The GAMH Young Carers group tells us what they wish we knew about young carers “We are diverse” There’s no such thing as a typical young carer. We are as different from each other as any other group of young people. “I wish people knew how hard it is” It is tough to care for […]
Our Community Correspondents at Rosebank Garden share why they believe gardening improves mental wellbeing. When you visit Rosebank Garden, it’s hard to believe that the people there haven’t known each other all their lives. Everyone supports each other, whether it’s to deal with mental health challenges or the best way to deadhead a rose. We […]
If there’s one thing that requires resilience, it’s moving to a new country. Whether you move for positive reasons, or you’re forced to leave behind difficult circumstances, it can be lonely, daunting and exhausting. Our session this week with recent migrants at Radiant and Brighter was like a masterclass in resilience. It was amazing to see everyone […]
Our Community Correspondent Jane Chisholm has written poetry for most of her life, but it’s only recently that she’s felt confident sharing it. Most of her poems were tucked away in drawers for nobody to see, but they helped her through some of the darkest times in her life. When you hear her read this […]
Good ideas can lead to other good ideas. A few years ago people in Glasgow were looking for ways to increase community-based options for women who had mental health problems around the time of having a baby but who did not need specialist support. This resulted in a project with mums in 4 different areas, […]
SUMMER time is upon us and its time to serve your way into boosting your mental wellbeing. As soon as the sun starts to shine in Scotland there is a massive flux to the beaches, the jackets stay off and we all generally feel that little bit better about ourselves. Sunshine is of course no […]
We started out on a beautiful sunny day, from the very new Heart of Scotstoun Community Centre, at 11 am on Friday 5th August 2011 and come rain, shine, sleet, snow but not ice, we have been walking ever since. There were seven of us including Heather Macleod, Glasgow Walks Coordinator. Over the year and […]
I take it as a very positive sign that, within six months of appearing on the internet, the Mind Waves News project was nominated for a national award. The Technology 4 Good awards are relatively new, but they seem to be quite serious about it: the awards ceremony was hosted by Mariella Frostrup at BT’s […]
