Support in the Right Direction
Through its Community Contacts project, Carr Gomm provides independent support for people and carers accessing social care in Argyll & Bute and Highland. This supports people at any point in the process by providing information to help them navigate the system, understand their options and the local self-directed support process and make informed choices. People are supported to identify outcomes, plan and prepare for social work meetings, explore creative solutions, access support services, make community connections, become employers and challenge decisions or make complaints where necessary. SDS advice surgeries are provided and a Highland SDS Peer Support Group facilitated to gather feedback to influence policy and mentor emerging leaders.
Today (30 April 2025), the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (PIMH) fund team published a report sharing insights from four years of managing funding to support parents’ and infants’ mental health and wellbeing across Scotland. Inspiring Scotland managed £3.8 million of Scottish Government funding through the PIMH Fund between October 2020 and September 2024. This
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More funding has been announced for the Scottish Government’s Autistic Adult Support Fund and is available to third sector organisations providing services to autistic adults – promoting wellbeing and helping them to understand what neurodivergence means for them. Since 2023, the Scottish Government has allocated £1.5 million to 15 organisations, including those helping autistic adults
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More funding has been announced for the Scottish Government’s Autistic Adult Support Fund and is available to third sector organisations providing services to autistic adults – promoting wellbeing and helping them to understand what neurodivergence means for them. Since 2023, the Scottish Government has allocated £1.5 million to 15 organisations, including those helping autistic adults
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