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Raising
Awareness & Understanding
Many
problems have their roots in misunderstanding.
It can mean that people are unaware of the difficulties faced by others
in their own community. Continued communication leads to awareness and
understanding.
Local
Forums
- delivered
several presentations to service users and carers on important issues
such as: Direct Payments, Out-of-hours services
- members
met with MSP to raise rural transport issues for older and disabled
people
- Inverness
Forum negotiated funding for post of Rural Transport Officer to research
needs in rural Inverness and Nairn and implement delivery
- Badenoch
and Strathspey worker supported local Access Panel to run a series
of awareness sessions with local primary school children
- Young
Carers training and information sessions with supporting packs developed
in Skye & Lochalsh and Gairloch
 Highland
Users Group
- participated
in the management group of See Me, the national programme to reduce
the stigma of mental illness
- HUG
and Lochaber Youth Minds held a Feel Good Day in Mallaig High School
- 150
Charleston Academy pupils participated in mental health awareness
training as part of PSE classes
- STIGMA
play taken to 19 high schools across Highland, reaching around 1500
people
- research
undertaken into young people’s attitude to mental health and
illness
- awareness-raising
sessions continued at the rate of over 1 session a month, targeting
youth workers, nursing students and psychiatric staff
- media
work continued with articles in the local and Highland press, as well
as appearances on national radio and television
- website
continued in its development
- HUG
members participated in away-days on employment and mental health,
using video as a tool
- produced
3 videos on medication for New Craigs Pharmacy Department
- Communications
Project short-listed by Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health
as an example of good practice
- talks
given at national and local events such as: Association of Directors
of Social Work Conference (Mental Health Act); Labour Party fringe
meeting (crisis services); Support Workers Conference
People
First
- People
First Caithness met regularly with pupils from Thurso High School
to work on an Anti-Bullying video
- People
First member made a video, Getting Aboard, copies have been circulated
to Key Housing in Nairn and Glasgow; Scotrail intend using the video
for staff training
- a member
of People First in Nairn has shared his experiences with pupils in
Nairn Academy
Highland
Carers Project
- concerns
and issues of New Craigs Relatives raised and acted on at all levels
of the resettlement process
- delivered
training to health and social care staff in implementation of the
new Carers Support Plan
- Carers
Week conference held on “Carers and Employment”
- took
information displays and gave talks across the Highlands to groups
as diverse as the Chronic Fatigue Support Group, Huntington’s
Association and five Women’s’ Guilds
- ongoing
consultation with young carers has led to the development of a Highland
Young Carers Strategy
- Young
Carers awareness raising pack has been developed and made available
on the website
- awareness-raising
training delivered to professionals who come into contact with young
carers
- facilitated
and supported production of a play by young carers
- work
continued on audits of young carers in Highland schools
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HCCF
supported staff, users and carers to take part in Highland, Scottish
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