Those who identify as LGBTQI+ along with family, friends and the local community are warmly invited to Pride Outside Glasgow, an event funded by the Forestry Commission. This fun and relaxing day takes place in Auchenshuggle Woods, Glasgow on Saturday 30th June from 12-4pm. Join in with a wide range of free activities including workshops […]
Our next skills workshop is taking place on Wednesday 6th June from 130-4.30pm at The Health and Social Care Alliance, Bath Street, Glasgow. This training is open to anyone who has something to say about mental health and wellbeing and is completely free of charge. Whether you have lived experience, you’re a carer, or it’s […]
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, […]
Govanhill Baths is a Glasgow institution. Opened between 1912 and 1917, it is Glasgow’s last surviving example of a Edwardian public bathhouse (or swimming baths, to any one who has grown up in or around Glasgow). Since the baths’ closure in 2001 there has been continual campaigning to reopen the baths as a community wellness […]
The 2017 Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival is nearly upon us, and the theme this year is Reclaim. This theme has inspired the work of artists from Scotland and beyond. There will be over 300 events held across the country from 10 – 29 October. We have selected 7 (mostly) free highlights of the 2017 […]
Our friends at Outside the Box will soon be launching a new friends group based in Falkirk. The group is aimed at adults with learning disabilities, and it will be a great chance to meet new people, socialise, and enjoy a range of activities. The group will be split into a social part, where you […]
Wednesday April 26, 7-9pm Our friends at LGBT Health and Wellbeing are holding an evening of celebration for the launch of Glasgow’s new mental wellbeing service. Everyone is welcome – it’s a chance to learn about the exciting new project and how you can get involved. Expect spoken word performances, film screenings, art-making, info-sharing, soft […]
A few years ago, Chris McCullough Young @walkamileuk heard that 90% of people would never knowingly invite a person with mental health problems into their home. Well, since then, he’s walked around the edge of Scotland to highlight the stigma of mental ill health and he’s developed a much more optimistic picture. When he talks […]
A guest contribution from our friend Claire from @OTBCommunities We’re holding an event on March 4 to look at how self-directed support can work for people with mental health problems: Permission to Dream 2015. As part of the preparation, we have been thinking about our dreams and the things we would like to achieve with […]
If you’ve been feeling at loose end since the end of the Commonwealth Games, don’t worry, there’s lots of exciting stuff still happening in the city. A good place to start this Saturday 30 is at Gartnavel Royal Hospital. As part of their Art in the Gart programme, they’re running “Over the Wall”, which they […]
