Scottish Government Prevention Unit: publications and resources

Introduction

The Scottish Government Prevention Unit supports the shift towards more preventative approaches to public services. It does this by:

• leading on the prevention pillar of the Public Service Reform Strategy
• connecting prevention work across government and with external partners
• developing practical tools for embedding prevention in policy and analysis

This collection brings together publications and resources produced by the Unit. New publications will be added as they are produced.

Defining prevention

This report sets out how the Scottish Government Prevention Unit defines prevention, including a practical framework for applying those definitions in policy and analysis.

• Defining Prevention

Prevention toolkit

Practical tools to support prevention analysis and embed preventative approaches in local and national policy.

• The Prevention Toolkit

Preventative budgeting

Tools, guidance and reports supporting the analysis of preventative spend across the Scottish Budget.

• Preventative Budgeting Tool – Guidance
• Piloting an Approach to Identifying Preventative Spend in the Scottish Budget

Related strategies and evidence

Key strategies and research that provide wider context for prevention work across Scotland.

• Learning from 25 years of preventative interventions in Scotland
• Scotland's Population Health Framework
• Fiscal sustainability delivery plan