#CabinetTakeover 2023: Bereavement Support
In June of this year, I gave a speech on bereavement support for young people at the annual joint…
Taking a youth-led approach to evaluating community based mental health services
By SYP’s Mental Health Investigation Team – Alannah Logue MSYP, Amy Winter MSYP, Felix Schofield MSYP,…
Governments must step up to protect children’s rights, warns United Nations
The United Nations has today warned the UK and Scottish governments that they need to do much more to…
Reflections on the First Minister’s Anti-Poverty Summit
Yesterday, I was invited to the First Minister’s Anti-Poverty Summit in Edinburgh. I was so pleased to be invited…
Let’s Talk Transitions
What is a transition? ‘a process of changing from one system, method, etc. to another’ (Transition, 2022) Change is…
MSYPs collaborate to work on mental health improvements
In May 2022, three MSYPs – Abbie, Eilidh and Crisantos – led a workshop with leads and members from…
Engaging with young people to improve mental health services
Mental health and wellbeing effect all young people in Scotland, and it is high on many MSYP’s agendas. In…
How emotional literacy can help young people’s mental health
In SYP’s current national campaign, Bounce Back, mental health and wellbeing was identified by young…
Statistics are not stories: it’s time to listen to young people about their mental health
We all know that 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime, but statistics are not stories. They do not represent the lived experiences of young people.
Screen Savers to the rescue
Are you looking to become more screen-time savvy? Having trouble sleeping with the ping-ping-ping of peoples’ messages? Maybe you…