SAMH

12/01/2026

A new year is the perfect time to tidy up - and give back 🧡

By donating unwanted items through Recycling For Good Causes, you can turn your old tech and belongings into vital funds for SAMH.

♻️ Cameras, gadgets and game consoles
📱 Smartphones and tablets
💎 Jewellery (including costume pieces)
🪙 Stamps and old currency

Start the year with a feel‑good clear-out. For more information visit https://www.samh.org.uk/get-involved/ways-to-give/everyday/recycling-for-good-causes.

09/01/2026

More than 1,000 men have now participated in The Changing Room 🥳

Run at football clubs from Greenock Morton to Aberdeen, the 12-week mental health and wellbeing programme equips men with the skills, confidence and connections to help them feel better and stay well.

Andy Milne, from Edinburgh, said the impact The Changing Room has had on his life encourages him to help others: “I was an alcoholic and I wasn’t ready for help. But I went to that first Changing Room meeting anyway and they got through to me.

"In the last 12 months my life has totally flipped, all for the better. I’ve been sober since February and I can take care of my grand-bairns now.

“Community has always been important to me and now all I want is to give back. I'm always asking how people are really doing and I’m there support them if they are ready.

"I tell everyone about The Changing Room, two of my neighbours go there now.”

Find out more about The Changing Room https://www.samh.org.uk/get-involved/physical-activity-and-sport/our-projects/the-changing-room

08/01/2026

On Valentine’s Day, the stunning Sculpture Court of Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums will be transformed!

For one night only, join us after hours for a unique silent disco experience, as this iconic venue becomes bathed in light and live DJs battle it out amongst the artwork 🖼️

With ‘romance vs rebellion’ as the theme, you can switch channels to find your perfect soundtrack - whether you’re into love anthems, break-up bangers or pure party tracks💃

Leading the night’s soundtrack is Aberdeen legend Greigsy - with over 30 years behind the decks and the familiar voice of Greigsy at Breakfast on Northsound 1, expect high-energy sets all night long.

Book now to secure your ticket to the quietest party in town!

🎫 https://ow.ly/SoEt50XNCex (VIP and student tickets available)

♥ Sat 14 February 2026

07/01/2026

Calling all teachers! In partnership with The Daily Mile Foundation, we've created a mental health toolkit to help schools support children's wellbeing through movement🍎

Inspired by the Five Ways to Wellbeing, this new toolkit uses the same principle as The Daily Mile: a little a day goes a long way. Register using the link in the post below!

05/01/2026

📌✨ Here's your first round-up of free events at The Glasgow Nook in 2026!

Highlights this January include:

🎨 Unleash your inner artist with our Common Wheel art group. Come together to paint, craft, and collage in a safe and social environment!

💬 If you're struggling with your confidence, why not join our Wise Women group? This 6-week course will help you build and maintain your self-worth, with 100% of participants recommending it to their friends!

🍵 We're hosting a series of conversation cafes across the month. These are relaxed chats over a cup of tea, each with their own theme. We're hosting dedicated cafes for people with experience of menopause, grief, neurodiversity, being an unpaid carer, and parents of young people with mental health problems.

Across the month we'll also be welcoming info stalls from Age Scotland (8th) and Home Energy Scotland (12th).

See our calendar for all our events, and sign-up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-nook-in-glasgow-4758793?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=odclsxcollection

31/12/2025

This year we teamed up with Movember UK to deliver Ahead of the Game 🏑⚽

We've been delivering training to help young people, coaches and parents talk openly about mental health at their local sports clubs. Our Practitioners Linn and Lucy have visited communities across Scotland, training individuals across a range of sports including football, rugby, netball and shinty to deliver the Ahead of the Game workshops and make mental health part of everyday conversation.

Over the next three years, our goal is to reach 16,000 people across Scottish sport through Ahead of the Game 🧡

29/12/2025

Our Su***de Prevention team in the community delivered over 7,000 hours of work in the Aberdeen and Moray communities this year! Including training over 1,600 people as su***de prevention care givers. We've seen this work expand into Angus and are excited to see training delivered in conjunction with partners in Montrose, Brechin and Glamis.

SAMH also supports the delivery of Scotland's National Su***de Prevention strategy, with the latest campaign 'What if a conversation about su***de could save a life?' reaching 3.5M adults in Scotland.

We're excited to continue our work into 2026!

https://www.su***deprevention.scot/whatif

27/12/2025

Our Physical Activity & Sport team have been busy this year! Together, the team have been helping communities across Scotland take advantage of the mental health benefits of movement. Some of our highlights include:

🧡 Delivering 16 programmes across Scotland, including our Young Women in Sport Leadership Programme (with Scottish Women in Sport) and the Changing Room for men in their middle years.

🚌 Bringing our Wellbeing on Wheels bus across the water to support the Orkney Island Games

📱 Strengthening our Digital Tools, including our updated eLearning and Digital Self Care Plan

📝 Refreshing and redesigning Scotland's Mental Health Charter for Physical Activity & Sport (keep your eyes peeled 👀)

🏈 Launching Ahead of the Game, delivering support for young people, parents and coaches

And much more!

25/12/2025

There are people here to listen to you, 365 days a year.

We're sharing a few places here to help on Christmas Day, New Years eve and day, or any other time 🧡

In the meantime, our social media team will be taking a short break and will be back on Monday 5th January!

24/12/2025

120 people joined our wreath-making workshops in Fife this year!🎄

Our Evergreen service, which provides wellbeing support through gardening, embarked on their biggest wreath-making tour yet.

"I've really enjoyed these two hours. I stopped thinking about all that's going on in my life for a while and feel better for it."

The workshops were prepped using materials collected together with the people we support, helping us bring the tour across six venues 🌿

23/12/2025

The Nook has welcomed its 1,000th visitor 🎉

Two months ago today, we opened the first of our national network of free walk-in mental health support hubs. We promised a non-clinical, safe and stigma-free place to get the support you, or your friends and family, needed.

Last week, we celebrated our 1,000th visitor coming through our doors in Glasgow. Mhairi, our Community Engagement Office, described the reaction so far from people using the space:

"People are coming away from some of the sessions with our practitioners feeling relieved, feeling lighter having had these conversations.

"It's just been overwhelmingly positive, people feeling very welcome in the space, saying that they feel like they're coming in and being valued."

Remember, The Nook will be open until the 24th (5pm), closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and then will be back open 27th - 31st (10am to 4pm). We'll then be closed on New Year's Day and 2nd January and be back in 2026 on January 3rd 🗓️

22/12/2025