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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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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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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

Need more information? Call our Advice and Support Service on 0808 8010 515 or contact advice@changemh.org. It's open 10am to 4pm from Monday to Friday. Read more about weather and mental health ⤵️

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Weather and mental health - Change Mental Health

Discover how weather impacts mental health, from SAD to climate anxiety. Explore practical tips to manage mood, reduce stress and stay well year-round.

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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!

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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.”

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“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...

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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

Make your voice heard to ensure that we, along with Thrive partners, can stop these cuts that will effectively end community mental health support in Edinburgh. Sign the petition 👇

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Sign the Petition

Stop mental health cuts across Edinburgh

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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 · 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

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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

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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

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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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