Key Messages: Mental wellbeing, social isolation and loneliness in rural Scotland
VHS presented this one hour workshop at The Gathering on 20th February 2019, in partnership with the Scottish Rural Health Partnership which is hosted by the University of Highlands and […]
VHS at The Gathering: Mental wellbeing, social isolation and loneliness in rural Scotland
This partnership event with the Scottish Rural Health Partnership(SRHP) aims to shine a light on health issues distinctive to rural and remote areas in Scotland and to give space to […]
VHS at The Gathering: Mental wellbeing, social isolation and loneliness in rural Scotland
This partnership event with the Scottish Rural Health Partnership(SRHP) aims to shine a light on health issues distinctive to rural and remote areas in Scotland and to give space to […]
Minister for Mental Health meets Health Inequalities CPG
Clare Haughey MSP made a welcome return to the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities on 30th October, this time in her role as Minister for Mental Health. Previously a […]
Mental Health a key plank of 2018/19 Programme for Government
The Scottish Government has renewed its commitment to make Scotland one of the first countries in the world to develop a strategy to address loneliness and social isolation. Announcing the […]
Conference Key Messages: Tomorrow’s World Today
The future of mental health in Scotland was under the spotlight on 14th June in Stirling, at our collaborative conference with the Open University in Scotland and Support in Mind […]
Tomorrow’s World Today: New Frontiers in Mental Health
Tomorrow’s World Today: New Frontiers in Mental Health New date announced: Thursday 14th June! How is our technologically enabled, globalised and digital society changing our understanding of mental health and […]
Tomorrow’s World Today: New Frontiers in Mental Health
Tomorrow’s World Today: New Frontiers in Mental Health New date announced: Thursday 14th June! How is our technologically enabled, globalised and digital society changing our understanding of mental health and […]
Maureen’s blog: Arthritis and Mental Health
“Isolation is my problem. When I am in pain I avoid contact with people. This makes me depressed, which locks me in to a cycle of pain. Also tiredness makes […]
Maureen’s Blog: See me for who I am
We are all ageing. With 8% of our population over 75 years old, it is unsurprising that on a daily basis in the media there are stories about the increase […]
