Service: evaluation report - year 2
• Suicide Bereavement Support Service - year one: evaluation summary

Other health and social care publications

For other publications relating to health and social care, please see the health and social care analysis page of our website.

Seek help

If you have been affected by any of the issues mentioned on this page, do not hesitate to seek help. A range of organisations that will help are listed below:

Samaritans

Call 116 123 for free (open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year)
Webste: https://www.samaritans.org/

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)

Call 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day)
Or use CALM webchat service (5pm–midnight every day)

National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK

Call 0800 689 5652 (open 6pm - midnight every day)

Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) Information Service

Call 0344 800 0550 (open 9am-6pm, Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays))
Website: samh.org.uk/informationservice

In an emergency, always dial 999