Social inclusion initiatives will help improve well-being and so enhance mental health. Accidents and Safety 73. Accidents can occur at home, at work, in sport and recreation, on the roads, and at school. Very young and older people are particularly vulnerable. A range of central and local agencies, including the Health and Safety Executive, are advancing the cause of accident prevention.
Safe communities are also important to well-being and mental health .
Through Partnerships - A Strategy for Action, as described in paragraph 34, aims to improve community safety in Scotland through partnerships between public, private and voluntary bodies. It encourages local authorities to take the lead in these local partnerships, involving the police and other bodies who can influence community safety. Detailed Guidance Notes will be published to help develop local strategies for community safety, targeting the commonest causes of injuries and death. The Information and Statistics Division of the NHS Common Services Agency will work with health boards and other interests to develop national criteria for data collection. Health boards will be encouraged to foster, and participate in, local inter-agency accident prevention work.