SAMH

#TeamSAMH, you have smashed it this year! 🎯 Together, we… ⭐ Raised £114,677 through four Kiltwalks, including our biggest Dundee and Aberdeen Kiltwalks ever! ⭐ Achieved our biggest ever Edinburgh Marathon festival, with 210 runners raising £115,758 ⭐ Selling out our first ‘Drag & Dine’ event, raising £9,000 ⭐ Over 100 of you asking Lindsays to write your Will in support of SAMH Your support is the reason SAMH can still run services across Scotland. Thank you so much 🧡

"Gemma encouraged me to get up, get washed, and see what I could do each day. She was so genuine.” 💬 You can help someone like Zoe look to the future again in 2025. Donate today to SAMH, so we can continue supporting thousands of people across Scotland with their mental health. https://lnkd.in/e2ECE5k9

Members of the Lived and Living Experience Panel were celebrated at the Scottish Public Services Awards! 🎉 The award was given to NHS 24’s ‘Surviving Suicidal Thoughts’ project, in the category of Policy into Practice. The project featured current and former panel members sharing their experience of hope and recovery for the NHS 24's website. In partnership with Suicide Prevention Scotland, SAMH helps host the Lived and Living Experience Panel, which is made up of 16 people who have been impacted by suicide. Together, the panel helps deliver Scotland's suicide prevention strategy, Creating Hope Together. This project was a fantastic collaboration between the NHS 24 team and panel! 🤝

Missed the last posting date to get a Christmas card to your loved one? 📨 We've got you covered! Send an e-card instead. As well as bringing a smile to your loved one's face, you get to support Scotland's mental health with the cost of cards. https://lnkd.in/d4zX3Tth

Over 820 clubs and organisations have signed up to Scotland’s Mental Health Charter for Physical Activity & Sport! ✍️ This year, we welcomed 65 new signatories, all pledging to promote inclusive practices to support people with mental health problems. “We must ensure that having a mental health problem is never a barrier to engage, participate and achieve” – Sir Chris Hoy 🥇

Congratulations to Fiona, our Peer Support Practitioner, who won the Fife Peer Champion Award by Fife Voluntary Action! 🏆 "Fiona has raised the bar in terms of peer-led support in Fife." Did you know we provide free mental health support in Fife without the need for an appointment? Sam’s Cafe is open on the following days: 📍Kirkcaldy 📅 Mondays and Fridays, 12 – 8PM 📍Leven 📅 Saturdays, 9AM – 5PM 📍Leven 📅 Sundays, 9AM – 5PM Find your nearest Sam's Cafe here: https://ow.ly/qBqp50UuTN2

🧡 Mental health problems don’t take a break – not even during the festive period. In fact, one in four people say they actually feel worse around this time of year. By donating you help us run our national services across Scotland, changing people's lives. ➡️ https://ow.ly/aL4R50UuTtZ

A huge thank you to our Corporate Partner Aitken Turnbull Architects for their outstanding support this year 🧡 They have gone above and beyond in fundraising for SAMH and have embodied taking action for Scotland's mental health. This included their Hairy Haggis team relay at the Edinburgh Marathon Festival and one team member even completed a sponsored skydive ⭐ Their efforts have raised a fantastic £8,364. We're grateful for their continuing support and we look forward to what next year brings. For more information on becoming a Corporate Partner, view our catalogue https://ow.ly/fPjK50UtvQg or email workplace@samh.org.uk ✉️

Our Workplace & Corporate Engagement team have been busy supporting the mental health of organisations across Scotland! Our highlights this year include: 💬 Delivering 272 training sessions 📖 Training 4,327 people 📈 99.6% participants reporting an improved understanding of mental health Great work, team! 👏 We're excited to work with organisations of all sizes and sectors in 2025. Learn more about our offer here: https://ow.ly/KYZU50UsJ8k

Today, we had the Scottish Action For Mental health SAMH bus visit Peel Ports Group Clydeport.  It was a great opportunity to raise awareness about mental health and provide helpful resources to our staff. And of course, the free coffee and biscuits were a hit! 👍