Perinatal and Infant Mental Health
Midlothian Sure Start’s ‘A Good Start’ (AGS) prevention programme has been developed in co-production with parents over 15 years, providing valuable peer and parenting support to vulnerable families in Midlothian. In partnership with East Lothian Council, the programme will be expanded to provide support to new families in East Lothian, training local voluntereers, health and third sector staff. The service will expand to provide more antenatal programmes for vulnerable parents and drop-in sessions for parents with infants under one year.
33 third sector organisations across Scotland are to be funded through Support in the Right Direction (SiRD), to provide independent support, information, advice and advocacy to people using social care and their carers. Starting on 1 April 2024, funded services will receive a share of up to £9.2 million funding from Scottish Government across three
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Read MoreA fund to support survivors of childhood abuse is now open for applications from third sector organisations. The new phase of the Scottish Government’s Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) fund will invest in services supporting adults affected by childhood abuse, so they can enjoy a safe and healthy life, with improved wellbeing. The purpose
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