Open Mind Network

📅October 10th, pop it in the diary! For our next community of practice, we're following the #WorldMentalHealthDay theme of mental health in an unequal world 🌍 Book your free spot here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/393068577697

For those joining in person, there will be a workshop with @YouthLinkScot exploring the key outcomes and impacts of this work... ...and maybe a chance to try your hand at a STEM activity on the day 🤫

📢 Are you interested in finding out how #STEM can support young people's confidence and wellbeing? 📅 Join the first Curiosity in Communities Network event on March 28th in Edinburgh or tune in for the introduction and panel discussion online! 👇 scienceceilidh.com/curiosityinact…

💡How can #STEM support youth work & #CLD to enhance young people’s confidence & wellbeing? 📢Come connect with others interested in this question as we launch the Curiosity In Communities network from the 28 March #CuriosityInAction Find out more 👇🧵 scienceceilidh.com/curiosityinact…

@DrARoeschMarsh Thanks for joining us Autumn! It was great to have you involved and to hear about @TheBinksHub 🙌

That's a wrap for today's #OMNetwork A huge thank you to our panel speakers and to the practitioners who gave a teachmeet as well as everyone who joined! We're looking forward to the next one already 📅

Taking a short break before our practitioner-led teach meets⏳ It's not too late to join us if you'd like to tune in to the teach meets and get involved in the conversation around mental health in an unequal world - just send us a message💬 #OMNetwork

Huge thank you to all our panel speakers! We had some really interesting conversations about the importance of co-creating a physical space for young people where they feel welcome to be able to explore their creativity and connect with what is important to them #OMNetwork

"I found myself having to convince people that the arts are useful to young people" @s4mste touching on a topic many of us are unfortunately all too familiar with during today's #OMNetwork

📢 And we're on! First up we have our panel discussion with @s4mste, Shannon Boston @VShetland & Shanea Oldham @YoungMindsUK sharing what mental health in an unequal world means to them #OMNetwork #WorldMentalHealthDay Share with us what it means to you below 👇

Interested in sharing a project or idea of your own with the network around supporting the mental health of young people through creativity in an unequal world? Attendees will be given the opportunity to get involved in the teachmeet after hearing from Diline and Mairéad!

For our teachmeet this afternoon, we'll be hearing from Diline Abushaban @MCFB1 talking about their Safe Haven project and Mairéad Murray sharing her research on how young people can be better supported to access quality leisure experiences 👥 🎟️eventbrite.co.uk/e/393068577697

Our panel includes @s4mste, Shannon Boston @VShetland, and Shanea Oldham @YoungMindsUK who will be sharing their experiences and perspectives from additional support needs in education to youth-led research to creative spaces for youth activism💬

Join us this afternoon to explore how we can support young people's mental health in an unequal world with a panel discussion and practitioner-led teach-meet #WorldMentalHealthDay Free to join: eventbrite.co.uk/e/393068577697

How can creativity support young people’s #MentalHealth in an unequal world? For #WorldMentalHealthDay we’re hosting @OpenMindNW 2pm today with a panel sharing their perspectives around additional support needs & youth-led research & activism All welcome eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-mind-ne…

Come and join us on Monday for a panel discussion and practitioner-led teachmeet around the theme of Mental Health in an Unequal World #WorldMentalHealthDay Diline is joining us from @MCFB1 for the teachmeet to talk about their Safe Haven project🫂 🎟️eventbrite.co.uk/e/393068577697

Looking forward to our panel discussion on #WorldMentalHealthDay with @s4mste, Shannon & Shanea! It's not too late to sign up and join the conversation around the power of creativity and the arts in supporting the mental health of young people 🎨🎭 eventbrite.co.uk/e/393068577697

Our final speaker joining the panel is Shanea Oldham! Shanea is the Youth Social Action Manager at @YoungMinds leading on the YoungMinds Activist Programme to create fun, creative spaces for young people to build community and explore activism! 🎟️eventbrite.co.uk/e/393068577697

Excited to announce we will have Shannon Boston joining us on the panel for next week's Open Mind Network 📢 Shannon is a peer researcher with the OPEN Project @VShetland gathering evidence of the need for a space for young people in #Shetland 👥 🎟️eventbrite.co.uk/e/393068577697

Just 1 week to go until our online #CommunityOfPractice exploring the theme of 'Mental Health in an Unequal World' for young people on #WorldMentalHealthDay🌍 Have you booked your free spot yet? eventbrite.co.uk/e/393068577697

🎧 Have you tried our emoji powered jukebox? #FeelsFM helps young people express their feelings by using music as a positive coping strategy 🎶 Give it a try! ➡️ buff.ly/2NQAT3z