Encouraging people with poor mental health to dream People with poor mental health can sometimes find it hard to think about a positive future. During the Spring of 2016, over 60 people came together in Kintore and Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Clydebank, Dumbarton, Wishaw and East Kilbride and shared their dreams. They supported and encouraged each other to think about a positive future and ways to make the dreams become real. We are sharing the dreams to inspire and encourage everyone to dream. We want to encourage people to flourish and develop their capacity to make choices and lead good, active and meaningful lives. These are a few of the dreams: “It’s all about our health not our wealth” “I would like someone besides my dog to listen to me and try to understand “I would like to be part of a group of people and do things” Read some of the dreams and the full report here: […]
Read MoreThe Young Foundation recently published Benches for everyone – a report about benches in public places. It brings together the experiences of wonderful people and shows the impacts that having benches in our communities make for both our individual and collective wellbeing.
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Read Moreby Anne Connor, Outside the Box What would make your life easier? Or better? What are the things you would like to do if someone […]
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