Projects

Older People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Active

Started 2018. Outside the Box is working with a wide range of older people and organisations to find ways for older people to get good support for their mental health and wellbeing. These conversations have been going on over several years and we expect they will continue. We've brought together these conversations in the form of a long report and a summary report- we hope you will find them useful.

Having Different Conversations

Happiness Habits Active

Started 2017. A project working with people in rural parts of Scottish Borders to build links between people and increase social inclusion.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Flourishing Borders

Started 2016. We are working with local community groups and other partners across Scottish Borders to raise awareness about how older people and manage their mental health and wellbeing.

Having Different Conversations

Digital Inclusion

Started 2014. Outside the box worked with people who often don't have access to digital technology to find out what they saw as the benefits of having access to the internet and using it more.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Getting There

Started 2012 and earlier. A project exploring what self directed support (SDS) means for smaller user-led organisations, bringing together materials and resources, ideas and projects from user led organisations from across Scotland and further afield.

Building Strong Sustainable Organisations

Over the Fence

Started 2013. Over the Fence has developed a website to give people who are new to social care information about how to get the support they want. The project began in 2011 and is funded by the Scottish Government as part of the programme to develop the capacity of people who use services and her families as part of the implementation of Self-directed support.

People Having More Choice in their Lives