Mental Health Information Station

Our drop-in service is closed today for the polling station. You can still ask for a call-back on [email protected]

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And we're back!

Hope everyone had a fun and restful festive break!

The Into Work team is back providing supported employment, welfare rights advice, and more!

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Happy 2024! 🥳🥳🥳

The Welcoming office opens today - Thursday, January 4th and opening hours are 9am to 2pm.

Activities and services will start again on Monday, January 8th ➡ https://www.thewelcoming.org/calendar/events-and-activities-calendar

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Space for Youth Befriending provides children and young people aged five to 16 with a volunteer befriender once a week for two to three hours, who will support and encourage them to explore new activities and find new interests and hobbies.

Befriending matches are based on shared interests, and the volunteer helps their young befriendee build confidence and self-esteem, improve social skills, and make friends outwith their peer group.

Befriending can make a real difference to a young person's life and help them to access opportunities in Edinburgh that they may not otherwise have had access to.

For more information, visit our website (https://spacescot.org/youth-befriending/) or check out our 2023 Impact Report (https://issuu.com/spacescot.../docs/impact_report_2023_final).

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🔙 The Changing Room's new 12-week course.

For men aged 30-64, using the power of football to encourage men to talk about their mental health. 🗣️

📅 Mondays
⌚ 6pm - 7.30pm
📍 Tynecastle Park

Register your interest ↘️ https://ow.ly/IGCl50QkwjW

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We are officially back open and our normal timetable resumes TODAY! (Thursday 4th January 2024!) 🤩

Happy New Year from all of us to all of you! 🎉🕊️💖

Happy New Year! We are open as usual 😊🎅

- DROP-IN from 10.30 am till 3 pm (no appointment required). Located at Walpole Hall, (next to St Mary's Cathedral), Palmerston Place, Edinburgh. EH12 5AW.

- Phone - Thursdays 10:30am – 3.00pm on ☎ 0131 537 8688

-Email - [email protected]

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Space runs an enriching and stimulating day-care service for older people with dementia and those facing social isolation or loneliness called the Beacon Club. We believe that people with dementia are entitled to respect and dignity, and we work to improve the quality of life for our members by connecting them with dedicated staff and nurturing volunteers.

Groups are limited to just 10 people, ensuring that the highest level of care can be given while also reducing anxiety about meeting large groups of new people. We provide refreshments on arrival, a choice of hot meals at lunchtime, and a blend of activities and outings to suit all kinds of preferences. Members are asked to make a small contribution to the costs of running the programme.

We run two Beacon Clubs—one based at The Broomhouse Hub, and another at the Tron Kirk in Gilmerton. Both cater to people with mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment, including those who have not yet had an official dementia diagnosis. This is also a great social group for isolated older people who can enjoy one day a week out of the house and spend time with others.

While the Beacon Club provides high levels of care for older people, it comes with the added benefit of carer respite—allowing them to enjoy several hours to relax, unwind, and manage things, knowing the person they care for is in good company.

If you or someone you know might benefit from joining one of our Beacon Clubs, please get in touch. Referrals can come from relatives, friends, or professionals; it does not have to come from your GP.

For more information, visit our website (https://spacescot.org/the-beacon-club/) or check out our 2023 Impact Report (https://issuu.com/spacescot.org/docs/impact_report_2023_final).

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🤞 All I want for is.....an OpenLearn ?

Yes, the most-sought after item of Christmas 2023 is a digital badge! 🎁🙌

It's free, and what's more, no need to go to the shops... you can literally just click and collect! 🖱️

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/badged-courses

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Merry Christmas from the National Galleries of Scotland 🌟

This early painting by MacTaggart depicts the road from Edinburgh to Lasswade, looking south. Mctaggart took this road daily from his home near Lasswade, to teach at Edinburgh College of Art ❄

📷Sir William MacTaggart, Snow near Lasswade, About 1928.

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Thinking about learning a new language... why not try French 🇫🇷 ❤

This is a new course on offer at Cameron House Community Centre. Starting the 22nd January 2024, Mondays 13:00 - 15:00!!!

If you are interested you can enrol online on our website using the link below
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https://adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/

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Happy holidays to all our participants, volunteers and supporters from The Welcoming staff! 🎄🎅

The members of our Women's Conversation Space have a poetry session once a month, which is led by the amazing Beth from Open Book and together they create wonderful poetry based on their lived experiences. 📙

We thought this poem about Christmas dinner evoked so many childhood memories and thought today would be the best day to showcase the WCS poem! ✒️

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Think about the 'Poor Turkey'

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It might feel extra hard to reach out for help today because it’s Christmas. But please know you don’t have to face anything alone. If you’re having a hard time, we’ll face it with you. We’re here all day and night 💚

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This month's featured worksheet aims to help you to teach your clients how the vicious cycle is a way of understanding why we feel as we do.

It can be used by supporters as an initial assessment – to help people see what is going on and how it is affecting them. It is a simple way of helping them understand how what they think affects how they feel emotionally and physically, and what they do, and also how to stop the cycle and spin it the other way. It can help people understand emotional and physical wellbeing changes, as well as the impact of relationships, life events and everyday life hassles. It can be helpful to complete it whenever they feel different - worse or better emotionally or physically, or whenever they spot themselves reacting in ways that either help - or make things worse (e.g. avoid things, but down on activities, or respond unhelpfully). It helps spot repeating patterns of thinking, emotions, bodily responses and activity.

The sheet is also a great way to summarise/feedback about a client or patient in your clinical team meeting or handover.

Download this worksheet here https://llttf.com/resources/

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Art: Modern Art Theory and Practical 🖌💛

This is a new course starting at Cameron House Community Centre, starting 25th January 2024 Thursdays 14:00 - 16:00.

If you are interested you can enrol online on our website using the link below
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https://adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/

On Thursday 28th of December the drop in will be closed but we will still answer phone calls and emails

- Phone - Thursdays 10:30am – 3.00pm on ☎ 0131 537 8688

-Email - [email protected]

The Mental Health Information Station will be open as usual every Thursday in the lead up to Christmas:

🎅 DROP-IN from 10.30 am till 3 pm (no appointment required). Located at Walpole Hall, (next to St Mary's Cathedral), Palmerston Place, Edinburgh. EH12 5AW.

Phone - Thursdays 10:30am – 3.00pm on ☎ 0131 537 8688.

We are at SkillsScotland at the SEC in Glasgow until 2.30pm today (Thursday 16th November)!

Pop by our stand and have a chat with us about the career opportunities we have available. You can find some of our current vacancies at https://bit.ly/ScotACareers

We're delighted to be featured in the latest edition of Children in Scotland's excellent 'Insight' magazine.

Our Director of Services Amy Hutton talks about the impact of homelessness on children and families in Scotland.

Find out more about 'Insight': https://buff.ly/3MKHPww

Please help us welcome our newest batch of Space Station trainees! 🙂

Space Station is our 10 week entry level training course that focuses on learning the essential skills in catering and hospitality, enabling our trainees to move forward into work in this sector.

While our current course is already underway, the project runs multiple times throughout the year and we welcome interest from anyone looking to take part in our next block of sessions! The course is free to attend thanks to our funders Capital City Partnership, part of the Joined Up For Jobs network.

You can read more about the course, and check out some of our other great Training Academy projects, on our website here 👉 https://spacescot.org/space-station/

SAVE THE DATE!
Join Dr John Macklin on the 6.12.23 at 6pm for an interactive webinar aimed at young people with dyspraxia to support with coping during times of stress. Get practical advice and tips, understand why times of stress can be challenging for people with dyspraxia, and learn coping strategies to support.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/young-people-with-dyspraxia-coping-with-wellbeing-during-times-of-stress-tickets-750772379397?aff=oddtdtcreator

What is your ideal break from caring?

Through our Wee Breaks service, you can apply for funding to help you take a break from caring. We know that some carers might not be able to go for a weekend away, which is why we can fund activities, devices or services that support you getting a break at home.

Take some time to yourself and enjoy the things you love through our Wee Breaks service.

We can guide you through the journey, including where to start. To apply, please visit our website: https://ow.ly/5xH150Q70aO

Or if you have any questions, please call 0808 196 6666.

To mark our next chapter & better reflect what we do, our name is changing.

We are now SAMH, Scottish Action for Mental Health.

Because action is what is needed for Scotland’s mental health, today and tomorrow.

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The next English conversation café will take place on Monday 23rd October, 9am-11am at Fresh Start Hub (28-30 Ferry Road Drive).
There will be tea, coffee and biscuits and a qualified ESOL Teacher on site to chat, play some language games and support people in their learning.
Please do share with your networks and bring anyone along who may wish to practise their English and learn more about the classes,