VOX Update Issue No 330
Mad People’s History & Identity
A FREE course by, about and for people who have lived experience of mental health issues.
This is a six-week course delivered at the Queen Margaret University Edinburgh EH21 6UU and open to anyone who has lived experience of mental health issues. The course will be held every Thursday from 4th November to 9th December, 10.15am to 3.15pm
For more information, please contact Elaine Ballantyne on 0131 474 0000 Email: EBallantyne@qmu.ac.uk
ANDYSMANCLUB. (For Contact Groups)
Facilitate and run 55 peer to peer suicide prevention support groups across the UK on a Monday evening 7pm except bank holidays, for any man over the age of 18. We are a non-professional peer support group that offers men a safe, non-judgemental, confidential space to come together to chat about things they would like to get off their chest with likeminded men. We currently have a support group in Glasgow at: Scotstoun Sports Campus, 72 Danes Drive, Glasgow G14 9HD. We are hoping to have a chat to discuss with you potentially signposting any men over 18 to us that may benefit from attending a session. Is this something you would be interested in helping us with at all? We would also promote your service should it benefit any members. Any questions at all please let me know, you can find a little bit more about us by visiting www.andysmanclub.co.uk
Funding to support equality and human rights - Scottish Government
Organisations across Scotland will share £21 million funding over three years to advance human rights, promote equality and tackle discrimination.
A total of 48 organisations – including five specialist human rights organisations – will benefit from the new Equality and Human Rights Fund. Overall, this new three-year programme will provide an additional £1 million per year for organisations dedicated to tackling inequality and discrimination, furthering equality and advancing the realisation of human rights in Scotland. One of the charities set to receive funding for the first time is Civil Rights First, which provides specialist legal advice and representation to people with protected characteristics such as ethnicity, age or disability. More here.
Run your own Recovery Conversation Café toolkit launched
The Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, Kevin Stewart MSP has officially launched a new engagement toolkit for organisations and services.
Developed by the Scottish Recovery Network the Run your own Recovery Conversation Café toolkit provides a guide and resources to help you engage people in meaningful discussions about what is important to them and their communities. Providing a different approach to engagement a recovery conversation café moves away from traditional consultation. It creates a welcoming environment where people are not just passive responders but active participants, listening to each other and building on ideas. Using the approach organisations and services are providing the opportunity for people to participate in:
- The design, delivery and evaluation of support
- Influencing local and national planning and strategies
- Events that bring people together to connect and share ideas on mental health and wellbeing
You can order free Run your own Recovery Conversation Café toolkit(s) from the Scottish Recovery Network (Scotland only) by calling 0300 323 9956 or emailing info@scottishrecovery.net More here.
BEMIS Scotland Health and Vaccine Survey
As Scotland’s vaccination plan is progressed it is imperative that we increase vaccination and informed consent from Scotland’s diverse minority ethnic communities. Recent studies have emerged from England and Wales indicting that uptake of the vaccination within some marginalised and harder-to-reach communities is low. The purpose of this survey is to identify information that is important to our minority ethnic citizens to encourage vaccine uptake and to identify any additional questions that need to be addressed. Take the survey here.
LGBT+ Health & Wellbeing Survey 2021 - NHS Scotland
his survey is being done to find out more about the health and wellbeing of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or non-binary and live in Scotland. The survey is being undertaken by several NHS Boards working together. To make sure the health service in Scotland is able to meet the health and wellbeing needs of LGBT+ people, provide inclusive health services, prevent ill health and promote positive health, we need to understand more about the health of LGBT+ people. The survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and you will be able to pause the questionnaire at any stage and complete at a later time. More here.
Further Out: The Scottish LGBT Rural Equality Report
The Scottish LGBT Equality Report represents the first of its kind looking at the unique lived experience of LGBT people living in rural Scotland. The report details how social inequalities, prejudice and discrimination as well as a lack of access to inclusive and equalities competent services can have a detrimental effect on wellbeing and mental health. As well as presenting statistical data, the report shares the qualitative experiences of individuals living rurally gathered between 2017 and 2020. The report also makes clear that the disproportionate effect of the Covid 19 Pandemic has heightened health and social inequalities and placed this minority group living rurally at an even higher risk of poor mental health. More here.
Early impact of Covid-19 lockdown on Muslim & Black Minority Ethnic women in Scotland
Sarah Armstrong analyses data from partner Amina, The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre. It shows the impact of closure of places of worship on wellbeing. The briefing also includes information about hate crime, finances, mental health and humour. Amina, The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre, a third sector organisation working with women in Scotland, circulated a survey early in the pandemic to learn how its constituentcommunities were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey gathered experiences especially of Muslim and Black minority ethnic women and those in minority religious groups in Scotland, offering an important source of data on the experiences and perspectives of under researched groups. More here.
Why Do We Need a New Human Rights Law in Scotland?
An opportunity to learn about the basics of incorporation of human rights, and why it should matter to everyone who works in civil society. In this webinar, join the Human Rights Consortium Scotland and others as we explore what incorporation means, and why it should matter to everyone who works in civil society in Scotland. There will be opportunities to ask questions about how the law could impact your own work, and to express your thoughts. More here
Before it’s a Crisis
Here is a list of numbers you can phone for support when most services are closed. It is a good idea to keep these numbers where you can find them when you need support or help. Services such as Breathing Space and the Samaritans offer a listening service. Social Work and the NHS are more appropriate if you need more than this. Some services may not be available during the current pandemic.
NHS24 111 www.nhs24.com
Samaritans 116 123
Breathing Space 0800 83 85 87 (Mon to Thurs 6pm - 2am)
(Fri to Mon 6pm - 6am)
Cruse Bereavement Care 0845 600 2227 www.crusebereavement.org.uk
Saneline 0300 304 7000
Beat (Formerly Eating Disorders Association) Helpline 0345 634 1414, Youth line 0345 634 7650
LGBT Our LGBT Helpline Scotland (phone, email, LiveChat) operates: Tuesdays and Wednesdays (12-9pm), with extended phone support on Thursdays (12-6pm) and soon Sunday (12-6pm). The telephone number is 0300 123 2523 they can also be contacted by e-mail or LiveChat Messenger at https://www.lgbthealth.org.uk/services-support/helpline/ “We are still here for you - we have suspended face to face services and events, but we are not stopping our work!” You’ll find an update about LGBT Health and Wellbeing’s services here: LGBT Health Coronavirus: Information and Service updates All our staff are now home working and we can all be reached on our work emails: name@lgbthealth.org.uk
Emergency Social Work Service 0800 731 6969 (out of hours only)
Alzheimer’s Scotland 24-hour Freephone Dementia Helpline on
0808 808 3000 or contact the E-Helpline at helpline@alzscot.org
Ayrshire out of Hours Service free phone number is 0800 328 7758
LGBT Youth Scotland www.lgbtyouth.org.uk
Brothers in Arms was launched as an awareness-raising website to represent men in Scotland and to start the conversation about male suicide, the single biggest killer of men in the UK under the age of 45. info@brothersinarmsscotland.co.uk
Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline
0800 027 1234 (24-hour service)
Provides confidential information and support to anyone affected by forced marriage or domestic abuse.
Scotland's Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline
National LGBT Domestic Abuse Helpline
Phone: 0300 999 5428 or 0800 999 5428
Provides help and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people who are experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic abuse.
National LGBT Domestic Abuse Helpline
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