Resources

Tips for Dementia Friendly Meals Postcards

Published 2020. Many people affected by dementia can find food becomes quite stressful. We asked people to share their top food tips with us.

People Having More Choice in their Lives

Setting Up Friendship Groups

Published 2019. Friendship groups give people the opportunity to try new things, have a chat and most importantly, make new friends. Outside the Box has been involved in many friendship groups over the years. We have set up two groups for older people and we have seen lots of friendships develop through the project. We hope these hints & tips will enable you to set up your own.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Community Gardens – Peebles and Innerleithen

Published 2019. It is well researched and documented that gardening is very good for your physical and mental health and can aid recovery from illness. In a community garden you get the added bonus of belonging to a like minded group of people, giving something back to the community, and the opportunity to make friends, learn from, teach, support and be supported by other people. It’s also fun, very rewarding and there is a great feel-good factor after working in the garden.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Support Choices – booklet

Published 2019. Support Choices is a project that helps people living in Perth and Kinross to get the social care and support that they need. The project began in Highland Perthshire. The project is a partnership between Outside the Box and the Care and Wellbeing Co-op. This complements an initiative based at the Carers’ Hub at PKAVS, which is giving family carers more information about how they can use the Self-Directed Support arrangements and get more support for the person they care for. Both projects are f

People Having More Choice in their Lives

Mums Returning To Work – Good Practice Guide

Published 2019. In partnership with early years childcare providers, Outside the Box has produced this guide and online training to inform businesses on the practical steps to support mums returning to work. For more information visit: www.mumsreturningtowork.org

People Having More Choice in their Lives

Published 2018. We visited the Causeway RAMH group to speak with them about their human rights and the issues they face in their community. This is what we heard.

Creating Inclusive Communities