Stigma Free Lanarkshire E-Newsletter Issue 33- Happy Holidays!
Our programme thrives on the dedication and hard work of volunteers. We wanted to celebrate and highlight one of the contributions from an outstanding individual who is dedicated to making a positive impact. Liz was involved in the co-creation of her video for the recovery event. It demonstrated her ability to effectively communicate ideas visually. […]
Stigma Free Lanarkshire Champions
Stigma Free Lanarkshire recruited 6 stigma champions from NHS Lanarkshire Health Improvement teams to take the programme’s key messages forward by engaging in local and national campaign and delivering our Understanding Stigma workshop. All of the champions are volunteers. Our colleagues at See Me have found that 1 in 3 people in Scotland experience mental […]
Time To Talk Day 2022
Time to Talk Day is an annual campaign designed to get people talking about mental health. We know that talking about how we’re feeling is important, it can help us feel less alone and more understood. Listening without judgement is hugely powerful. It can make all the difference in people’s lives, including promoting recovery. The […]
Mental Health Matters Magazine – Cover Competition 2021
This year, Mental Health Awareness Week takes place between 10th and 16th May. The theme this year is ‘Nature’, which for the past year has been a vital way to promote positive mental health during the many lockdowns. At Lanarkshire Links we know that getting creative is great for your wellbeing and can be a […]
Health Improvement Champions – Time to Talk Day
Stigma Free Lanarkshire has 6 new Stigma Champions from NHS Lanarkshire’s Health Improvement team. The champions are all locally based Health Improvement Practitioners from throughout Lanarkshire with a passion for tackling mental health stigma and discrimination. NHS Lanarkshire has an ongoing commitment to mental health improvement and ending the stigma and discrimination that often surrounds […]
Time to Talk Day and Young People
Emma Prach is a driven and inspirational young person. She is a Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament representing Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, has volunteered with Young Scot and more recently she’s engaged her peers in Time to Talk Day. Emma believes that mental health isn’t something that should be tiptoed around and she wanted to […]
Mental Health Matters Magazine – Cover Competition
At Lanarkshire Links we know that getting creative is great for your wellbeing and can be a vital coping strategy for dealing with mental health problems. With many activities across Lanarkshire postponed for the foreseeable future we wanted to create an opportunity for people to be involved in something positive. We are inviting you to […]
Care to Share
We know there is a lot in the news and on social media about the current pandemic and it can be distressing to see. Everyone has mental health and this situation will no doubt negatively affect everyone’s mental health at some point. Stigma Free Lanarkshire want to use our social media platform as a place […]
My Journey to Recovery by Wiktoria Orlicka
Before my recovery, my mental health was damaged by my experiences and a lifestyle that led to me growing up faster than I was originally planning on. Through my trauma of not having friends, to my family drama, it all led to my slow breaking point, but then everything seemed okay again. While going through […]
Caring & Mental Health: A Survey of Carers in Lanarkshire
Last year in partnership with North Lanarkshire Carers Together and Lanarkshire Carers Centre, we carried out a survey of unpaid carers in Lanarkshire to find out if they were being affected by mental health stigma and discrimination. The report with the survey findings is now available to download below and we would welcome all our […]