Scottish Recovery Network have just announced a new practical and collaborative development programme to help people to plan and deliver peer support activities. Making Peer Practical is a free opportunity for individuals, community groups and small organisations who want to plan and deliver peer support activities but are not sure where to start. Who is …
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Free workshops on mental and physical health stigma
This summer, Mind Waves are running a series of 8 creative workshops around stigma. These workshops are open to people who live with both mental and physical health problems and are funded by the NHS Healthy Minds anti-stigma fund. The sessions will focus on different areas of creative writing, podcasting and song writing, and explore …
Supporting new Scots
Engaging with asylum seekers and refugees QAA’s Resilient Learning Communities Enhancement Theme has included projects on student mental wellbeing and support for refugees and asylum seekers, so we were delighted to be approached by the Mental Health Foundation with an offer of training that was relevant to both of these important areas. The Mental Health …
Resources for university staff supporting student carers
Carers Trust Scotland have a suite of free downloadable resources that support universities across Scotland to have the capacity to identify, support and report on their student carers. They also have resources tailored separately for colleges. University Staff resources Carers Trust Scotland teamed up with Open University Scotland along student carers, and practitioners from University …
Resources for college staff supporting student carers
Carers Trust Scotland have a suite of free downloadable resources that support colleges across Scotland to have the capacity to identify, support and report on their student carers. They also have resources tailored separately for universities. Resources for college staff Carers Trust Scotland and College Development Network (CDN) joined forces to help improve support to …