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:
- News about the latest ASIST training for Education colleagues and an update from the recent Creating Hope national conference in Glasgow
- Healing Arts Scotland - event about creative health coming up on 17th June
- A call out for information about recovery and wellbeing learning activity in the Borders
- Latest Creating Hope Awards for NHSB Wellbeing Service and Teri Bikes
- New Children and Young People's Advocacy Service
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Previous editions:
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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