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New Peer Connects programme to launch Mental Health Awareness Week!

Peer Connects returns with an inspiring range of ways to connect, learn together, and share ideas — as together we nurture and grow Scotland’s peer support community.

Creating Hope with Peer Support in Edinburgh: 13 May

A learning and networking event for people interested in the role of lived experience and community-based peer support in suicide prevention.

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Role of peer support in mental health crisis services webinar on catch up!

Mental Health crisis support is changing. We’re starting to see innovative approaches that are peer-led, strengths based & recovery focused.

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Workshop – Let’s Create a Framework for Peer Support: 1 May

Peer support practice & the peer workforce in Scotland is growing. To support this we're co-designing a Framework for Peer Support!

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Making Peer Practical- what Specialist Resource Solutions did next!

You've completed the programme, built connections, shared insights, and earned your certificate but what's next?

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Workshop – Creating Hope with Peer Support in Aberdeen: 22 April

Want to build your skills and confidence in developing supportive peer relationships with people affected by suicide?

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Happy birthday Peer Recovery Hub!

We can't quite believe it but it's been a year since Maree Todd, Minister for Mental Wellbeing pressed the big red button and launched our online Peer Recovery Hub!

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What needs to be in place for a peer workforce to flourish?

Fran Lepori, Head of Lived Experience Workforce at CNWL NHS Foundation Trust tells us more in this short film and booklet.

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Blog: Turning up the heat on peer support evaluation

Our Evaluation Coordinator Iona feels all warm and fuzzy about evaluation and invites you in from the cold!

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Workshop – Creating Hope with Peer Support in Dumfries: 8 April

Want to build your skills and confidence in developing supportive peer relationships with people affected by suicide?

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