LinkLiving’s Edinburgh Mental Health Service (EMHS) is marking Scottish Mental Health Week (7-13 October) by launching awareness sessions aimed at helping people understand more about the issues faced by people with mental illness.
The EMHS will deliver an awareness-raising session to staff from all the companies in the Link group at its Dalmeny Street office on 10 October, and plans to offer similar sessions to other organisations over coming months.
The sessions will be delivered by LinkLiving team leaders, who currently work with 80 people in Edinburgh, providing support to help service users take more control of their lives.
Stacey Webster, manager of the EMHS, said “Our aim with these sessions is to try and help people understand the stigma that is often attached to those who have mental health issues in the hope that people can go away with a better sense of what it is like to experience this, and hopefully a more understanding attitude.”
Raising awareness is just one of a number of activities EMHS has planned for Mental Health Week. A service users’ open day is being held, while a fundraising comedy night featuring local stand-ups will take place at the Artisan Bar, London Road, from 7pm on October 10. The entry fee is £1 and all are welcome.
For further information on the awareness sessions being offered by LinkLiving or any aspect of the EMHS, please contact Stacey Webster at 23 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, on 0131 625 0777.
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