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Mental health care for all

In this Scotsman opinion piece our Director, Louise Christie highlights the crucial contribution of people with lived experience in addressing mental health inequalities.

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Iriss.fm interview goes live!

Ann Jones, Manager at the Mental Health Network (Greater Glasgow), talks to Iriss.fm about recovery conversation cafés - what they are, how they work and what they achieve.

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Health of the Nation

Our Acting Director, Louise Christie wrote a think piece for Holyrood Magazine about a new future for mental health in Scotland.

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Peer support through fresh eyes

In this guest blog Sue Lyons, Service Manager at SPIRIT Advocacy, tells us how they used the Peer2Peer resources for organisational development.

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Minister launches new toolkit!

Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, Kevin Stewart MSP has officially launched our 'Run your own Conversation Cafe' toolkit!

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Strategic plan (2021-2024)

Our Strategic plan 'A new future for mental health' outlines how we will work with others to create a mental health system powered by lived experience.

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A time for everything

Taking time out to sway in the breeze, tune into the sounds and sights around me takes me out of my head and into a different space altogether.

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Change can be empowering

Scottish Recovery Network's Acting Director Louise Christie talks about recognising that change can be empowering and why it's time for the transformation of Scotland's mental health system.

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Power of peer support

In this guest blog Hayley Chandler, Edinburgh’s Peer Collaborative Coordinator, tells us about the Peer Collaborative and introduces a series of films which can be used to promote and develop peer support.

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Making Recovery Real

We were delighted to be asked us to submit a short paper to Iriss about the Making Recovery Real approach to the development of mental health support.