Elament - eLanarkshire Mental Health Resource

Loud n Live 2011 is a programme of activities for young people aged 12 and over during the summer and all events are FREE in Cambuslang and Rutherglen!!!

Three main events include

• Saturday 25^th June - Music Festival with local young bands performing in Overtoun Park 12noon - 5pm
• Saturday 23^rd July - It's a knock out try assault courses and bungee trampolines in Cambuslang Park 12noon - 5pm
• Saturday 13^th August - Talent show to show what talent Camglen has to offer in Cambuslang Park 12noon - 5pm

Further information is available on the attached flyer and programme.

To mark Armed Forces Day, South Lanarkshire Council's Flag Raising Ceremony will take place on Monday 20th June at Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton. If anyone wishes to attend please arrive at 9.55am prompt. The ceremony will commence at 10.00 and finish at approximately 10.20am.

Following this an information event will take place aimed at people who have served in the Armed Forces, Reservists or those who may be due to leave the Forces and their families organised by South Lanarkshire Council and NHS Lanarkshire.

The aim is to provide a 'marketplace' for various service providers, including South Lanarkshire Council, NHS Lanarkshire, Veterans Agency, Jobcentre Plus and several Veterans Charities, to provide advice and information to veterans and their families on the support that is available.  It will also provide an opportunity for service providers to network with other agencies, improving awareness of the support and assistance available and hopefully prove to be a catalyst for improved joint working.

For further information contact 01698 477 493

Please see the flyer with details of the national events  taking place throughout Scotland as part of Armed Forces Day.

Over 60 people in Lanarkshire are living with Huntington's disease and we would like to support the Scottish Huntington's Association (SHA) by raising awareness of the condition throughout the week. Olympic bronze medalist Sarah Winckless has launched a campaign for Scottish Huntington's Association (SHA) urging kind-hearted Scots to pledge £3 each to help maintain vital services for people living with Huntington's disease. Sarah will also be on "The Hour" (STV 5-6pm on Monday 6th June) promoting this campaign and their new publication "Road Map" written for individuals newly diagnosed with Huntington's disease which will be available on their website from Monday 6th June as will a DVD "Bound Together" telling a persons story which will be use to raise awareness of Huntington's disease across communities. Visit www.hdscotland.org for more information.

The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) have received funding from the Long Terms Condition Alliance Scotland (LTCAS) to hold a half day regional seminars to raise awareness of the need for, and benefits of, peer support for people with long term conditions and to set out the opportunities and challenges for developing peer support delivery. Lanarkshire has been asked to host one of the seminars on 30^th June 2011. In 2010, the LTCAS funded MHF to undertake a feasibility study into utilising peer support as a means to support self management for people with long term conditions. The study endorsed the development of peer support as a way of supporting self management for people with long term conditions. However the findings showed that access to peer support for people with long term conditions can be limited, although there are some pockets of excellent collaboration that are important to recognise and build on.

The seminars (with 25-30 delegate's max.) are intended to bring motivated people from the voluntary and statutory sectors together. These local groups will have an opportunity to work together to use the findings of the study as a basis for discussion and action planning around the development of peer support for people with long term conditions. MHF selected Lanarkshire as a region because of your pro-active history in work with long term conditions and self management - including the 'living better pilot', which is credit to you.

Although MHF are keen to have some representative from mental health services using peer support, this seminar is very much about peer support for people with physical health conditions. They are particularly keen to hear from people leading and working in Managed Care Networks and Long-term conditions, including some of our local voluntary sector partners. They are also keen to hear from colleagues leading on the Change Fund for older people work in North and South Lanarkshire.

If you are interested in attending, please see the attached booking form and flyer.

NHS Health Scotland, Alzheimer Scotland, and Lanarkshire's Partnership Agencies are using Dementia Awareness Week from the 6^th-12^th June to raise awareness about dementia and what supports and information is available.

The key message that we are promoting is "Everybody can be forgetful at times.  But if memory loss is worrying you, someone you know or someone you support don't keep it to yourself."  Contact NHS Lanarkshire Resource Library on 01698 377 600 and ask for a copy of 'Worried about your Memory', call the 24hr Dementia Helpline 0808 808 3000 or speak to your GP.

Through Dementia Awareness Week 6-12 June dementia information and advice will be available across Lanarkshire in a range of different places from town centres, local church halls, supermarkets and health centres. To see what is happening in you area please see the attached local programme  and hospital programme.

Please also see the following respurces that can be ordered free from:

NHS Lanarkshire Resources 01698 377 600

Health Scotland Resources elaine.dunlop@nhs.net

Living Well With Dementia DVD Launch - 24^th June

NHS Health Scotland, Alzheimer Scotland, the Scottish Dementia Working Group and the Lanarkshire Dementia Strategy Implementation Group are launching Living Well With Dementia - DVD on 24^th June at 11am-3pm in Rutherglen Town Hall, 139 Main Street, Rutherglen, Glasgow G73 2JJ. The launch will provide a preview of 'Living well with dementia', you will hear local and national speakers talk about dementia,  you will hear from people living with dementia, see a drama performance which explores the issue of dementia and have the chance to share your views and support developments.  

The DVD was produced by NHS Health Scotland in partnership with Alzheimer Scotland and the Scottish Dementia Working Group, 'Living well with dementia' is for people who have just been given a diagnosis of dementia. The DVD is based on the experiences of people with dementia and carers, using their voices to:

• help people in the early stages of diagnosis understand more about their illness,
• share experience around how to 'live well' after a diagnosis of dementia, as well as offering practical advice on coping with its effects, and
• suggest where people with dementia and their carers can go for further support.

If you are interested in attending please see programme and complete and submit booking form by 13^th June to Shereen Arabshahi, NHS Health Scotland, Woodburn House, Canaan Lane, Edinburgh EH10 4SG.  Email: shereen.arabshahi@nhs.net Telephone: 0131 536 5522 Fax: 0131 536 5501

On the 2nd of June 2011, local Community Theatre Arts group, A Stage For U will hold an Open Market Information Day to celebrate its recent success of funding totalling £5622. This also included an appearance at the Glasgow Comedy Festival at the Centre of Contemporary Arts ( CCA ) in Glasgow back in March this year.

The Group is made up predominantly of people with a lived experience of Mental Ill Health but is open to anyone who wants to experience the Performing Arts. All we ask is that you share in our aims and objectives of showing the benefits to Mental Ill Health Recovery while addressing the related issues of discrimination and stigma.

So why not come along on the day and not only find out more about Mental Ill Health service provision but join with A Stage For U In signing the See Me Pledge, Scotland's Anti Stigma and Discrimination campaign for Mental Ill Health.

Linking People With People
1-3pm Thursday 2nd June 2011
Netherton Community Centre
Netherton Road
Wishaw
Lanarkshire