About the research service

Why is research needed?

The Scottish Needs Assessment Programme (SNAP) Report of Children and Young People's Mental Health (2003) indicated that there is a need for more research in this area. The report suggests that research should be led by a wider variety of professional groups, cover more mental health services and improve the evaluation of services by service users.

Our work includes:

Evaluation:	we have an ongoing evaluation of Fife CAMHS based on outcomes and feedback from service users. We also evaluate all our training courses.

Investigation:	we investigate the ongoing needs of workers and parents/carers for training, information and support.

Collaboration:	we build networks between social scientists, specialists and frontline workers.

We can help you:

•	Search for journal articles on a particular topic
•	Design questionnaires/interviews/focus group guides
•	Analyse data from questionnaires/interviews/focus groups
•	Compile reports on research findings

Other support:

•	The Research Lab is a public area for studying, browsing the library and using SPSS.
•	We provide a suitable learning environment for students’ research and work experience placements.