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Summer 2008 Young Scotland In Mind
 The AGM of YSIM is being held at the Scotsman Hotel, North Bridge, Edinburgh. As
strong supporters and members of the orginisation, we will have representation on the day. A report available to members
post event.
MHT Scotland
 The Mental Health Tribunal Scotland have appointed a new president,
Dr Joe Morrow.
The service user participation forum, which Havoc are members, are holding their next meeting in Inverness. Date, time and venue TBC. Andalusia, Spain.
Our charity have been contacted by the Public Health
Department from Andalusia Spain, regarding the schools work we undertake, as this is an area that they wished to
develop. The main topics were, does the delivery of accredited lessons by service users have more of an impact
rather than traditional methods? What barriers we had to overcome in achieving this? We offered reasons from the participating
schools and ourselves on the rational behind service users presenting the lessons. Pupils are more attentitive to persons
that have personal experience of mental ill health, are more receptive to questions and most importantly interact,
in what can be a difficult subject. This was an information gathering exercise, to be presented as part of a wider
study for consideration to the commissioning authority, as part of their national program for mental health and well being.
Information surrounding other issues about stigma and recovery was furnished by our colleague's at See Me, SRN and SDC for mental health. The Authorities in Andalusia have implemented a program surrounding these topics, more information can be found at http://www.1decada4.es/ingles Many thanks to Angel and the team in Andalusia, allowing us to share experiences. Worried about financial matters?
 With the " credit crunch " affecting everyone, budgeting
is becoming an ever increasing worry for all. Make sure that all your entitlements are up to date by contacting The South
Lanarkshire Disability Forum,Campbell Street, Hamilton who offer a range of services including assistance with benefits,
council tax rebates and information surrounding discounts for disabled people from national energy providers. Please call
01698 307733 for further information or to make an appointment with one of their advisors.
Mental
Welfare Commision, Annual report and update.
 The latest reports from The Mental Welfare Commission.
See Me
See Me, the national anti stigma campaign have launched their
new web site. www.seemescotland.org The Lanarkshire recovery network.
The Lanarkshire recovery network was officially launched on
the 8th of June 2008. The network commissioned the filming of a DVD around recovery. This is to be presented by the particepents
and others in the Banquiting Hall, South Lanarkshire HQ, Almada Street, Hamilton, Friday 17th October.
The DVD is an excellent piece of work, many thanks to all who shared their personal stories of recovery. Once the pressing of the DVD is completed, we intend to use it in conjunction with our PMA school's work. With permission from The Network, we are hoping to upload the DVD, allowing many more people to access the stories and personal journeys, showing that people can and do recover from mental ill health. The 60th Anniversary Of The Universal Declaration
of Human Rights
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