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SUMMARY:SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange May 2026
DESCRIPTION:This event is for CLWs and Programme Leads of Primary Care Community Link Worker Programmes. \nOur regular Scottish Community Link Worker Network Knowledge Exchanges offer Community Link Workers the opportunity to hear from organisations and services that can support them and their clients. The events are a great way to find out more about what an organisation does as well as learn about its resources to support CLWs in their roles. \nOur latest event on 7 May will focus on neurodiversity and mental health and will feature presentations and discussion from Penumbra\,  Autism Scotland and Neurodivergent Birth Support. \nClick here to book your place.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-knowledge-exchange-may-2026/
LOCATION:online Via Zoom
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SUMMARY:SCLWN: YGam Gaming and Gambling Harm Prevention Training
DESCRIPTION:This event is for Primary Care Community Link Workers and Community Link Worker Programme Leads. \nYgam is the UK’s leading charity dedicated to preventing gaming and gambling harms among young people. Their work bridges the critical knowledge gap between young people’s digital lives and the adults who guide them. They believe in harm prevention through education\, empowering the people who can make a real difference. \nFollowing a successful training event in June 2025\, The Scottish Community Link Worker Network is working again with award-winning charity Ygam to offer CLWs City and Guilds Gaming and Gambling Harm Prevention Training.  The timing of this training is particularly pertinent with the release last year of the Public Health Scotland Healthcare Needs Assessment of Gambling Harm in Scotland. This document also recommends the new NICE Guidelines on this topic\, which say the following: \n“Health and social care professionals should consider asking people about gambling (even if they have no obvious risk factors for gambling-related harm) when asking them about smoking\, alcohol consumption or use of other substances (for example\, as part of a holistic assessment or health check\, when registering for a service such as with a GP or in contacts with social services).” \n30% of 11-17-year-olds have spent their own money on gambling in the last 12 months (far more than the 15% who have vaped in the same time period)\, and 87% of 8-25-year-olds play video games at least 3 times a week. \nYgam’s workshop will help CLWs to open up conversations on these topics (which can be tricky to do due to the shame and stigma associated with them)\, as well as providing guidance on how to support and signpost a patient who is experiencing gaming or gambling harm. \nBook your place here!
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-ygam-gaming-and-gambling-harm-prevention-training/
LOCATION:online via Teams\, .\, .\, .\, .
CATEGORIES:VHS joint event with partners
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Accessing 2022 Scottish Census Data with National Records Scotland
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a practical online workshop led by the National Records of Scotland\, exploring how to access and interrogate 2022 Scottish Census data\, as well as other NRS datasets. \nScotland’s Census is the official count of every person and household in the country. There has been a census in Scotland every 10 years since 1801\, except 1941. The 2021 census in Scotland was moved to 2022 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. \nThe answers people give to census questions help build up a picture of the population\, and present a unique opportunity to explore trends within the whole population. \nThis session will provide hints and tips to make the most from the Census Table-builder\, as well as introducing a range of other tools and datasets available through NRS with clear guidance on how they can be applied in practice. Using sector‑specific examples\, the workshop will focus on the particular needs of VHS members\, helping attendees build confidence in finding\, interpreting\, and using data to support their work. \nThis online workshop will be hosted on Teams. \nSign up now!\n 
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/workshop-accessing-2022-scottish-census-data-with-national-records-scotland/
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