Useful links
The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland is not responsible for the content contained within these sites and does not promote or recommend any of the organisations represented.
Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG Scheme)
In 2010, the Scottish Government is introducing a new membership scheme that will replace and improve upon the current disclosure arrangements for people who work with vulnerable groups. 
Here are the full details of the protecting vulnerable Group scheme (PVG scheme)
Advocacy Matters
Advocacy Matters (Greater Glasgow) is one of the largest Mental Health Advocacy Organisations in Scotland and it provides independent advocacy for people with mental health problems, aged 16 and over in the Greater Glasgow area.
Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People
SCCYP promotes and safeguards the rights of children and young people living in Scotland, to make sure all children have their rights respected.
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
Protecting the welfare and rights of individuals with mental disorder including those with learning disabilities.
National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland)
Works to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of those affected by Schizophrenia and other mental illnesses, including families and carers.
Scottish Association for Mental Health
Scotland’s leading mental health charity, works to support people who experience mental health problems, homelessness, addictions and other forms of social exclusion.
Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance
Tayside Forensic Voices
A support group for carers and families of patients in the Forensic Psychiatric Unit at Murray Royal Hospital, Perth.
www.tayside-forensic-voices.org.uk
Bipolar Fellowship
Aims to provide information, support and advice for people affected by bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression).
Depression Alliance Scotland
Work to ensure that those affected by depression and their carers are provided with the information, support, understanding and care needed for the best quality of life.
Penumbra
A Scottish voluntary organisation working in the field of mental health, providing an extensive range of person-centred support services for adults and young people.
Mental Health Review Tribunal
The Mental Health Review Tribunal has the responsibility of hearing applications or references concerning people detained under the Mental Health Act 2007 in England and Wales.
Scottish Recovery Network
The Scottish Recovery Network aims to promote and support recovery from long term mental health problems by working with a number of groups from across Scotland
Mental Health Law Focus
The Project has been set up specifically for the benefit of people with mental health problems in Fife. The project is funded by the Scottish Legal Aid Board and is run in partnership with Fife Rights Forum and Citizens Advice and Rights Fife. The aims are to provide a range of mental health specific information, provide training to solicitors and advisors on mental health related legal issues, provide legal advice to advisers who provide advice to people with mental health problems in fife and to accept client referrals from advisers where the client has a mental health problem and requires representation in proceedings before the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland or has a complex legal enquiry related to the Mental Health Acts and is eligible for civil legal aid (Direct Client Advice and Representation Service).
VOX (Voices of Experience)