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Why do we need a Year of Childhood?

January 9, 2021 by Sue Palmer Leave a Comment

Scotland – like the rest of the UK – is experiencing an epidemic of mental health problems among children and young people.  An epidemic that, thanks to COVID19, is now a terrifying threat to the long-term health of the nation. But there is hope – if we can seize the opportunity, writes Sue Palmer

Easing out of our lockdown bubble

June 12, 2020 by Anne McKechnie Leave a Comment

Forever Blowing Bubbles, by Carl Campbell in Paris CC BY-SA 2.0

The psychology world has recognised the Covid pandemic as a form of trauma. Lockdown brought added stress but how will we deal with the anxiety of easing back into the outside world?

Poverty Safari: growing up with ACEs and toxic stress

February 5, 2018 by Carol Craig 1 Comment

‘(McGarvey’s) aware that many on the left will see this as a cop out but he’s ready with his reply. Of course, the left must continue to argue and campaign for structural change, he tells us, but no real change can happen unless poor people begin to feel powerful in their own lives.

Adverse childhood, austerity and personal responsibility

February 1, 2018 by Tony O'Donnell Leave a Comment

‘Carol Craig has seen and shown how the child is father to the adult, identifying the childhood stresses that result in lifelong damage. But without substantial easing of the economic tensions that strain a household to breaking point, the requisite change isn’t coming any day soon’.

Class, alcohol, drugs and adverse childhood experiences in Scotland

January 14, 2018 by Carol Craig Leave a Comment

‘The success of Resilience in Scotland has not just taken the tour’s organisers by surprise. As no other country has engaged with the film in the way that Scotland has the filmmakers are also intrigued. It’s certainly worth trying to understand why the film has such resonance for us.  Resilience is a great educational resource and is opening many Scots eyes to the source of our health problems and what has literally been ‘hiding in plain sight’.

Bottom-up shift in policy-making to beat inequality

December 27, 2017 by Helen Chambers Leave a Comment

Scaling up successful interventions absorbs time and energy – and money – we can ill afford.  Is there a way of making social and public policy more efficient as well as more effective?” In the second extract from Working for Equality Helen Chambers urges a different, more effective approach to policy.

Hitting out at the world: Trump’s narcissism

February 13, 2017 by Suzanne Zeedyk Leave a Comment

“The problem for us ordinary folk is that a leader who feels constantly threatened becomes even more erratic, more authoritarian, more dependent on intimidation and tantrums as a stress management strategy. That is a serious problem for the globe.”

Consumers or citizens in fighting depression?

March 29, 2016 by Darren McGarvey Leave a Comment

In the second part of his (self-) examination of mental health issues in Scotland Loki urges the citizen to take an existentialist approach: heal thyself by looking within. We are responsible; governments don’t or won’t help.

Inequality and mental illness: boxed in

March 28, 2016 by Darren McGarvey 2 Comments

The Scottish Government has given a few extra millions to mental health services but ministers know rising mental health illness is linked to poverty and inequality and do nothing to tackle these. Time for civil society to step up to the plate.

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