A SENSE of community is a vital tool in helping to create and encourage mental health wellbeing. There are many projects throughout Scotland which encourage service users to engage with others and in doing so, keep informed about mental health matters and also arrange activities that as group you can collectively look forward to. Charitable […]
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To lift my spirits
This approaching Christmas I went round my estate and took some seasonal photos of the light displays on people’s homes. I enjoyed the walk in the freezing weather. I asked a neighbour why he put up the light on his house each year. “I do it for the kids but I like to see them […]
Bowls for Well Being
I started bowling three years ago, lawn bowls that is, not to be confused with indoor bowls or indeed carpet bowls …who would have thought there were so many different types and I haven’t even mentioned crown bowls! When I mention I Bowl, I’m always amazed by peoples reaction. I’ve been told that it’s an […]
Surviving Christmas
At this time of year, do you ask yourself how do I survive Christmas? Or have you already got a ‘Mental Health 5 a Day’ to see you through? Everyone feels the pressure, whether it’s finding enough presents or keeping to a tight budget when everyone else is spending. It’s a time of extremes. No […]
A day at the races
We had booked our tickets for the Track Cycling World Cup in Glasgow weeks ago, but now, at last the day had come. We arrived at the brand new Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome early, at least an hour before the cycling was due to start, but so had everybody else. The masses of people making […]
Happy Walkers
By mindwavesnews on November 21, 2012 in Community activity and Inclusion, Mental wellbeing, Organisations and groups, Physical activity & sport, Stories
A few weeks ago we had a piece about the Inverclyde Globetrotters, who have turned real walks into virtual walks which take them all over – and beyond – the world. Here are some photographs of people who love going for a walk in Glasgow. Some of the Community Reporters team and our friends are […]
Brain injury – Don’t give up!
By Mindwaves on November 16, 2012 in Community activity and Inclusion, Mental wellbeing, Organisations and groups, Stories, Technology for wellbeing
Dealing with brain injury in Scotland is such a massively complicated subject it’s impossible to know where to start. Thankfully BIEN – the Brain Injuries Experience Network, have attempted to make a start with their DVD entitled ‘Getting Your Head Around Brain Injury’. It should be recommended viewing for the families and friends of people […]
Finding the Community Assets in East Dunbartonshire
By Mindwaves on October 3, 2012 in Further afield, Organisations and groups, Stories, Technology for wellbeing
One of the projects which was featured in our event at Global Social Media Week was the Community Assets Mapping project form East Dunbartonshire. Our event was titled ‘Making Waves – Social Media, Empowerment and Wellbeing’. This project brings together all of these ideas and is creating practical benefits for lots of people. People who […]
Night & Day in London
Reflecting on the events surrounding his attendance of ‘The Technology 4 Good Awards’ in London, Kevin Gallagher wrote this hoping it showed an ear for radio. Night. Hunger drove me out of my hotel room following the Technology 4 Good Awards. Also the desire to photograph the newly opened Shard at night and the hope […]
Kicking Out Mental Health Stigma
By Mindwaves on April 17, 2012 in Mental wellbeing, Organisations and groups, Participation, Physical activity & sport, Stories
The stigma attached to those who suffer Mental Health problems is unquestionable. But now we see new initiatives that are trying to eradicate such an attachment. It comes from an unlikely source and for many a popular one too. Football, whether it be playing or watching, has been shown to affect those who suffer from […]
