‘Virtually’ The People’s Conference 2020 – Lockdown Experience
A free event for people with their own experience of mental health difficulties. Come and discuss how the COVID-19 lockdown has affected you.
There will be…
‘What Matter to You?’ Day
On or around 6 June, Healthcare Improvement Scotland will be encouraging people to have a ‘What matters to you?’ conversation with people you support or…
#WritingToSayHello – Campaign to Connect
Health in Mind has launched a campaign as part of Loneliness Awareness Week called #WritingToSayHello.
Health in Mind is wanting everyone to use the simple act…
10 tips for surviving the holidays
Christmas and New Year can be a difficult time of year.
It can seem that everyone around us is having a great time at Christmas and…
A National Wellbeing Hub has been launched!
A National Wellbeing Hub for the health and social care workforce has been launched!
It will act as a ‘front door’ to a wide range of…
Adjusting to working from home (Covid-19)
This article was written by Health in Mind.
Visit the Health in Mind Covid-19 page for more resources and updates.
Working from home for a period of time can take…
Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse – Information Booklet
Police Scotland have recently produced an information booklet for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse. This provides information for survivors regarding how to report …
CAPS Independent Advocacy – Covid-19 Survey
If you have mental health difficulties, CAPS Independent Advocacy would like to know about the impact of Covid-19 on you.
CAPS is particularly interested in hearing…
Caps Independent Advocacy – Individual advocacy for people who use drugs or alcohol
CAPS is an Independent Advocacy organisation which supports people with mental health issues to be heard and to have their say. CAPS has recently secured…
Carers Support Groups
Do you know about Carers of East Lothian? They offer a range of support to people in East Lothian, who look after or support someone else…
Carers Week 2020
Carers Week is an annual awareness campaign to bring caring out into the open – recognising the contribution carers make to families and communities throughout…
Chit Chat Britain – New helpline and online hub
Chit Chat Britain provides a platform for people to have a conversation and interact with others.
Chit-chat line
Open 9.00 am – 9.00 pm, daily. This phone…
Clear your head – intense emotions
The Clear Your Head campaign has released some new tips and ideas to help you manage the intense emotions that we might be facing during…
Clear Your Head campaign from the Scottish Government
A national campaign to help people cope during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Scottish Government’s ‘Clear Your Head’ campaign highlights the practical things people can do…
Coronavirus – Mental Health in the Pandemic
The Mental Health Foundation is leading an ongoing, UK-wide, long-term study of how the pandemic is affecting people’s mental health, working with the University of…
Coronavirus and keeping well
This article was written by Health in Mind.
Visit the Health in Mind Covid-19 page for more resources and updates.
If you’re feeling anxious and overwhelmed at the moment, you’re…
COVID-19 – current rules on meeting up
The BBC has put together a helpful guide on the current ruled for meeting up.
For more detailed advice and guidance on COVID-19 Phase 1 on…
COVID-19 Mental Welfare Commission Advice Note
In light of COVID-19, The Mental Welfare Commission has produced updated advice note (version 11) for practitioners who are using the Mental Health Act and…
Deaf Action – new online befriending service
Deaf Action has created a new online befriending service for Deaf and hard of hearing adults living in Scotland.
This service can match you with a…
Did the coronavirus pandemic have an impact on your mental health and support?
The Scottish Association for Mental Health is conducting new research into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on adults with mental health problems. As part…
East and Midlothian Public Protection Office launches new COVID-19 adult protection campaign
The East Lothian and Midlothian Public Protection Committee is urging everyone to keep their eyes and ears open for people who may be at risk…
Eastspace Feedback Survey 2020
We would love to hear your feedback about Eastspace!
To let us know your thoughts and ideas, please fill out our quick and easy survey…
Forming habits during COVID-19
This article was written by Health in Mind.
Visit the Health in Mind Covid-19 page for more resources and updates.
A habit is behaviour that we do repeatedly, often unconsciously.…
Free subscription to Headspace for unemployed people
Headspace is offering a full year of Headspace Plus for free to unemployed people in the UK.
The Headspace Plus subscription includes:
Access to the full…
Gender-based violence during the Covid-19 pandemic – easy read posters
Public Health Scotland, SafeLives and partners have published easy read posters to highlight the risks of gender-based violence during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Five posters are available…
Health in Mind’s COVID-19 update (March 2020)
Eastspace is managed by Health in Mind.
To read Health in Mind’s COVID-19 update, please go to – COVID-19 Update (March 2020)
How has Covid-19 impacted on care and support at home in Scotland?
The Health and Sport Committee is looking into social care for adults over 18 years.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted several issues in relation to social…
Independent Advocacy in East Lothian
Download the new Independent Advocacy leaflet here – East Lothian Independent Advocacy leaflet Aug 2020
Information for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse
Police Scotland has released a new animated film for adult survivors of childhood abuse and people working with survivors.
The Information for Adult Survivors of Childhood…
Keeping connected during COVID-19
This article was written by Health in Mind.
Visit the Health in Mind Covid-19 page for more resources and updates.
During this time of uncertainty when we are physically distancing…
Keeping well at Christmas
There are many different ways to keep well at Christmas. Here are some things that people have shared with us that are helpful to them…
Life after lockdown
This article was written by Health in Mind.
Visit the Health in Mind Covid-19 page for more resources and updates.
Being in lockdown has been a challenging experience for many…
Loneliness and coronavirus
This article was written by Health in Mind.
Visit the Health in Mind Covid-19 page for more resources and updates.
During the coronavirus outbreak, we have all been asked to…
Loneliness Awareness Week 2020
Loneliness Awareness Week (LAW) takes place between 15 – 21 June 2020.
It exists to help raise awareness of loneliness and encourage people to speak about…
Lothian Lockdown: The Lothian Diary Project
Lothian Lockdown: The Lothian Diary Project is investigating how the Covid-19 lockdown is changing the lives of people in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
The project is…
Maintaining boundaries during COVID-19
This article was written by Health in Mind.
Visit the Health in Mind Covid-19 page for more resources and updates.
Thanks to technology, we have lots of different ways of…
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from the 18 – 24 May and this year’s theme is kindness.
Mental Health Awareness Week has been running since…
National helpline for isolated people at high risk of contracting COVID-19
A new national helpline has been set up to provide essential assistance to those who don’t have a network of support but who are at…
Near Me – public survey
What do you think of having appointments by video?
Let Near Me know your thoughts by taking part in its public survey.
Near Me is a video…
New East Lothian Mental Health Line
East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership has launched a new Mental Health Line.
This new service is for people aged 18 and over (including people…
New factsheet – Anxiety
Our next factsheet is on anxiety.
The factsheet explains what anxiety is, how it can make you feel, what causes it and the different support options…
New Factsheets!
We are excited to announce that we are re-launching our factsheets!
The first factsheet we are launching is on advocacy. It explains what advocacy is, how…
New Project – Equally Fit
Equally Fit is a new project, aiming to achieve equal access to timely, appropriate physical health care for people with serious mental illness in Scotland by challenging…
New service for young people from Venuture Scotland
Venture Trust has a new service for young people in reaction to the outbreak of Covid-19. For more information, please watch the video below or…
New service from Health in Mind – Bridge to Support
Bridge to Support is a service delivered by Health in Mind offering support in Scotland to survivors of abuse by Jesuits or their staff.
This service…
New webchat for parents and carers from Young Minds UK
Young Minds UK has launched a new webchat service for parents and carers.
The web chat provides signposting to help parents and carers find the information…
NHS Scotland – Test & Protect
As lockdown in Scotland continues to ease with more restrictions being lifted, people across the country are being reminded of the role they play in…
North Berwick Health and Wellbeing Association – support available during Covid-19 pandemic
North Berwick Health and Wellbeing Association are now able to offer extra emotional support. As well as the community connections befriending telephone support, they have…