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Language Around Dementia – A Call to Action

We've signed up to the Dementia Words Matter call to action, led by the Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP) and Dementia Action Alliance Language is powerful and the way ...

Grampian Opportunities

One of the best things about working at Outside the Box is all the great people we get to meet. Last week was no exception as I took the trip ...

Older People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing

As we get older we go on having good mental health and wellbeing as well as having spells when it is not so good.  Last year, when we asked older ...

Advance statements – thinking about the future

I came across the concept of Advance Statements only recently; I’m glad to now be able to share the idea and encourage you to think about them. An Advance Statement ...

Understanding and Engaging with Self-Harm: New Resource Pack

Self-harm can be vastly misunderstood & misrepresented. Through our Shared Strengths project, we have drawn together a resource pack which includes a range of practical leaflets, workbooks and other reading aimed ...

Sharing our Dreams – with Angus Voice

On a bit of a windy day in Arbroath, Louise and Dawn had a lovely day meeting the fabulous people at Angus Voice. We talked about our dreams as a ...