Our May edition of the Newsletter is out now! You can read it here Happy reading! … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – May edition out now!
Scottish Community Link Worker Network – April Newsletter out now!
Our April Network newsletter is out now with all the usual news and updates! You can read it here! … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network – April Newsletter out now!
Scottish Community Link Worker Network newsletter out now!
Our latest Network newsletter is out now with all the usual news and updates from around the Network! You can read it here … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network newsletter out now!
Alison’s blog: why singing hits all the right notes when it comes to our health
'Singing is one of the most positive forms of human activity, supporting physical, mental, emotional and social health, as well as individual development in the same areas.' (Professor Graham Welch for Sing Up). Scotland has a powerful singing tradition, with hundreds of groups across the … [Read more...] about Alison’s blog: why singing hits all the right notes when it comes to our health
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter out now!
Our February newsletter has just been published, full of the usual news from across the Network. Happy reading! Read the newsletter here. … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter out now!
Heather’s blog: Common Wheel – supporting mental health across Glasgow
Heather Brown works as Participation and Volunteering Manager at Common Wheel, a charity that supports people managing or recovering from mental illness in Glasgow. In her blog she talks about the support they provide across their 4 main projects and why Community Link Workers (CLWs) are the perfect … [Read more...] about Heather’s blog: Common Wheel – supporting mental health across Glasgow
NHS Highland publish report and videos on first year of their community link worker project
NHS Highland has published its report on the first year of its community link worker project in Highland North which is delivered by Change Mental Health. Dr Tim Allison, Director of Public Health for NHS Highland commented: 'the CLW service has been welcomed by individual GP practices as a … [Read more...] about NHS Highland publish report and videos on first year of their community link worker project
Scottish Community Link Worker Network January newsletter out now!
Our first network newsletter of 2024 is out now with all the usual news and updates from across the Network. You can read it here. Happy reading! … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network January newsletter out now!
Fife’s community link worker programme going from strength to strength
The Fife Community Link Worker team recently celebrated their two-year anniversary and also welcomed the news of permanent funding for the service which is supported by Action 15 funding. Action 15 of the Mental Health Strategy 2017-27 outlined Scottish Government's commitment to funding 800 … [Read more...] about Fife’s community link worker programme going from strength to strength
Claire’s blog: spreading the joy of reading to children across Edinburgh
Claire Gardiner is a community link worker in north east Edinburgh. In her blog, she talks about how a chat with one parent about their family's bedtime routine led to her joining up with Books for Kids and spreading the joy of reading to hundreds of children across the city. “You are never too … [Read more...] about Claire’s blog: spreading the joy of reading to children across Edinburgh
