A drive to improve mental health services for new mothers has begun with the launch of a national network of specialists across Scotland. Continue reading Network to support new mothers’ mental health
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Feeling blue: MHScot launches ‘shades of blue’ emojis
A new set of emoji stickers has been launched to help people in the workplace articulate how they are truly feeling as they move through the ‘January blues’. Continue reading Feeling blue: MHScot launches ‘shades of blue’ emojis
Mental health: help is at hand this Christmas season
No-one experiencing depression, low mood or anxiety should suffer in silence this Christmas, Scotland’s Minister for Mental Health has said. Maureen Watt highlighted the help and support that’s available at a time of year when some people can experience mental health problems associated with stress and loneliness. Continue reading Mental health: help is at hand this Christmas season
£10 million to support early intervention in mental health
An additional £10 million will be invested to fund more than 30 new ways of supporting mental health in primary care. The funding, confirmed in this week’s draft budget statement, is part of the Scottish Government’s efforts to improve early intervention and put more focus on prevention. Continue reading £10 million to support early intervention in mental health
Scottish Mental Health First Aid course: 5 & 12 December
MHScot Workplace Wellbeing are delighted to announce dates for the next SMHFA Open Course taking place in Edinburgh – full details below:
https://www.mhscot-consultancy.co.uk/scotlands-mental-health-first-aid.html
If you require further details please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Best wishes
June Dickson
MHScot Workplace Wellbeing CIC
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Take time out for Mental Health
We all have mental health – but are we looking after it?
Scottish Association for Mental Health is encouraging people in Edinburgh to take time out for Mental Health Awareness Week.
New figures from SAMH show that 94 per cent of us think our mental health is as or more important than our physical health; yet around a quarter of us never take time to look after it.
The figures have been revealed on World Mental Health Day (10 October) and SAMH is encouraging people in Edinburgh to mark the occasion by doing something that benefits their well-being.
Talking to friends or family was the most popular way to improve mental health, followed closely by reading, physical exercise, and listening to or playing music.
Jo Anderson, Director of External Affairs at SAMH said: “We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health, and it’s important that we look after it. This Mental Health Awareness Week we want to get people thinking about their own mental health and the kind of things that improve it. Throughout the week we’ll be highlighting ideas and inspiration, and hope that people will get involved and share their own experiences.”
You can follow SAMH on Twitter @SAMHTweets or find us on Facebook/SAMHmentalhealth and Instagram @SAMHscotland
SAMH’s Five Ways to Better Mental Health can be downloaded at www.samh.org.uk/mental-health-information/five-ways-to-better-mental-health
Call for action as half of Scotland’s Health Boards miss child mental health targets
A coalition of independent and third sector children and young people’s service providers has called for urgent action from the Scottish Government to increase investment in and radically improve mental health services for children and young people. Continue reading Call for action as half of Scotland’s Health Boards miss child mental health targets
Crisis point: 300% increase in calls to city mental health service
An Edinburgh service which supports people experiencing a mental health crisis has seen demand for help rise by 300 PER CENT since it first opened its doors ten years ago. Continue reading Crisis point: 300% increase in calls to city mental health service
No stress: new role for June
EVOC’s June Dickson supported the local voluntary sector’s participation in community planning through the Neighbourhood Partnerships. She recently moved on to an exciting new role and explains what it’s all about:
I wanted to get in touch to introduce you to my new role as a Director of http://www.mhscot-consultancy.co.uk/, Scotland’s first Social Enterprise tackling stress prevention and early mental health intervention in the workplace.
Redhall Walled Garden Open Day
SAMH REDHALL WALLED GARDEN OPEN DAY
Redhall Walled Garden is holding its annual community Razzmatazz open day on Saturday 9 July from 12-5pm. All welcome
To summarise what’s on offer :-
- Live Music
- Activities for Children including :-
- Quiz trails
- Traditional Games
- Pond Dipping
- Mask Making
- Face Painting
- Free hand/arm massages by Jo Malone
- Plants for Sale
- Food, Cream Teas
Redhall Walled Garden
97 Lanark Road, Edinburgh EH14 2LZ
0131 443 0946
Garden is open to the public Monday- Friday 9am -3:30pm
To find out more about Redhall see our video on Youtube click on
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VglRmOglZis
or attend our Information day on the first Wednesday of every month – phone to book.