Crisis, as part of the Everyone Home collective, is compiling a practical prevention compendium, bringing together in one place the best examples of what works to prevent homelessness in Scotland. Read on to find out how you can contribute… There’s nev …

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The coronavirus crisis has demonstrated to health organisations that working digitally is more important than ever before, whether they are in the public, private or third sector. The crisis has driven fundamental changes in how services and support ha …

Fighting for the support that our communities need has seldom been more important. Additional stress on the NHS and finances has had short term effects and as we continue to progress into and past the COVID-19 crisis the consequences for those who alre …

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Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust  (THAT) is a small charity with two key staff, that produces and promotes Art in Health activity across Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross. 75% of our time is focused on participatory creative engagement programmes for …

“The change that matters most is not down the road, at the end of a chain reaction – it is present immediately, instantly, when people demonstrate resourcefulness, altruism, improvisational ability and kindness.”     Rebecca Solnit Atlas Pandemica is a …

The VHS annual conference is a key event in the VHS calendar.  The format this year was, of course, very different. However, despite the limitations of digital rather than face to face contact, the conference still provided highly informative presentat …

As Chief Executive of VHS I am reflecting back on this week’s annual conference Building Forward Better for Health and Wellbeing  (4-5 November 2020). A clear message that emerged was that levels of stress, anxiety, exhaustion and burn-out are fast ris …

If I told you that over 700,000 people used Scotland’s public libraries in 2019 for health related support – you may be surprised? This confirms what many people  already know that public libraries have supported health and wellbeing since their incept …