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"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.

One audience member asked the Board: ‘what do I need to do to be a good enough return on investment?’ What a powerful question. One for which they had no answer. It was an honour to chair the meeting & provide a platform for the people we support to have their voices heard.

Hibernian Community Foundation is unwavering in its support for New Scots, providing a safe space and community activities for them to get involved in. Recently, our Teen Lab group visited the Alpine Coaster outside of Edinburgh. The excursion provided a welcome break in the

The Ukraine #WarmScotsWelcome has been a partnership between Local Authorities & the Third Sector. Today John Hawryluk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏰🇺🇦 joined @cosla and Ukrainian Mayors to hear Minister Kaukab Stewart MSP announce £600,000 funding for key Third Sector services supporting the Ukrainian community.

The relationship between Scotland and Ukraine is becoming stronger with every engagement. Privileged to spend the day with mayors from across Kyiv exploring collaboration opportunities between our nations and delighted of hear Kaukab Stewart MSP announced £600k third sector funding.

A honour to co-host with the Minister for Equalities Kaukab Stewart MSP COSLA a delegation of LG Leaders from across Ukraine. Thanks to The City of Edinburgh Council and AUGB Edinburgh 🇺🇦🇪🇺 for their contributions today. Ukrainian Mayors are playing a fundamental role in preserving democratic governance

"With our population growing and more people struggling with the cost of living, Edinburgh’s third sector is in a precarious position" - Council Leader Jane Meagher on the need to review the way we work with city charities edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1…

🇺🇦🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Pleased to speak at yesterdays event to mark the start of a Ukrainian trade mission to Scotland. I wish all the delegates a productive trip as they find common interests with Scottish businesses.

Really positive meeting this morning with Jeremy Balfour MSP, alongside colleagues from Circle & Crew 2000, to discuss disinvestment by The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership in the cities Alcohol and Drug services for CYP. Savings cannot be made on the back of the most vulnerable.

COSLA welcomed colleagues from Ukrainian Local Government to Verity House yesterday. COSLA expressed full support & solidarity to the Ukrainian people, and local/regional government standing ready to support displaced people. Joint release with Scottish Government: bit.ly/3ZE1bK1

‼️NEW‼️ The EIJB has delayed its final decision on proposed £2.2m in funding cuts to Edinburgh mental health charities from June 17 to Aug 26 The delay follows a public meeting on May 26 where service providers implored the EIJB not to "rush" the decision edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh…

Positive signs, our campaigning is working but we must not let up the pressure!

Incredible 'win' for the sector, led by Nick Ward and Change Mental Health, a delay allows time for more analysis of the impact, restoring relations between the EIJB and Sector, and ensuring our communities remain fully supported with the services required. x.com/changemh_/stat…

Last week I joined a public meeting by thrivewellbeing on proposed EIJB cuts to mental health services. After last year’s Third Sector cuts—now this? A short-sighted, paper-based exercise that will pile pressure on GPs & acute care. edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

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.SAMH Redwall Garden is one of the projects at risk in the proposed The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership cuts. A delay of decisions to August is welcomed by the sector, but we need a collective conversation about how the third and statutory sectors work together for the citizens of Edinburgh.

Looking forward to a morning at Charteris Centre exploring #FairWork and its role in a thriving community. The funding landscape in third sector is particularly challenging however #FairWork is something that should be embedded across our practice.

Really positive Cross-Party Group on Ukraine meeting convened by Colin Beattie discussing mental health. Really positive contribution by Feniks. Counselling, Personal Dev and Support Serv presenting some of the research findings over the last few years. Challenges are ahead but collaboration and investment is key.

We were proud to welcome the “Rebirth of Ukraine” mission to Scotland – a landmark visit by mayors and business leaders led by Mayors’ Club Ukraine. Organised with our Business & Economy Group, it marked a powerful step toward recovery and long-term partnership 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦

This was such a key proposal from Cllr Vicky Nicolson to ensure the EIJB strategy fully represented the communities it seeks to serve. Key now is to influence the implementation plan to ensure third sector are seen as an equal partner and Prevention & Early-Intervention is central focus.