Mental Health
ACE-Aware Nation’s 2024 & 2025 events
We are thrilled to share news of two ACE-Aware Nation events we’re hosting in partnership with connected baby. The goal remains helping every single citizen of our country to better understand the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
The first event, “The Strength of Community,” will take place on 23rd October 2024. The questions ACE-Aware Nation will be exploring are: How exactly do health communities help human beings to thrive? What is about them that is so essential to the way we function as individuals? What can we do, in the midst of escalating poverty and disconnection, to strengthen our communities?
There could be no one better to help us in addressing these questions than this year’s invited speakers: Professor Sir Michael Marmot and Andy Burnham.
The second event, “The Biology of Belonging,” is scheduled for 7-8 May 2025. This ground breaking conference will delve into question: Human beings cannot thrive without a sense of belonging. Why? We will explore the science behind our innate need for connection and belonging, which is crucial for mental and emotional well-being.
This conference brings together world leading experts on this question. Each of these world-leading experts is well placed to speak on the reasons that belonging matters and on practical steps that can be taken to foster it. We are delighted to be able to welcome them to our shores. We are so pleased that the Scottish public can share in the insights they have to offer.
Day 1
Gordon Neufeld, Claudia Gold & Richard Schwartz
Day 2
Darren Burns, Darcia Narvaez & Daniel Siegel
Both events promise to offer invaluable insights and practical strategies for creating supportive, resilient communities. We would be delighted to see you join us at either!
Tickets for the events can be purchased through the following links:
We believe in the transformative power of compassion.
Tigers Group takes on Kilt Walk, again
What our team will be walking
As we did last year, our team will once again be taking on the Kiltwalk. We’ll be walking in memory of our friend and colleague, Richard, who passed away suddenly in 2020. Our team will be walking in support of Epilepsy Scotland.
This time we’ll be tackling the Glasgow Kiltwalk on the 30th April. We’re going all out to complete The Mighty Stride of 22.7 miles. We have a 16 strong team made up of members of tigers, Lullaby Lane Nursery and Paradigm Landscapes ready to take on the walk which is expected to take around 8 hours.
Oliver’s head shave
Ahead of the walk, Digital Marketing Trainer/Assessor, Oliver, made the brave decision to shave his head in March. Oliver donated his hair to The Little Princess Trust who provide real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment and other conditions. The money Oliver raised from this will join the tigers team’s joint fundraising efforts.
“Shaving my hair off came from an innate desire to be daring, and to inspire donations to the great causes of Epilepsy Scotland and The Little Princess Trust. Knowing that the money and hair will go on to help others has made the cold head worthwhile!”
Oliver Butler, Digital Marketing Trainer/Assessor
If you would like to support us to support this wonderful organisation, please visit our team’s kiltwalk page, all donations greatly appreciated and welcomed. Thank you for your support!
Tigers Group takes on Kilt Walk
What our team will be walking
This year a number of team have decided to join the Kilt Walk in Edinburgh later this year, taking on the Mighty Stride, a total of 24 miles. We have a 30 strong team made up of members of tigers, Lullaby Lane Nursery and Paradigm Landscapes teams. In preparation for Septembers walk we have planned several training days to build up our endurance before we tackle the Kilt Walk which is expected to take 6-8 hours to complete.
Epilepsy Scotland
Our team will be walking in memory of our friend and colleague, Richard Loughran, who passed away suddenly in 2020. As a team we unanimously chose to walk in support of Epilepsy Scotland.
“In Scotland 55,000 people are affected by epilepsy. Children and older people are most at risk of developing this common serious neurological condition but anyone can develop epilepsy at any time, and eight people a day in Scotland do.
We want to make sure the needs of people with epilepsy are met. This is why we campaign for improved healthcare, better information provision and an end to stigma.”
“As a team we decided to give something back to the charity who supports those who and the families of Epilepsy sufferers in memory of our friend and colleague Richard, a beautiful soul who left us to early, as he always said “no problem””
Aisling Bent, Health and Wellbeing Coordinator
If you would like to support us to support this wonderful organisation, please visit our team’s kiltwalk page, all donations greatly appreciated and welcomed. Thank you for your support!
Partnering with West College Scotland on mental health
Offering two new mental health training programmes
Here at tigers we’re passionate about Relationship Led Practice and supporting our team’s whole wellbeing is integral to us as a business. We know we thrive in secure, positive relationships and to do this we need to care for our mental health and ensure our workplace practises reflect its importance.
We are so excited to have a new opportunity to extend what we practise in our business to young people via our training! We’ll be working alongside West College Scotland to deliver Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF) training in two key areas related to mental health.
Mental Health Awareness Training
We’ll share a course aimed at increasing young people’s understanding of how our mental health can impact our working environment and everyday lives. Young people will have the opportunity to learn more about trigger points and coping mechanisms. We’ll support them through a planned programme, encouraging independent learning, questions, problem-solving and team work.
“We know we thrive in secure, positive relationships and to do this we need to care for our mental health and ensure our workplace practises reflect its importance.”
Mental Health First Aid Training
This qualification will give young people the skills to recognise a wide range of mental health conditions and find out more about the support and therapy available from professional healthcare providers. While diagnosing and treating mental health conditions can only be carried out by healthcare professionals, we’ll give people the knowledge to spot when someone may have a condition and to know where they can go for help and support.
What we’ll cover
- Learning how to start a supportive conversation with someone experiencing mental health difficulties, and how and when to signpost to seek appropriate professional help.
- Understanding the impact of substance abuse on our mental health.
- Recognising stress and discovering how we can manage our stress levels.
- Understanding the first aid action plan for mental health and knowing how to put it in place.
- Learning how to implement a positive mental health culture in the workplace.
We can’t wait to begin working with West College Scotland, sharing mental health training, raising awareness through education and increasing skills in such an important area.
