Memories FC 2 Day Conference

Announcing a knowledge exchange two day all stakeholder Conference sharing the news on our football reminiscence project. The 29th& 30th November at Hampden Park Glasgow, Scotland's National Football Stadium will see two days that will likely have a number of different fora (academic, practitioner, carer, PWD). All will relate to Reminiscence and dementia.

Full programme to follow but for early expressions of interest mail Andy at alow@gcu.ac.uk

http://www.facebook.com/MemoriesFC

Have you heard about Students and Mental Wealth?

Mental Wealth UK was conceived; setup to 'bring mental health out of the shadows through student-led initiatives'.
MW UK has held hundreds of events and campaigns on campuses across the UK, and the number of institutions with student-led groups has grown from 1 to 25. They hold national training events, funded projects, distribute information guides and posters, and nurture communities of students across the country that are committed to helping those that are suffering and to making campuses healthier, happier places for students.
Want to know more? Click HERE

Effective Practitioner Website

http://www.effectivepractitioner.nes.scot.nhs.uk/

Scotland's Silent Deaths: BBC Scotland Investigates

A BBC Scotland Investigation into the high rate of suicides in the country has found that people in their darkest hour of need are sometimes ending up in police cells because there isn’t anywhere else for them to go.
Watch this documentary on the BBC iplayer.

A mental health professionals experience of stigma

This 'Time to Change' web piece can be accessed if you click here

Recovery and the assets-based approach

Read HERE the Scottish Recovery Network paper on an Assets Based Approach & Recovery

New child protection website launched

The Scottish Government has launched a new national website offering help and support to vulnerable children and families on child protection issues. You can find a link to it in the 'Useful Web Links' tab.

Press: The Channel 4 Goes Mad season: Does it really challenge health stigma?

Click here to read the Guardian piece on the upcoming Channel 4 Goes Mad Season. Does this set of programmes do what they set out to do? Only time will tell. For view of the 4 Goes Mad programmes click here. Not sure that using the 'Mad' word will help. What do you think? Comments please.

Mental Welfare Commission Consultation

The Commission is interested in the topic of whether and when to use mental health legislation for people who develop psychotic symptoms after consuming drugs.

Click here to read the consultation brief

The National Confidential Inquiry in to Suicide and Homicide by people with Mental Illness (Annual Report)

Click here to read the Annual Report published this month. 

Press: Don't Bottle It Up Campaign

The Records piece on the armies anti-stigma campaign. This article can be accessed if you click here



Bravo Daniel George!

Language and the "warfare metaphor" in considering dementia. This article can be accessed if you click here

SAMH Report into Self-Harm Launched

Late last month SAMH Launched its report into experiences of self-harm. The report titled, "Beyond Appearances: Experiences of Self-Harm" can be accessed if you click here

Reminiscence and the power of music

Click here to read this report and watch the fascinating video.

An assets-based approach to Scottish health - Harry Burns Video

Click here to watch the video

Mental illness mortality rate three times population average

Mental illness mortality rate three times population average

Press: Adults smacked as children have higher risk of mental illnesslater on

Click here to read this Mail report.

Ron Coleman talks to GCU Students & Staff

Read about Rons visit here

View GCU MH Nursing Student Recovery Posters on GCU's Facebook

Click here to see Student recovery posters on GCU's Facebook