The School of Health and Social Care at Edinburgh Napier University is delighted to sponsor the Care for Mental Health award at this year’s Scottish Health Awards.
It has been estimated that one in four people globally will be living with mental illness at some stage in their lives, and more than this will experience mental capacity issues or mental distress at some point, arising from numerous different causes. Areas of research excellence in the school include mental health, cardiovascular health, maternal health, public health, and health and social services research.
Two members of the Edinburgh Napier Centre, Professors Jill Stavert and Colin McKay, were on the executive team of the review.
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