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Respect for diversity

Topics covered in this article: Equality & diversity

Awards category sponsored by NHS Health Scotland Diversity Team

Shortlisted projects in this category were selected because they demonstrated best practice in addressing the specific mental health needs of individuals in relation to their gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, communication need, racial origin/ethnicity.

We were particularly keen to highlight projects that could show how they had influenced mainstream service development and/or delivered change in care to meet specific individual needs. Our shortlisting panel looked for evidence of

• consultation and engagement of an 'equalities' client group in care planning and/or service delivery
• developing skills and capacity of mainstream staff
• delivering information that is accessible and culturally appropriate
• developing peer support networks
• developing access to specialist services or collective advocacy

Awards shortlist

• Equally connected
• Headspace
• Sanctuary - Award Winner
• Wah Kin