Acute Response to Emergency Mental Health and Substance Use Research Network (ARMHS)

Description

Research Collaboration Award to establish a research network.
The consequences of alcohol, drugs, and mental health problems
account for a significant proportion of emergency responses. For
example, in Scotland around 20% and 10% of ambulance callouts
relate to alcohol and mental health, respectively, and one in ten
police attendances are due to mental health. We will establish an
interdisciplinary research network to i) share knowledge and
research, ii) create a common voice to advocate for emergency
responses as a priority area for research and public health
policy, iii) create multidisciplinary collaborations for grant
applications, and iv) produce academic outputs. While focus is on
Scotland, we are connected to international experts who have
developed and evaluated care models/interventions to reduce
presentations of despair. Through a coordinated effort to
bring different strands/stakeholders together, we can further
this field of research to better support currently underserved
communities in Scotland.

Period	1 Mar 2025 → 28 Feb 2027
Held at	The Royal Society of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Degree of Recognition	International