As part of our film theme we have been speaking to organisations close to us about the ways in which they use film to engage and reach out to the people they work with. Our friends at Outside the Box run various community groups across Scotland which aim to promote inclusion. These groups bring people […]
Archive | February, 2018
Top tips for talking to your GP about mental health: now in Farsi
Speaking to your GP about mental health is never easy. If your first language isn’t English then it can be even more daunting. A wee while back we posted GAMH’s top tips for speaking to your GP about mental health, which the wonderful GAMH folk translated into multiple languages. They have now added Farsi to […]

The Importance of #BeingOurselves – Children’s Mental Health Week 2018
It is Children’s Mental Health Week. The week was started in 2015 by Place2B, an organisation that provides mental health support to children in primary and secondary schools across the UK, as well as to parents. Place2B says that over 8 out of 10 children they have spoken to have experienced low self-esteem. By having […]
A Film That Is Important to Me – The Aristocats
Our project worker Peter spoke to community correspondent Maureen Gilmour about a film that is important to her. Part of our film theme. What film is of particular importance to you? “One of my favourite films is The Aristocats by Walt Disney. What’s it about? “The film is about a wealthy widower who decides to […]
Give your views on changes to primary care
The way GP practices operate in Scotland is going to change over time. It aims to address health inequalities, improve access, and improve mental health care, as well as making life better for health care staff. The ALLIANCE is holding a series of workshops where they want to capture your views on how the changes are […]

5 Film Review Tips from Professional Critic @aliharkness
If you’d like to try your hand at film review but are unsure where to begin, we have some top tips from Alistair Harkness (@aliharkness), film critic for The Scotsman. Ali taught the film review workshop we ran earlier this month. #1 – Start writing. Don’t sit and stare at a blank page. Writing is […]