Cross-Party Group on Mental Health th Wednesday 8 November 2023 at 6:00pm Minutes Present MSPs Audrey Nicoll MSP (in-person) Oliver Mundell MSP, Co-convener (in-person) Beatrice Wishart MSP, Co- convener (in-person) Non MSP Group Members Agnieszka Morrisons, Feniks Georgina Ruth, With Kids (online) (online) Harriette Campbell (online) Aidan Mitchell, Change Mental Helen Auld, the NASUWT (in- Health (in-person) person) Alison Rankin, REH Patients Helen Forrest, Children’s Mental Council (in-person) Health (online) Barry Gale, Mental Health Rights Jim Dorman, St Andrew’s First Aid Scotland (in-person) (online) Billy Burke, SAMH (in-person) June Dickson, Environmental Brian Magee, COSCA (online) Health CIC (online) Bruce Smith, Salvation Army Katie Gilbert, NUS Scotland (online) (online) Carol Murray, Herriot-Watt Kenny Stewart, SAMH (in-person) University (online) Lynsey McPhail, Cruse Chloe Campbell, SAMH (in-person) Bereavement Care Scotland (online) Ciara Ryan, Edinburgh Napier University (online) Mairi Campbell-Jack, SAMH (in- person) Claire Muir, Psychiatric Rights Scotland (in-person) Martyn Pickersgill, University of Edinburgh (in-person) Dawn Fyfe, Wise Women (online) Matthew James, Royal College of Emma Wood, Salveson Mind Psychiatrists (online) Room (online) Mehar Shagufta, Playlist for Life Erin Slaven, Paul Sweeney MSP’s (online) office (online) Ewan Carmichael (in-person) Mike Corbett, the NASUWT (in- Simon Porter, REH Patients Council (in-person) person) Steve Mulligan, BACP (online) Oluwatoyin Opeloyeru (online) Apologise Andrew Muir, Psychiatric Rights Lucy Mulvagh, the ALLIANCE Scotland Michelle Howieson, Biploar Beth Davidson, Feeling Strong Edinburgh Jill Stavert, Napier University Katie Borland, See Me Joanne Docherty, Psychologists for Jim Hume, Change Mental Health Social Change James Banner-Rall, See Me Judith Connell, Kidney Care UK 1.