Mental health is a big issue in social care. Some people receive support because of mental illness; many others experience mental health problems alongside other conditions. There is also a very real impact on the mental health of the people who work in social care. A new report from Scottish Care looks at the experiences […]
SeeMe has launched #PasstheBadge, a new digital campaign encouraging people to get talking about mental health. The charity has partnered with Scottish clothing company Abandon Ship and together they want to create a safe space online for people to talk about mental health and ask questions. To “Start Talking” about mental health SeeMe are asking […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Elizabeth Cassidy Risk means… … that you take a chance, a leap of faith to do something you haven’t done before. Like, for instance, going that extra mile or even just getting off the bus a stop early ( or a stop later). Try something that you’ve done done […]
The Community Health Exchange (CHEX) is making a contribution to the Scottish Governments consultation document ‘A Healthier Future – Action and Ambitions on Diet, Activity and Healthy Weight’. The consultation will run from 26 October to 31 January and CHEX welcomes your addition to what they say. If you’d like to get involved in shaping […]
Last week was NHS Self-Care week (Nov 13-19). We were encouraged to stop and take some time to think about our health and wellbeing. The NHS provided a bunch of great resources to help with things including losing weight, cutting down on alcohol, stopping smoking, and making most of your pharmacist. All these guides are […]
A new post from community correspondent Robert Terry on the theme of Risk. A sense of risk underestimated Risk ignoring your senses The risk of self-deception Risk always at large Minimise your risk of being alone What’s the risk of being happy Challenge taboos & risk ruination Risk upsetting the status quo Risk inciting the […]
Read a new poem on the theme of Risk from community correspondent Angela McCrimmon We’re too afraid to take a risk for fear that we might fail, We refuse to jump onboard too afraid we might derail, We seem to live our lives with only half a heart, We feel the negativity before we even […]
Our friends at the Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) and the Greater Glasgow Mental Health Network (MHNGG) want to establish resilient, sustainable and peer-led recovery networks across Glasgow and surrounding areas. They need your help to do this. They’re holding a series of conversation cafe events for people who are interested in promoting good mental health, […]
Paisley Townscape Heritage and Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme is holding a workshop at Paisley Arts Centre on Fri 10th Nov called ‘Scottish Women – how should we celebrate them?’ The workshop will be led by The History Girls Frae Glasgow and will explore the lack of public commemoration dedicated to women. Tickets are limited so […]
Being a media correspondent for the Renfrewshire mental health arts festival this year I am intrigued by the sudden upsurge in arts and crafts within mental health recovery. The new buzz being that arts, crafts and the social aspect of such ventures has a positive effect on mental health. Well…and here comes the surprise…such ventures […]
