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Inspiring Scotland’s Specialist Volunteer Network (SVN)
19.12.2022

Inspiring Scotland’s Specialist Volunteer Network (SVN)

For a charitable organisation, having access to a broad range of professional skills can be challenging when resources are already stretched. Whether seeking IT or marketing expertise, financial or legal advice, a trusteeship or practical help, Inspiring Scotland’s Specialist Volunteer Network (SVN)  can step in.  The Specialist Volunteer Network (SVN) is one of Inspiring Scotland’s

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Putting Families at the Centre
18.11.2022

Putting Families at the Centre

On Friday 4th November, the Inspiring Scotland Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (PIMH) team, supported the Scottish Government Perinatal and Early Years Mental Health Policy team with hosting the online event: Families at the Centre. With over 250 attendees, from across the perinatal and infant mental health sector, the event offered a chance to bring

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Celebrating National Mentoring Day
27.10.2022

Celebrating National Mentoring Day

intandem is a Scottish mentoring programme which supports young people looked after at home. Volunteer mentors make the programme possible and the reason we’re able to make a real difference in the lives of young people. A consistent, caring mentoring relationship gives children and young people the foundation to overcome trauma experienced in the past

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Empowering women and girls through Active Play
06.10.2022

Empowering women and girls through Active Play

To mark this year’s Scottish Women and Girls Sports week we want to highlight the positive impact of women and girls’ participation in sports and physical activity through the Active Play Programme. Using a partnership approach it is enabling children, and adults, to participate in, and in turn lead on Active Play across Glasgow and

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Supporting the South of Scotland Enterprise Additional Support Needs (ASN) Learning Network
13.09.2022

Supporting the South of Scotland Enterprise Additional Support Needs (ASN) Learning Network

  Sally Cavers shares some insight into the work she has been leading with South of Scotland Enterprise bringing people together as a collective to learn and share and create positive change.   Background to the Network  The Additional Support Needs (ASN) Learning Network grew from a joint concept between The Usual Place of Dumfries and

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Key Themes from Peer Support for Dads
20.06.2022

Key Themes from Peer Support for Dads

Monday 20th June marks International Father’s Mental Health Awareness Day.  Earlier this year, the Inspiring Scotland PIMH team alongside Scottish Government hosted an online event: Perinatal Peer Support Scotland. The aim of the session was to recognise the contribution of peer support workers; showcase good practice and highlight the role of peer support and how

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