4th October 2021
SAMH says We Won’t Wait in the face of a mental health crisis
Today we have launched our new three-year strategy, We Won’t Wait, in response to a growing mental health crisis in Scotland.
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30th August 2021
The Changing Room – Extra Time launches
The Changing Room - Extra Time has been awarded funding from the Scottish Government to use the power of football to help support people experiencing …
19th August 2021
Scots encouraged to ‘Try Something New’ as part of national wellbeing campaign
Footballer Leanne Crichton and former Team GB and Team Scotland basketball star Kieron Achara are encouraging people to #TrySomethingNew as part of a national campaign …
17th August 2021
SAMH comment on 2020 decrease in deaths by suicide
SAMH response to new figures published by the National Records of Scotland show that there were 805 probable suicides in 2020.
4th August 2021
86% of frontline workers burnt out by the pandemic
Thousands of frontline workers are being offered a lifeline of mental health support after new figures from SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) revealed that …
13th July 2021
How we’re helping young people to get Active:2:Grow
SAMH's India Stuttard introduces us to Active:2:Grow, a project delivered in partnership with Scottish Sports Future (SSF), which uses sport and physical activity to support …
9th June 2021
Sir Chris Hoy aims to help people feel their personal best as new research reveals impact of activity on mental health
Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy is supporting a new campaign from SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) and sportscotland encouraging people to take up physical …
31st May 2021
A return to ‘normality’?
As coronavirus restrictions ease after a long period of lockdown, SAMH Assistant Director of Delivery & Development, Alex Cumming, writes about how we can manage …
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