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The aims of Bipolar Scotland are:
To provide information, support and advice for people affected by bipolar disorder/manic depression and all who care;
To promote Self-Help throughout Scotland;
To inform and educate about the illness and the organisation.
Painting by Dee Slaven
Bipolar Scotland in assocation with Scottish Mental Health Art & Film Festival held a national poetry competition at the CCA in Glasgow on Saturday 15 October 2011.
Worried your mood swings are out of control? Answer our simple questionnaire to find out if you may have bipolar disorder.
Breathing Space is a free confidential phone line that anyone in Scotland can call when they are feeling low or depressed.
Learn what bipolar disorder/manic depression is and how it affects people.
Your donation, no matter how small, supports the vital work that we do.
We have a catalogue of resources dealing with bipolar disorder for all ages and situations.
Joining BS as a subscribing member gives you access to a range of services, amenities, and support.
Wherever you are in Scotland, there is a local group near you providing fellowship and support.
The East Renfrewshire Bipolar Self-Help group will be meeting on Wednesday 25 January 2012, 6.30pm – 8pm, Sandlers Cottage, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock. Group is open to anyone affected by bipolar disorder. For further information please contact Bipolar Scotland on 0141 560 2050.
The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance have published a report,”More for Less? , Independent Advocacy – More demand, less funding”. To read the report please click on the following link – http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SIAA-Report.pdf
| Monday 23 April 2012 |
The Scottish Perinatal Mental Health Forum are holding a one day conference on the management of perinatal mental health disorders. The conference is being held on Monday 23 April 2012, 09.30am – 4pm, Marriott Hotel, 500 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8RR.
For further information on the conference please click on the following link – http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Conference-flyer.pdf
To book a place, please click on the following link – http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Conference-information-and-Booking-form.pdf
Lundbeck have launched a new medication, Sycrest for the treatment of moderate to severe manic episodes associated with bipolar 1. For further information please click on the followinmg link – http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Sycrest-consumer-press-release.pdf
The Sunday Mail have published an article about the very positive experience of a woman with bipolar disorder and her pregnancy. It covers the practical help/support that she was given by her local perinatal mental health services.
To read the article in full please click on the following link http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/2012/01/08/trainee-nurse-s-shock-bipolar-diagnosis-saved-her-own-life-86908-23689029/
Researchers from Heriot-Watt University in conjunction with SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health), are conducting an independent survey to understand employees’ experiences of psychological well-being at work and broader attitudes to mental health and employment.
All information gathered in this questionnaire will remain confidential. Your employer will not be fed back any of your individual information and will not be able to have any knowledge of your responses to these questions. Any information that you provide will be completely anonymised. Even the research team will not be able to identify you as an individual. If there are any questions that you do not wish to answer then please feel free to miss them out and move onto the next question or the next set of questions. (more…)
The Renfrewshire Carers Mental Health Forum, will be holding a “come and have your say” meeting on Thursday 2 February 2012, 9.30am – 11.30am, at the Renfrewshire Carers Centre, Unit 55, Embroidery Mill, Abbey Mill Business Centre, Paisley, PA1 1TJ.
For further information please phone 0141 887 3643 or e-mail elle@renfrewshirecarers.co.uk
If you or someone you care for has been diagnosed with bipolar, we want to hear from you.
PIP Health is a research organisation dedicated to improving mental health services through research. We are supporting Bipolar Scotland, the leading national bipolar charity, by donating £1 for every person who registers today.
Alison Cairns, Chief Executive of Bipolar Scotland said, “Through our partnership with PIP Health we hope to gain greater insights about people’s experience of Bipolar, and raise money for the charity so that we can help more people access the information, support and advice they need to cope with bipolar.”
Register for PIP Health by entering your details on the right hand side of the page from the following link
-http://www.piphealth.com/
You will receive short surveys about your experiences of bipolar about once a month. All surveys are voluntary, but we will donate a further £1 to Bipolar Scotland for every survey you complete.
By doing so you will help us increase awareness, raise money for Bipolar Scotland and improve the Quality of Life of millions of people who experience bipolar disorder.
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