The power of peer support: a crucial piece in the jigsaw

Fab opinion piece by The ALLIANCE ALLIANCE Self Mgmt member Caroline Brocklehurst as she describes her journey since accessing peer support.

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Order your free Creating Hope with Peer Support resource!

We’re launching a new resource & a range of opportunities to help boost the capacity of community-based #PeerSupport groups in Scotland!

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Peer Connects is a series of 9 learning events, webinars & practice development sessions, to help you connect & share ideas with other people passionate about the power of peer support!

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Applications open next month for our Making Peer Practical development programme.

It's for people involved in community groups, orgs & services & supports you to come together w/ others to plan & implement your peer support ideas.

Info session - 28 May
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Shaping Recovery in Scotland 23 May-online

We’ve been working w/Habitus Collective UK to evaluate our work & better understand its impacts.

Rather than just producing a report we want to provide the opportunity for wider reflection on the findings.

Join us

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Could you be our new Projects Officer?

You will have a passion for bringing people, services & organisations across sectors together to create a #MentalHealth system powered by lived experience which supports everyone’s #Recovery journey.

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#FundingFriday

A new small grants scheme to support regional development in the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival has been announced!

W/ funding from Creative Scotland, Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival are offering grants of between £500 – £1000 to support regional events.

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#FilmFriday 🎞️

Our Making Peer Practical development programme is back! Applications open next month.

Join our online info session on 28 May to find out more
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Here's what last year's participants had to say ⬇️
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Going to Ross County FC's home game vs. Hibernian Football Club on Saturday?

Speak to the Suicide Bereavement Support Service, who will be raising awareness of free, confidential one-to-one support for anyone affected by suicide in Highland and Argyll & Bute.

🔗 changemh.org/sbs

Mind Your Head Shetland's Wellbeing 1000 project provides nurturing & compassionate support for families w/ children up to the age of 2.5 years.

Here's their #PeerSupport InAction story

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#MaternalMentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MMHAW2024 #PeerSupport

A wonderful #PeerConnects event. Here we have Man On! Neil’s Hugs Foundation & The Living Warriors Project sharing what they do and why it works. A great opportunity to connect, share & talk about the power in #PeerSupport ❤️

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The free Let's do Peer Support #BumpBirthBeyond toolkit & resources are co-designed to help you plan & deliver perinatal peer support activities.

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#MMHAW2024
#PerinatalMentalHealth
#PeerSupport

Great event today “Creating Hope with Peer Support” facilitated by Scottish Recovery Network
Thanks to all the brilliant guest spears #ILovePeerSupport #CreatingHope #scottishrecoverynetwork #neilshugsfoundation #ManOnInverclyde #Penumbra #Buildingcapacity #Connecting #SuicidePrevention

#PeerConnects great to be networking with those who value peer support. Scottish Recovery Network and in lovely location Discovery Point

.Children 1st Moray tell us about Mums in Mind, a project which promotes parental & infant mental wellbeing.

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#MaternalMentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MMHAW24
#PeerSupport #PerinatalPeerSupport

We’ve got started! About to hear from Hope Point Dundee and discuss how peer support is key to delivering their service #PeerConnects #ILovePeerSupport Scottish Recovery Network

Looking forward to a day in Dundee hearing about the great work in peer support across Scotland #peerconnects Suicide Prevention Scotland Scottish Recovery Network

We're in #Dundee today for 'The power of peer support during challenging times', our 1st #PeerConnects event of 2024/25!

Want to connect, share learning & practice around peer support? Our full programme of events launches in our newsletter this week!

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The power of peer support during challenging times

Due to cancellations we've just released a few tickets for our #PeerConnects event in #Dundee tomorrow.

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