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Delighted to attend the launch of the App to make Human Rights real for people in communities with learning disabilities and hear my friend John Gallon speak about his experience

Looking forward to hearing my friend speak on the new human rights app for people with learning disabilities

'Human Rights Town' our new app launches next Monday 30th August!

This is an app developed by and for people with learning disabilities, to help people recognise and realise their human rights.

Register to attend the launch event now by clicking this link 👉🖱- bit.ly/3hUw7Av

Life enhancement course - Clarity Walk BREAK FREE FROM THE PAST AND THRIVE IN THE PRESENT AS YOU BUILD RESILIENCE SKILLS AND COPING STRATEGIES WITH THIS 5 WEEK COURSE 5 sessions delivered on Zoom with a friendly group of no more than 10 from 6.30pm-8pm every Tuesday. Starts Tuesday March 2nd ONLY 10 spaces LEFT BOOK NOW Our minds are c....

Know a Highland family struggling with lockdown learning? Would they benefit from a free device and data? Contact Kirsty on [email protected] for more information

Great free online courses for social media and online safety to help communities be aware of the dangers of fake emails and scams.

Learn My Way | Good Things Foundation The website contains over 30 free courses designed to help beginners get started with the online basics - using a mouse, keyboard, setting up email accounts and using internet search engines - while also offering plenty to help people develop their digital skills further.

Thanks to The Libertie Project for providing devices to help shielding groups to connect with their families during the lockdown 💚

Excellent webinar from the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit on Hope after Trauma with Paul Gray (former CEO NHS Scotland), Jo Berry and Gregory Boyle founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world.

Listen in as the group talk about acknowledging the trauma caused by Covid. We need to listen to people, not rush to pathologise/medicalise (diagnose someone or prescribe something), but rather seek to understand their perspective so as not to retraumatise them. Allowing people the opportunity to connect and heal, not with a view to going back to a ‘new normal’, but to readdress the imbalance and help them to arrive at solutions by expressing themselves in a meaningful way.

Scottish Violence Reduction Unit presents: Hope after trauma

Crises have 3 psychological phases:
1. Emergency - clear shared goals, energised, focused, even productive.
2. Regression - we realise the future is uncertain, lose sense of purpose, get tired, irritable, withdrawn and less productive.
3. Recovery - we begin to reorientate, revise our goals, expectations, roles and begin to focus on moving forward vs. getting by.
Most of us are in the regression phase right now. This is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation.

If You Feel Like You’re Regressing, You’re Not Alone Crisis is often a three-act story: Emergency. Regression. Recovery.

Samaritans Scotland launch the new Self-help app for . The app can help you track how you're feeling, get recommendations for things you can do to help yourself cope, feel better and stay safe in a crisis 💚 https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/self-help/

Self-help Keep track of how you're feeling, and get recommendations for things you can do to help yourself cope, feel better and stay safe in a crisis

"Clear Your Head", the new Scottish Government website with hints and tips to help you during uncertain times https://clearyourhead.scot/

Clear Your Head These are worrying and uncertain times. The coronavirus outbreak has changed daily life for us all in Scotland and has had a real impact on how many of us ar...

Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2020 online programme from 18-24th May
https://www.mhfestival.com/news/584-smhaf-2020-online-programme?mc_cid=a56b9f16e4&mc_eid=82c7d581fd

A new paper in the Lancet Psychiatry highlights an urgent need to tackle the harmful impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental healthhttps://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lanpsy/PIIS2215-0366(20)30168-1.pdf

The annual CIPD report for Health and Wellbeing at Work 2020https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/health-and-well-being-2020-report_tcm18-73967.pdf

Excellent resource from SAMH to support your mental wellbeing at this time https://www.samh.org.uk/about-mental-health/self-help-and-wellbeing/coronavirus-and-your-mental-wellbeing

Coronavirus and your mental wellbeing | SAMH SAMH is the Scottish Association for Mental Health.

With mounting concerns regarding our health & wellbeing due to the corona virus, here are 3 ways to calm an anxious mind https://www.mindful.org/3-mindful-ways-calm-anxious-mind/

Three Mindful Ways to Calm an Anxious Mind - Mindful Stress and anxiety are a part of life. But we don't need to be enslaved by our anxiety, we can strengthen our mindful skills to ease our anxious minds.

We are currently working with many individuals from many walks of life. Our biggest client base at the moment are those struggling with their wine intake. Do you feel as if your 'off' button does not work? If you are feeling that one glass of wine leads to two, leads to ………….. then please contact us via our website link below and chat things over. There is a solution.

www.alcoholrecoveryscotland.co.uk

Introduction Scotland is known the world over for its many fine Whisky distilleries and a culture of social drinking. For 9 out 10 of us, drinking is an enjoyable pastime associated with celebrations, good company and family occasions. However, this is not the case for everyone. For some of us enjoying a glass o...

Pop the kettle on, cause is back! ☕🍰

It may be cold and wet outside, but you can help us by holding a get together with your friends, colleagues or community group… https://www.samaritans.org/brew-monday/

January 2020 White Paper from Royal College of Psychiatrists on “Technology use and the mental health of children and young people” shows how devices pose potential challenges to the health and well-being of children and young people.

Summary:
1. Time spent engaging with digital technology can come at the expense of time spent on other activities including face-to-face interactions with family or carers and peers, exercise and sleep.

2. Online content may be viewed which is distressing, including exposure to violent, graphic or sexual imagery and exposure to hate speech.

3. Exposure to online bullying.

4. The risk of exploitation including sexual exploitation.

5. Money can be quickly and easily spent online, for example in game purchases, online gambling and on products such as prescription and illegal drugs.

6. Whilst evidence for causal links is still developing, there is evidence to suggest that digital technology can affect weight, mood, thoughts of su***de and self-harm and body image.

7. Some children and young people may be more vulnerable to the impact of digital technology, for example those with mental health needs such as depression, anxiety and developmental conditions such as ADHD.

8. The concept of technology addiction is emerging together with developing clinical services for children and young people with addiction.
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/improving-care/better-mh-policy/college-reports/college-report-cr225.pdf

With one week to go until Blue Monday - the most depressing day of the year - why not change the narrative from gloomy weather, credit card bills and low motivation levels, into one that starts open conversations about our mental health and set targets at work to boost our health & wellbeing for the year ahead

We know life’s problems don’t melt away when we turn on the Christmas lights.

So if you’re finding things tough, remember you can talk to us for free & in confidence throughout the holiday season.

An excellent presentation by Dr Jennie Young NHS Education for Scotland on the window of tolerance of organisations looking at the leadership style and processes that impact on the individuals teams and culture vimeo.com/377760761?ref=…

Jennie Young - The _Window of tolerance of organisations, services and systems This is "Jennie Young - The _Window of tolerance of organisations, services and systems" by NES on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people…

Proud to be part of the evening march in support of RASAH (R**e and Sexual Abuse Highland) ‘Reclaim the Night’ despite the cold weather

Excellent video from the TUC about how to start, manage and finish challenging conversations at work https://youtu.be/MITzGWw-lic

Challenging conversations We can't always prevent far-right propaganda spreading, but by talking to people who've been influenced, you can get them to question the lies, and reconside...

Excellent work by the UHI Rural Health & Wellbeing team to promote rural mental health, social prescribing and green health showcased at the 2019 Digital Health & Care Fest

James’s Support Group tackling su***de prevention on the Black Isle.

James's Support Group launches new initiatives to help men's mental health A SUPPORT group which was set up by a Black Isle couple is launching two new initiatives specifically aimed at helping men.

Third sector engagement at its best, recognising the outstanding contribution from the health & wellbeing sector at the Highland Third Sector Interface AGM & Assembly with an interesting political debate at the Hustings

Supporting to break down gender-related health issues and normalise conversations around men’s mental health https://uk.movember.com/mens-health/mental-health

Movember Movember, the month formerly known as November, is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health.