Why is the work of CRIC so important? One in four people in Scotland will experience a mental health problem at some point in their lives. Almost three quarters of people in Scotland know someone close to them who has been diagnosed with a mental health problem at some point. 117,000 people in Scotland with mental health problems want to work but are currently unemployed. Our Policy and Campaigning work aims to: Shape and influence public policies, legislation and practices to ensure it meets the needs of people with mental a health problem. To achieve this aim the Centre for Research, Influence and Change uses a number of methods, including: · Meeting and briefing policy makers, in particular the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament · Provision of advice and information · Research · Campaigns · Events - national and local · Work with the media · Partnership working with a wide range of policy makers and key stakeholders · Responding to consultations · Submitting oral and written evidence to the Scottish Parliament · Participating in key working groups World Mental Health Day 2008 Each year SAMH uses World Mental Health Day as a podium to drive change. This year we are focused on human rights and launched our new campaign; Respect Protect Fulfil. RESPECT PROTECT FULFIL The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is 60 years old in 2008 and Scotland is making its own human rights history by establishing the Scottish Commission for Human Rights. SAMH is committed to ensuring that these historic events are used to make sure we respect, protect, and fulfil the human rights of people who have experience of mental health problems. To achieve this, everyone needs an understanding of what human rights mean. The principles underpinning human rights – freedom, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy - have to become part of our day-to-day language. We believe they need to be used by people when they believe that legislation, policy, and services fail them. As part of this campaign SAMH is calling on the people of Scotland to join a debate on human rights. We have to make sure that people who have experience of mental health problems are provided with legislation, policy, and services that respect, protect, and fulfil their right to achieve the highest attainable level of physical and mental health. Training Over the past three years CROC has been developing its training and consultancy service. CRIC provides training both as a way of generating income to help sustain its work and also to improve knowledge and understanding of mental health and mental health problems. The training we currently offer includes: ·Mental Health Awareness ·Creating and Sustaining a Mentally Healthy Workplace ·Reasonable Adjustments for Employees who have a Mental Health Problem ·Equality and Diversity Awareness and Impact Assessment ·Anti Bullying ·Welfare Rights ·ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Techniques) ·Workstep Supported Employment User Involvement User Involvement is a crucial element of any service provider, as it ensures that you are always focused on those who you are working with. As a Mental Health organisation it is paramount that User Involvement is central to everything we do. There has been a long history within mental health organisations of service users being ‘done to’ with little or no say in their treatment. SAMH believes strongly in the statement ‘nothing about us without us’ and this is at the core of everything we do. To ensure this was the case SAMH started a User Involvement Group to enable SAMH service users to become more involved in how the organisation was run as well as in the development of their own treatment and care. Through User Involvement: ·People are able to create their own future regardless of present or past circumstances. ·User Involvement is at the heart of everything we do at SAMH and therefore, service users have a right to expect that staff will involve them in all aspects of their experience at SAMH ·People gain skills and confidence that helps them to move on in their lives and engage within their communities. User Involvement enables us to give our service users what they themselves have identified as a real need and help us help them find their own solutions. We believe that to ensure that User Involvement is meaningful within our organisation it is our duty to listen when they speak and act on what they ask. Staff Salaries 259,022 Travel and Accommodation 9,535 Professional Indemnity Insurance 4,800 Telephones and Fax 1,758 Publications and Subscriptions Inbound 2,700 Campaigning and Events 10,000 User Involvement 7,500 Hopes and Dreams (Service user fund) 2,500 SAMH Publications £15,000 Total Direct Costs £312,315 Share of Cumbrae House Overheads Premises / Rates 25,558 Insurance 913 Heat & Light 1,370 Cleaning and Maintenance of Buildings 2,541 Repairs / Maintenance of Equipment 346 Stationery / Postage 2,663 Minor Requirements 676 Total Share of Cumbrae House Overheads 34,067 Total CRIC Costs 346,382