29th July 2020
Blog | Phase three, face masks and mental health
Our Public Affairs Assistant, Hannah Brisbane, explores the issue of face coverings being made mandatory in shops and what it means to people with mental …
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Check out our latest news, blog posts and press releases for all the latest in the Mental Health sector and SAMH.
If you have a media enquiry please email the communications team: communications@samh.org.uk or call: 0141 530 1000.
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16th July 2020
Blog | Debt, mental health and what needs to change
At SAMH, we recognise that debt can be both a cause and consequence of mental health problems. In our latest blog, our Public Affairs Assistant, …
3rd July 2020
Blog | Mental health, the workplace and the pandemic
Our latest blog comes from Alan McLaren, who is a Partner at legal firm and SAMH supporters, Lindsays. Alan shares what he’s learnt from lockdown and …
1st July 2020
Blog | Advice for young people from Dr Elaine Lockhart
Dr Elaine Lockhart Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Faculty follows up on her first guest blog with …
30th June 2020
Reaction to the return of benefit sanctions
We're disappointed that benefit sanctions have returned after a three month pause during lockdown.
29th June 2020
Blog | Lockdown - phase one, two and beyond
Here, Jess, aka the Recovery Ninja, reflects on how her recovery from experiencing anxiety and OCD is helping her as we enter changing phases of …
26th June 2020
Update on SAMH services
SAMH has responded to the challenges of lockdown by changing the nature of our support to protect staff and the people we support. This is …
22nd June 2020
Blog | Suicide prevention
Hear from Public Affairs Officer, Craig Smith, on what needs to change and how SAMH is playing its part to support people across Scotland.
Campaigning for change
We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity, respect and equality.
By promoting our campaigns, emailing or speaking to your MSP or attending group lobbying events you can help transform the lives of those affected by mental health problems and get us all thinking about our own mental health.
