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Mental health charity fighting for a future where no one faces mental illness alone. It's #TimeForChange 🔗 www.changemh.org

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Carers Scotland @carersscotland.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Today we publish “State of Caring: The Cost of Caring in Scotland 2025”, painting a troubling picture for Scotland’s 627,000 unpaid carers, with significant costs to their financial security, health, employment and opportunities.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 05/11/2025
We have been delivering DBI to children and young people in Highland. Scottish Government have published an independent evaluation on this pilot, stating that DBI can be an effective intervention to reducing distress and offering compassionate help for this group. 🧵
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 18/09/2025
Free mental health training taster sessions, available only this Autumn! Explore 30-minute tasters on resilience, burnout, supportive conversations, menopause and workplace performance. Step back & take away practical strategies 👇 www.eventbrite.com/cc/change-me...
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 16/09/2025
Today's data from National Records of Scotland has revealed 704 probable suicides in 2024, a 11% decrease from the previous year. While we welcome this reduction, there is still a lot more to do in Scotland. Read our statement below in the graphics.
“Today’s news of an 11% decrease in the numbers of probable suicides in Scotland is good news. 

“That number represents dozens of people still alive today who might not have been in years past. This is a testament to the incredible work 
happening on suicide prevention across Scotland. 

“We should celebrate but we also must remember that there is still a lot more to do. “Far too many people still take their lives by suicide and every death in this way is a preventable 
tragedy. We need to remember the impact that such deaths can have on friends, families and communities. 

“There needs to be continued funding and support for Scotland’s suicide prevention strategy, of which Change Mental Health is proud to be one of the outcome leads for, and we must ensure that 
people get the support they need, when they need it and in a way which works for them.” Nick Ward, CEO, Change Mental Health.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 15/09/2025
Scotland is in a mental health emergency. Scotland's Mental Health Partnership, with 17 organisations, has launched its manifesto today, calling for urgent investment and early intervention & prevention. The time for talking is over. It's time for action. Read the full manifesto 👇 www.smhp.scot
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 26/08/2025
We are relieved that our services in Edinburgh, including our Stafford Centre, are safeguarded for now. Today's decision by the EIJB means we will be involved in a recommissioning process, but there is work to be done to ensure better collaboration equals better outcomes. Read our statement 👇
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Statement on community mental health decision by EIJB
While services are safeguarded for now, the EIJB need to ensure there's better collaboration to create better outcomes for community mental health in Edinburgh.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 26/08/2025
Some children and young people are waiting over 1000 days for mental health support. This isn't good enough. We need to change the way we think about how we support children and young people with their mental health. Read the response from our CEO, Nick Ward 👇
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"Children and young people are still not getting the
support they need and when they need it.

We still want a future where they aren’t put on waiting lists and instead accessing early intervention, community-based support that stops poor mental health from escalating."Pink background, Change Mental Health logo at the top right.

“But waiting over 1000 days for support is completely unacceptable and there needs to be targeted action from the Scottish Government to stop this from happening.

“Wherever children and young people are in Scotland, they deserve timely, high quality support. We know there are other options, such as funding third sector organisations to intervene and support early, meaning children and young people don’t need to access CAMHS. We just need local and national government to fund them.”

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The ALLIANCE @alliancescot.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
‘Action needed now to avert health and social care crisis in Scotland’, over 200 third sector leaders urge First Minister in open letter, published in today’s Herald on Sunday. @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Coalition of Care & Support Providers in Scotland @ccpscotland.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Read the open letter to the First Minister & key calls: www.ccpscotland.org/ccps-news/action-needed-now-to-avert-health-and-social-care-crisis-in-scotland-sector-leaders-urge-first-minister-in-open-letter/ @r-cackett.bsky.social @crossreach.bsky.social @thistlefoundation.bsky.social @changemh.org
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‘Action needed now to avert health and social care crisis in Scotland’, sector leaders urge First Minister in open letter | Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 21/07/2025
We were pleased to be joined by @cajardinemp.bsky.social at our Stafford Centre last week. Christine learned more about the transformational support we deliver in Edinburgh that is currently under threat with proposed cuts by the EIJB. Read her @scotsman.org column today 👇 buff.ly/HfJGGWv
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 16/07/2025
Our Stafford Centre in Edinburgh is under threat. Proposed cuts by the EIJB would effectively end community mental health support in the city. This cannot happen. Sign the petition and urge the EIJB to stop these cuts 👇 buff.ly/0WNd2HG
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 15/07/2025
🎈 Our Hearing Voices service has turned 30! We gathered in Kirkcaldy last week to celebrate a service that has challenged stigma and continued to support people every day across Fife for three decades. Read more about it 👇 buff.ly/sg40iJ8
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movementfhealth.bsky.social @movementfhealth.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Series 2 - Movement in Conversation This podcast episode follows Change Mental Health and how they’re supporting people living with long-term health conditions to move more across Scotland. www.movementforhealth.scot/podcast-epis... #MovementInConversation #MentalHealth @changemh.org
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 09/07/2025
🌡️ With highs of 25°c this weekend, hotter weather can be exciting but it's important to stay safe. Certain medication means your body might not regulate heat well. Stay cool, drink water and find shade. But most importantly, try and enjoy it!
Change Mental Health logo at the top right with a yellow background. Sun icon in pink in the middle. Text reads: "There's some hot weather at the moment. Stay cool and hydrated, self-care is important and get support if needed."
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 08/07/2025
🪧 The National Rural and Islands Mental Health Forum impact report is out! With a membership of around 300 organisations and an outreach to over 500,000 people across rural and island communities, the Forum is called "invaluable" and "necessary". Read the impact report 👇 www.changemh.org/forum
“If the Forum didn’t exist, we would have to create it just to be able to 
effectively consult with people in 
rural and island parts of Scotland.”

Graphic in the bottom half features three people next to a sign that says 'National Rural and Islands Mental Health Forum'.“The National Rural and Islands Mental Health 
Forum is an extremely informative, beneficial and connecting resource, to enable a wide range of organisations that work with rural 
communities to come together and review the needs of communities.

“It is a great resource for RSABI to have,to find ways to support those in rural and island 
communities.”

Josie Barclay, RSABI“The National Rural and Islands Mental Health Forum has been a great place to meet with those invested in wellbeing within the rural environment of Scotland.

“It has helped us connect with partners outwith the agricultural community we weren’t aware of and it has a created a platform for sharing best practice, sharing success stories and shining a light on unique challenges within the sector and rural societies.”

Alix Ritchie, Farmstrong Scotland“Presenting at the National Rural and Islands Mental Health Forum provided us with the opportunity to 
engage with other charities and organisations in rural Scotland, increasing our connections and our 
understanding of rural issues in relation to mental health.

“By collaborating through the Forum, we have a greater understanding of these issues and we are now building this into our campaigning and advocacy work.”

Sarah Tilsted & Tom O'Connor, The Patients Association
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 04/07/2025
Many of our services hosted an open day for partners in Inverness this week! 👥 As well as showing the incredible work we do across local and national services, our teams got a good opportunity to catch up in person. Find out more about our work 👇 www.changemh.org/need-support
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 26/06/2025
We are encouraged to see prevention at the heart of the Scottish Government's fiscal and policy agenda. But we need to see local delivery meet national ambition. That means starting in Edinburgh by cancelling the proposed cuts to community mental health services by the EIJB.
“We are encouraged to see prevention at the heart of the Scottish Government’s fiscal and policy agenda moving forward. The benefits to both lives and budgets if crisis can be avoided are obvious. We desperately need to heed the call of the Christie Commission 14 years later, and finally see wholescale system shift towards 
preventing social ills in the first place.  
 
“We need to see local delivery meet national ambition: starting right here in Edinburgh, with the cancellation of proposed cuts to community mental health services by the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board.”
Nick Ward, CEO, Change Mental Health
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The Poverty Alliance @povertyalliance.org · 26/06/2025
People want a government that believes in justice and compassion. That’s why we need Scottish MPs to stand up for social security. #WeDemandBetter www.povertyalliance.org/news-more-th...
A black and white picture of the Palace of Westminster with text We need Scottish MPs to vote against the unjust cuts to disability and incapacity benefits, Justice and compassion demand it.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 20/06/2025
A fantastic first day at the Royal Highland Show with our very colourful stand 🎪 We're here all weekend until Sunday talking about rural and islands mental health, training and how you can make it everyone's business to tackle mental health. Join us on 7th Avenue. Let's chat 💬
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 17/06/2025
In a world that rarely slows down, yoga offers more than just movement. Through shared rituals, quiet reflection and playful classes, it creates space to breathe, belong and reset. Learn from our friends at Tribe Yoga how belonging supports mental health 👇
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Belonging on the mat: Community and mental health with TRIBE Yoga - Change Mental Health
From everyday routines to intentional reflection, we explore with Tribe Yoga how meaningful moments of connection can support emotional and mental wellbeing.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 10/06/2025
📖 We've refreshed A Menu of Questions for Carers with @carerstrustscot.bsky.social‬ on #CarersWeek! This practical resource equips carers with the right questions to ask: enabling them to feel informed, empowered and supported. Read more 👇
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A Menu of Questions for Carers booklet revamped
Created in partnership with Carers Trust Scotland, the menu helps carers navigate mental health services alongside the person they care for.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 02/06/2025
You don’t need to be an expert to make a difference. All you need is time, compassion and the willingness to connect. This #VolunteersWeek, we’re celebrating the listeners, the doers and anyone who’s made space for someone else. Read more and contribute today 👇
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Volunteers' Week - Change Mental Health
From the 3rd June to 9th June 2024, we celebrate Volunteers’ Week. During this week, we take the opportunity to highlight the great work of volunteers within the community.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 29/05/2025
We are pleased that the EIJB seemed to listen at the Thrive public meeting on Monday, pushing back their decision to August. Now we need the EIJB to work and engage with the third sector to find solutions that will not leave some of the most vulnerable people behind.
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Decision on third sector spending cuts pushed back until August as dozens of charities hang in balance  - Deadline News
FOLLOWING a public meeting discussing proposed cuts to Edinburgh’s third sector, decisions have been pushed back to August this year.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 27/05/2025
"It is quite literally life-saving... there could be suicides, because people have nowhere else to go." The Thrive Collective came together at a public meeting yesterday to show that cutting community mental health services in Edinburgh is a false economy. Let Edinburgh Thrive.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 23/05/2025
Our pioneering partnership with @kingdomhousing.bsky.social was spotlighted in @ihmanagement.bsky.social 📰 The service supports tenants to have better mental health outcomes and live independently through holistic, person-centred support. Read more 👇
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How can a specialist mental health worker help residents?
A Scottish housing association has hired mental health specialist Isla Aitchison to tackle a worrying decline in tenants’ mental health post-COVID.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 22/05/2025
Mental health support cuts don’t save money! They shift the cost to hospitals, crisis teams and lives lost. We’re standing with our Thrive partners to stop £2.2M in cuts across Edinburgh. You can help us too by signing the petition 👇 www.change.org/p/stop-menta...
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Sign the Petition
Stop mental health cuts across Edinburgh
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 21/05/2025
📅 Come along to our Perth Open Day on 4th June! Visit our Tayside base to explore and learn more about where we deliver mental health support across different services every day. Sign up 👇 buff.ly/pamYgAj
Photo has two women - one talking and one listening to someone else. Change Mental Health logo at the top right. Text in red branded shape reads 'come along to our Perth open day. Wednesday 4th June, 12pm to 4pm. Unit 1, Methven Mews, Perth, PH1 5NX. Visit Change Mental Health’s Tayside base in Perth and see firsthand how we support people across your local community. This is where mental health support happens every day, where lives are changed through connection, care and person-centred help."
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Nick Ward @nickmward.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
It doesn’t have to be this way. Today I have an op ed in the Edinburgh Evening News calling on a better way forward with funding for community mental health services in the capital: all of which are under threat. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
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EIJB mental health support cuts are a fatally flawed plan - Nick Ward
It was never meant to be this way. The integration of Health and Social Care was meant to be about more joined-up thinking: investing in making a difference earlier by ensuring that people get the sup...
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 19/05/2025
🆕 6 months since our innovative partnership with @kingdomhousing.bsky.social commenced and there's incredible impact! We're delighted to share an impact report, showing how we're helping people with secure & sustained tenancies through resilience support. Read more 👇
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Kingdom Group and Change Mental Health impact report
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 16/05/2025
🛑 The future of community mental health support in Edinburgh is at risk. Join us for an urgent public meeting to hear from those who deliver these services and those whose lives depend on them. 📆 Monday 26 May at 5PM 📍 Augustine United Church Register here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/let-edinbu...
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 14/05/2025
Mental health support should never be out of reach. From mentoring to mental health workshops, places such as The Bridges Project and West Lothian Council's Skills Training Programme meet young people where they are with support that works, thanks to our Young People's Programmes. Read more 👇
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Strengthening young minds through community - Change Mental Health
Learn how community settings support young people's mental health, build resilience and help them move towards positive futures.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 13/05/2025
📣 We're really excited to launch our new training offer! From bite-size to more comprehensive training, build a mentally healthy workplace with our expert-led and evidence-based mental health training that's designed for real impact. Have a browse 👇
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Mental Health Training - Change Mental Health
Browse our selection of mental health training courses. Explore workshops on suicide prevention, burnout, leadership & more to support mental health awareness.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 12/05/2025
This year's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek theme is all about community. But what is community to you? What is your community? Community can look different to everyone, but feeling safe, seen and supported means you can confidently say: #ThisIsMyCommunity. Get involved with #MHAW25 👇 buff.ly/Od7hxxa
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 09/05/2025
“It’s outrageous, it’s short-sighted and many vulnerable people in Edinburgh will not be getting the support they need." We have issued a statement to express our deep concerns regarding proposed cuts by the EIJB to community mental health services in Edinburgh. Read more: bit.ly/4jV8Zzu
Change Mental Health logo at the top right, on top of a navy blue background.
Quote reads: "“The Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board (EIJB) has approached this all wrong. It’s 
outrageous, it’s short-sighted and many vulnerable people in Edinburgh will not be getting the support they need.

“While we recognise the financial pressures facing the EIJB, it’s fundamentally flawed on economic, clinical and process grounds. It will shift demand onto more expensive statutory services with more people ending up in crisis."
White arrow at the bottom right.Change Mental Health logo at the top right on top of navy blue background. Quote reads: "“There is an opportunity to work together to 
reform. It cannot be about scrapping services 
entirely, but it absolutely can be about 
redesigning services in partnership that meet the needs of our communities.

“The decision to remove funding risks 
undermining the stability and quality of 
services that so many depend on. It would be devastating to the population of Edinburgh. This approach, if carried forward, would leave Edinburgh as an outlier in Western Europe – where other cities continue to 
community-based mental health services as an essential part of their healthcare systems.”

Yellow shape at the bottom right says "Nick Ward, CEO, Change Mental Health."
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 08/05/2025
Community can be or mean anything to each person. But what's yours? With #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek coming up, we're sharing pillars of community to help us understand what community can truly mean – whether it's access, connection or engagement. Get involved 👇 changemh.org/awareness-da...
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 07/05/2025
🆕 We are delighted to have secured funding from Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to open a new Veterans Carer Support service in Angus. This early intervention and prevention service will support carers of veterans through one-to-one and peer support. Read more 👇
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New Veterans Carer Support service in Angus
Change Mental Health will run a a Veterans Carer Support service for the Angus community to combat feelings of isolation, anxiety and depression.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 05/05/2025
Exam pressure can overwhelm even the best-prepared students. At Craigmount High School, S6 pupils explored stress with curiosity and strategy in mind. 🔹 Why stress feels overwhelming 🔹 How thinking traps make it worse 🔹 Practical ways to stay calm. Read more about Bloom Lite supporting students 👇
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Craigmount High School: A proactive approach to exam stress
Craigmount High School supports pupils with exam stress through Exam Stress Bloom Lite workshops, exploring stress responses, mindset and resilience.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 01/05/2025
Ready to kick off May with purpose? The #MayMunroChallenge starts today 🗻 Your first chance to bag a Munro for change could be this weekend! Whether it’s your first hill or your 100th, now’s the time to sign up! #ClimbForChange this May 👇
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 11/04/2025
Lovely to meet with @tracygilbertmp.bsky.social earlier this week, chatting all things third sector and community mental health in Edinburgh. We're grateful to have such a fierce community champion based here in Leith!
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 10/04/2025
It was great to meet with @foysolchoudhury.bsky.social to discuss the importance of third sector mental health services in Edinburgh, like our Stafford Centre. The sector is supporting thousands of people every year and saving statutory NHS services millions of pounds.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 08/04/2025
💡Did you know that metabolic health can affect your mental health? Join us on 30th April for the National Rural Mental Health Forum. Dr Arish Mudara from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social will share their study that could change how we treat severe mental illness. Sign up ⤵️ www.changemh.org/forum
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 03/04/2025
📆 This year's Scottish Personality Disorder Network Conference takes place in June! Whether you're a professional, a carer or someone with lived experience, your voice matters. Sign up to learn and help shape better support for those with personality disorders ⤵️ buff.ly/DU1bkf4
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 02/04/2025
What can employers do to better support mental health at work? We joined HR Booth for a conversation about: ✔️ Common causes of workplace stress ✔️ Misconceptions that hold employers back ✔️ Simple changes that can make a big difference Watch ⤵️
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In Conversation with Alistair | Change Mental Health
YouTube video by The HR Booth
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 25/03/2025
🏔️ 282 munros means 282 chances to raise awareness & vital funds for mental health this May! Every step counts towards better mental health in our new May Munro Challenge. Sign up now to #ClimbForChange and get your t-shirt & buff 👇 buff.ly/LKNEfE9
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 20/03/2025
🆕 Yesterday, we announced big news: we are the new charity partners for Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew! Over the next two years, alongside charity Richmond's Hope, the law firm will support our community projects with fundraising, volunteering and more. Read more ⤵️
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Change Mental Health partnership with Gillespie Macandrew
Change Mental Health has commenced a new two-year partnership with Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew alongside charity Richmond's Hope.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 18/03/2025
Any of us can go through challenging times in our lives. There is no shame in saying "I need support". With access to social support, activities and services, people can improve their wellbeing. With #SocialPrescribingDay tomorrow, read from our team ⤵️
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Social prescribing explained: Linking people to the right support - Change Mental Health
Hear from Community Link Workers about how social prescribing links people to services that address mental health, social issues and isolation in Highlands.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 17/03/2025
A sudden illness changed Peter’s life, making simple tasks overwhelming, leaving him isolated and depressed. Social prescribing support from a Community Link Worker helped him find his community and rebuild his confidence. 📖 Read Peter’s story ahead of #SocialPrescribingDay ⤵️
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Peter’s story: How social prescribing helped me rebuild my life
Paralysed and far from home, Peter faced isolation and depression. Social prescribing helped him regain independence and purpose.
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 12/03/2025
📆 Join us at the next National Rural Mental Health Forum on 26th March! We'll hear from the work of the Suicide Bereavement Support Service and its impact of providing free and confidential support for people affected by suicide. Sign up ⤵️ changemh.org/forum
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 06/03/2025
Take on the Port of Leith Abseil: 131ft of courage, fun and fabulous community 🧗‍♂️ Whether you’re doing it for yourself, in memory of someone or to support others, your heroic efforts deliver change across Scotland. Sign up today and #AbseilForChange 👇 buff.ly/3QAwCA0
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Change Mental Health @changemh.org · 05/03/2025
Imagine waking up unsure of what day it is, where you are or what you did yesterday. For 2% of the population with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), memory gaps and identity fragmentation are daily realities. Read more about dissociation ⤵️
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Dissociation and mental health - Change Mental Health
Dissociation is when a person disconnects from their thoughts, feelings, memories or sense of identity and can be a symptom of various mental health conditions.
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