CREATING HOPE Information Bulletin
Latest news about Mental Health Improvement and Suicide Prevention
For regular information and news about events, resources and training.
LATEST EDITION:
Highlights this month include:
- Information about local activity for Suicide Prevention Awareness Week including SafeTALK training and the New Dawn New Hope Gatherings
- Fantastic news that the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Health Improvement team has been awarded £200,000 through the Scottish Government Children and Young People Crisis Intervention Fund.
- A huge congratulations to Health in Mind, who have achieved a Creating Hope Award for their work supporting mental health and wellbeing in the Scottish Borders.
- The launch of the new BRAW webpage for Borders Recovery and Wellbeing learning activity.
- Information about The Book Farmacy, a new non-clinical pilot supporting people in the farming and crofting community through personalised reading packs.
- Upcoming events, resources and training opportunities across mental health improvement and suicide prevention.
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INFORMATION STATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING at the WHAT MATTERS HUB
Drop-in service where you can find out more about the advice, information and support that’s available to help mental health and wellbeing. Find out more HERE
DUNS - Second Tuesday of each month, 12 noon - 2.00pm, Duns Fare Share Cafe
PEEBLES - Second Wednesday of each month, 10am - 12.30pm, Costa Coffee, Peebles
HAWICK - Second Thursday of each month. 10am - 12.30pm, Heart of Hawick
KELSO - Third Wednesday of each month, 10am - 12.30pm, Mayfield Garden Centre, Kelso
GALASHIELS - Fourth Wednesday of each month, 10am - 12.30pm, Asda Cafe, Galashiels
CREATING HOPE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE BORDERS
Since June 2024 the Mental Health Improvement and Suicide Prevention Steering Group has been promoting the ‘Creating Hope Awards’ scheme for mentally healthy and suicide safer communities.
We are grateful to all the groups and organisations who have already achieved one of the awards - it has been humbling to see the enthusiasm from so many people who want to undertake training to build up their knowledge and skills and make their spaces safer. You can visit the members page to see who has achieved the award.
We are also grateful to NHS24 service Breathing Space, Scotland's emotional support helpline, which continues to lend support to the awards scheme.
A really important part of the application process for the awards is to demonstrate how your group or organisation meets the 'good mental health practices'. These practices are about culture and behaviour and understanding what helps to protect and promote good mental health - things that we have to work on over time to create the conditions and environments for good mental health.
We’re keen to encourage all groups, teams and organisations to work towards an award and help us to build more mentally healthy and suicide safer communities in the Borders - why not sign up and make the pledge to help create your own mentally healthy and suicide safer community?
To find out more about the awards and how to apply please visit www.nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk/creating-hope
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