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Creating Hope with Peer Support free resource!

Help us build networks across Scotland, share learning and increase community-based peer support as part of suicide prevention.

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Peer support works in crisis situations (short film)

This short film with Wendy and Louise from The Neuk, explores the powerful role of peer support in community mental health crisis services.

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Peer support has a vital role to play but misconceptions are getting in the way

Writing for The Scotsman, our Projects Coordinator Catriona McDougall, challenges some of these misconceptions and explains why peer support has such a crucial role to play in suicide prevention.

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World Suicide Prevention Day – Peer support: a harbour in a storm

Peer support is not an optional extra but an essential part of our response to mental health challenges and suicide.

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Peer Supporters talk about vital role in suicide prevention

We brought together people from four mental health organisations to talk with Maree Todd Minister for Mental Wellbeing about the significant role of peer support in suicide prevention.

Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Maree Todd speaks with a group of Peer Supporters at a round table.

Farmstrong: peer support for farmers and crofters

Discover Farmstrong Scotland - a new rural wellbeing programme for the farming and crofting sector, sharing peer-to-peer tips and advice.

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With Us, For Us at the Scottish Personality Disorder Conference

Our Projects Officer Lesley, provides an update on sharing the learning from With us, For Us, a joint lived experience engagement project with Vox Scotland.

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Co-designing peer support at Future Pathways: new report

In response to feedback, Future Pathways carried out a co-design project to look at developing peer support.

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Get your free Creating Hope with Peer Support resource!

We're launching this new resource to help groups, organisations and services offer community-based peer support as part of suicide prevention.

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Watch The Future is Peer – Live on Air on catch up

Don’t worry if you missed The Future is Peer livestream as we’ve created a recording of the full event including all the films featured on the day.

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