Scottish Recovery Network

28/05/2026

📣 Recovery should be part of how Scotland’s mental health system works - not the alternative to it.

Our 10-year strategy, Catalysts for Change, sets out our vision for a recovery-focused mental health system powered by lived experience and strengthened by peer support.

📖 Read the full strategy: https://bit.ly/10-YearStrategy

27/05/2026

Great to see the Creating Hope conversation happening in Glasgow today with Su***de Prevention Scotland.

If you haven’t explored their new resource library yet, it’s well worth a look - including a range of free peer support tools and resources to support su***de prevention conversations and practice.

Check it out: https://www.su***deprevention.scot/resources?search=peer+support&expertise=

Peer support can play a powerful role in creating hope, connection and recovery. 💛

We’re in Glasgow today for our Creating Hope Together national conference.

We’re looking forward to coming together to listen, share experiences and continue building strong connections.

Learn more about today at our conference hub. Link in the comments!

26/05/2026

This morning's webinar, Transforming Scotland's Mental Health System: From Insight to Action, explored the barriers and enablers to meaningful change across Scotland's mental health system.

In this clip, Julie Repper reflects on the challenge of moving beyond risk management and towards approaches that prioritise empowerment, prevention and recovery.

These are conversations that matter for peer support too. Peer support challenges us to think differently about how we support people, value lived experience and create services that enable recovery.

Missed the webinar? Sign up to our newsletter and be the first to know when the catch-up recording is available: https://bit.ly/ScotRecoveryNews

25/05/2026

🧩Booking is open for the Peer Connects 2026/27 programme!

This year’s offer includes webinars (everyone) and in-person events (Scotland only) that bring people together to strengthen and grow peer support practice across the country. Together we'll explore what helps peer support thrive – including leadership, lived experience, and a supported peer workforce.

Whether you’re in a peer role, supporting peer workers, or shaping mental health service design, policy and strategy, Peer Connects is a space to share learning, reflect on practice, and connect with others who are passionate about building a recovery-focused mental health system.

🧡 I love the swoosh - take me to the flipbook brochure https://heyzine.com/flip-book/PeerConnects26.27.html

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https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/peer-connects-events-202627-4839138

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22/05/2026

🎙️ New podcast series from our friends at Self-Harm Network Scotland

In Conversation explores self-harm, stigma, and support - with a focus on men’s experiences.

Featuring Peer Practitioners with lived experience alongside academic insight, the series highlights the importance of compassionate, peer-led conversations around self-harm.

Episode 1 is out now, with new episodes released weekly: https://selfharmnetworkscotland.org.uk/inconversation/

Self-Harm Network Scotland's new 'In Conversation' podcast explores self-harm with a focus on how it affects men in particular.

22/05/2026

🤝 Peer Connects is a space to connect, reflect, and share learning with others passionate about peer support.

🔗 Explore upcoming free events and webinars for 2026/27:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/PeerConnects26.27.html

21/05/2026

Fife Voluntary Action are recruiting a Mental Health Peer Support Network Coordinator to help grow peer support across Fife.

⏰ Applications close this Sunday 24 May!

Find out more and apply: https://goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP1000001hhcDIAQ/mental-health-peer-support-network-coordinator

Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) is looking for a Coordinator to develop and grow a Fife Peer Support network. You will work within the peer support principles of hope, empowerment, authenticity, responsibility, mutuality and experience. You will work with the network to grow a shared understanding of th...

20/05/2026

🎤 Bridging the gap: evaluation to action!

Today our Evaluation and Policy Coordinator Iona is speaking at the UK Evaluation Society Conference in Sheffield where she is sharing learning around the co-design and piloting of our Adaptable Outcome Map.

This practical tool is designed to help capture and evidence change in a way that aligns with peer support values and practice. It draws on Matter of Focus outcome mapping approach, but has been shaped specifically for peer support, using peer language and recognising that change can happen at multiple levels - from individual relationships to wider community impact.

➡️ This free resource will be available over the next few months. Get it free to your inbox by receiving our newsletter: https://bit.ly/ScotRecoveryNews

19/05/2026

A little inspiration for our team day 💛

This beautiful handmade quilt, created by Families In The Know Inverclyde, is hanging proudly in our office - a reminder of the care, creativity and connection that lived experience brings.

18/05/2026

📣🎨 Calling all creatives!

The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival’s Regional Participatory Arts Fund is open!

This year’s fund has a special focus on urban creative initiatives in Perth and Stirling, while also welcoming participatory arts projects from towns and rural communities right across Scotland.

👉 Find out more: https://www.mhfestival.com/2026/04/call-for-applications-smhaf-2026-regional-participatory-arts-fund/