The Self-Harm Network Scotland (SHNS), part of Penumbra Mental Health, are providing free Self-Harm Awareness training. SNHS develop and deliver informative and accessible training and resources to help improve understanding of self-harm. These 3 hour sessions will dive deep into the underlying reasons for self-harm and give information, tools and resources that can be used …
Presentation and Workshops
Making Peer Practical by Scottish Recovery Network
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 …
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 …
Meeting students’ mental health & wellbeing needs: panel discussion
On 28th March 2023 CDN’s College Expo Roadshow hosted an incredibly thought provoking panel discussion on meeting students’ mental health and wellbeing needs. The panel discussion chaired by Jon Vincent, Principal, Glasgow Clyde College, during this hybrid event focussed on approaches that have been developed and implemented to meet student mental health and wellbeing needs over …