Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support Fund
Break The Silence work to improve the emotional, psychological and physical health of survivors of rape and childhood sexual abuse, their partners and family members across East and North Ayrshire. Support options include counselling, eye movement de-sensitisation and re-processing (EMDR), complementary therapies, group activities, advocacy support, peer support, and volunteering opportunities. They also promote partnership through trauma-informed training workshops, training presentations, and through delivery of a partnership conference.
Visit their website here.
We are pleased to share that Equalities Minister, Kaukab Stewart has announced a £2.4 million funding uplift for over 100 organisations supported by our Delivering Equally Safe fund. The funding boost will bring the total Scottish Government investment in Delivering Equally Safe (DES) up to £21.6 million for 2025/26. The announcement was made during Ms.
Read More
The Scottish Government’s recent public consultation on Developing a Universal Definition of ‘Care Experience’ presents a critical opportunity to address the imbalance of support available to those experiencing the ‘care system.’ intandem, managed by Inspiring Scotland is a national mentoring programme for young people in, or at risk of experiencing the ‘care system’, is well
Read More
If Elaine Crichton has a specialist topic, it would be diversifying Scotland’s Boards through recruitment and bespoke training of Trustees. It’s an area she is not just enthusiastic about but also well placed to offer guidance and training, having provided 46 organisations in-depth governance and board development support in the last year. She also walks
Read More