Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter

Our December newsletter is out now! In this month’s edition, we have the usual news from around the Network and details of next knowledge exchange event in January and our […]
Community Link Workers joined Audit Scotland to share views on Adult Mental Health Services

Audit Scotland and Voluntary Health Scotland recently jointly facilitated two online focus groups as part of Audit Scotland’s ongoing performance audit of adult mental health services in Scotland. The Scottish […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network: Knowledge Exchange Event

***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a Primary Care setting in Scotland. Managers/Programme Leads for these Community Link Workers are also welcome […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter

Our October newsletter is out now for all the news and latest updates from the Network.
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Annual Conference

Join us for the first Scottish Community Link Worker Network Annual Conference on the 24th of May at the Studio in Glasgow. Confirmed speakers: Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Social […]
Sarah’s Blog: Support for Families Impacted by Imprisonment

Sarah Rogers from Families Outside talks about the support that they can provide to families impacted by imprisonment and how Community Link Workers can refer people for support.
Alison’s Blog: Link Life Fife One Year On

Alison Beaty, Project Support Officer at Link Life Fife reflects on their first year of supporting people to connect to a range of services in Fife.
Lynsey and Kirsty’s Blog: The Power of Walking

Kirsty McDonald and Lynsey Brodie from The Alliance talk about the walking tours of Glasgow they organised during self-management week to support people’s health and wellbeing.
Wullie’s blog: how a Glasgow community link worker is using golf to support people’s wellbeing

Wullie Pearson who is a Community Link Worker at Cairntoul Medical Practice in Glasgow talks about his Tee’d Off project which demonstrates the positive impact that sport can have on people’s mental health and wellbeing.
Kevin’s Blog: Supporting Financial Wellbeing
Kevin Duffy, Scotland Partnership Manager at the Money and Pensions Service talks about the importance of financial wellbeing and the launch of Scotland’s mental health and money toolkit which has been distributed to GP practices across Scotland.