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Peer Education Project (PEP)

The Peer Education Project is a secondary school-based educational programme that aims to give young people the skills and knowledge they need to safeguard their mental health and that of their peers.

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Trauma

What trauma means, how trauma might affect you, the long-term effects of trauma and getting support.

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Friendship and mental health

Talking to friends about your mental health, and supporting a friend who has a mental health problem.

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Self-management of mental ill-health

What self-management is and how self-management courses work.

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Recovery

What is recovery, what might help with my recovery and what support is available.

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Loneliness

What is loneliness, how to cope with loneliness and how to support someone else who is feeling lonely.

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Relationships: the missing piece of the wellbeing puzzle

Our animation explores relationships as the forgotten foundation of mental health and wellbeing.

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Re:Connect and Time and Space

Re:Connect and Time and Space were unique peer support projects established for mental health carers, matched them with another person who had been through a similar situation.

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Peer Education Project Scotland

The Peer Education Project is a low-cost, evidence-based and effective approach to addressing the challenges children and young people are facing with their mental health and well-being.

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Power of mentorship in feeling connected to university

Shannon began her university studies during the Covid pandemic. This had a large impact on her feeling connected to the university and her peers. In this piece Shannon writes about how creating a mentorship network helped her feel connected and empowered to others.

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