Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Edinburgh have launched a new Scottish LGBTQIA+ mental health network with funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). It is a two year project, entitled ‘Developing an Interdisciplinary LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Network for Scotland’. This is the first of its kind, with a key aim …
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Blog: St Andrews University on External Partnerships
The University of St Andrews has partnered with the Fife Rape and Sexual Assault Centre (FRASAC) since October 2021. We provide ring-fenced funding in order to provide students with access to a dedicated specialist support worker, three days per week, in St Andrews. This relationship with FRASAC allows students to access crisis and ongoing support, …
Co-production in practice: GCU student mental health campaign
Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) Wellbeing team and Digital Design students have co-produced a campaign to encourage students to speak about their mental health. The project – ‘GCUGood?’ – was a collaboration between the GCU Wellbeing team and a group of students who completed this as part of one of their final year modules. The campaign …
If It’s Okay Campaign
What is the If It’s Okay Campaign? “It’s okay to not be okay” is a very common phrase in mental health campaigning. But for many people struggling with mental illness, it doesn’t feel like it is okay. A recent survey found that 60% of Scottish people think there is a great deal or fair amount …
LGBT+ History Month – February 2024
The 2024 theme for LGBT+ History Month was ‘Medicine – #UnderTheScope’, celebrates LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to the field of Medicine and Healthcare both historically and today. LGBT+ History Month is celebrated every February across the UK and was founded in 2004 by Schools OUT UK to ‘claim our past, celebrate our present and create our future’. As …
