Let’s face it, when you know you need to reach out for help, it can be daunting and sometimes really confusing! Where do I start? Who do I ask? How do I know what I can access? On top of the day-to-day stresses that life enjoys throwing at us, navigating through an abundance of complicated...

Be Content – Dundee Information for Parents/Carers Scottish Government announced funding in September 2020 for Dundee to meet the following objective; Every child and young person in Scotland will be able to access local community services which support and improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing. Every child and young person and their families or...

During the summer holiday programme, our young people had the opportunity to develop their creative skills in a song writing and music workshop. This was in partnership with The Sound System Project created by Tom, Anders and John. The young people learnt to make their own sounds using a variety of objects which created different...

At Perth Autism Support we are are always keen to introduce our young people to autistic adults to hear their life experiences and we are delighted to announce that as part of our Easter Online Programme, our Drama Workshop Session on Wednesday 7th April will have a very special guest! Briony Monroe is a Scottish,...

We are supporting Children’s Mental Health Week, in it’s 7th year with the 2021 theme of “Express Yourself”. The young people we work with at PAS have an amazing ability to express themselves through many creative mediums, art, drama, music and film and of course writing. This week will be sharing some of the creative...

“As a North East Congo Lion living in Scotland, I have lived quite an isolated life so going into lockdown didn’t affect me too much in March. Over the years, I have become quite good at hiding from people and only coming out of my den when I run out of pasta or toilet paper....

So a wee change from our usual types of post but as we are in Mental Health Awareness Week, we felt this was a true reflection of how we are all feeling at PAS. The Coronavirus pandemic has affected us all, and all of our mental health has been impacted. Whilst we should take the...

These are strange and unknown times for everyone. As well as acknowledging the amazing things key workers are doing,it is very important to look after ourselves. Having a safe space to go to when you are feeling anxious, overwhelmed or simply just want somewhere quiet to go, is a fantastic resource to have. It doesn’t...

My name is Maja Reid and I am the Relax Kids Co-ordinator here at PAS. I started volunteering in PAS activities what feels like ages ago (6 years!!!), one of the classes that I helped with was a Relax Kids class and I instantly fell in love with the setting and what the class offered...

This has been a tricky story to write, it’s been a long journey and to put it in a short blog doesn’t seem to do the serious nature of mental health in our young people justice.. The emotions, heartache and stress of watching our son struggle with mental health issues has taken over our whole...