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On Wednesday 16 April 2025, Scotland's new national suicide prevention public awareness campaign will go live.
- Friday 11 April 2025
Voluntary Health Scotland recently released 4 short films celebrating and championing the work of Community Link Workers and their role in building healthier, more connected communities.
- Friday 7 March 2025
Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland is announcing an exciting series of projects that will capture the history of the International Island Games as well as create a long-term legacy on the Orkney…
- Tuesday 25 February 2025
Cancer charity Clan Cancer Support is hosting a volunteering open day in Orkney next month (Saturday, March 1)…
- Wednesday 12 February 2025
The Public Health Department within NHS Orkney have recently launched the new Improving the Cancer Journey (ICJ) Service…
- Wednesday 29 January 2025
As Family Mediation Week gets underway (27 to 31 January) local charity Relationships Scotland Orkney is urging parents who are considering, or in the process of…
- Wednesday 29 January 2025
Third Sector Human Rights and Equalities (THRE) offers free human rights and equalities training, resources, events and networking for Scotland’s third sector.
- Thursday 12 September 2024
Did you know you know there is an emergency SOS function on most mobile phones which you can initiate quickly and discreetly to alert the emergency services if you find yourself in need which…
- Friday 30 August 2024
The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults was established in October 2021 and to date has distributed around £51 million to community initiatives supporting mental health and…
- Thursday 29 August 2024
Remembering Together is a national project giving each of Scotland’s 32 local authorities the chance to reflect on their unique experience of the Covid pandemic with the help of commissioned artists…
- Monday 29 July 2024
NHS Orkney Public Health department have recently developed a Healthy Families resource.
- Friday 26 April 2024
Projects to support mental health and address social isolation and loneliness in adults will share a further £15 million across Scotland this year.
- Wednesday 26 April 2023