Children’s Health Scotland is delighted to have partnered with Cranachan Publishing to hold a book giveaway during Book Week Scotland! Book Week Scotland takes place from 15 – 21 November 2021 and it is a perfect week to celebrate the joy of reading. Reading is so important for children and young people because it improves […]
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Kindness Tips for Children of All Ages
Saturday 13 November 2021 is World Kindness Day, a day when many people across the world make a conscious effort to be kind to one another. Kindness has lots of positive benefits to our physical health and our mental health and wellbeing and Children’s Health Scotland is proud to be a charity that celebrates and […]
Be stress aware and improve your health and wellbeing
International Stress Awareness Week will take place on 1-5 November 2021. Organised by the International Stress Management Association (ISMA), this week aims to raise awareness about the dangers of stress, the stigmas associated with it, and methods of prevention. This week also features Stress Awareness Day on 3 November, where Rethink Mental Illness will highlight […]
Care Experienced Week: The best support and advice can often come from connecting with other carers
23 – 31 October is Care Experienced Week and Children’s Health Scotland is proud to join with others in Celebrating Success and Connection – the theme of the week. Organised by Who Cares? Scotland, this week is an event which aims to celebrate the Care Experienced Community. The theme this year is Celebrating Success and […]
COP26: The right time to consider how the health and wellbeing of children and young people are affected by climate change
Children and young people have the right to the best possible health and COP26, the 2021 United Nations climate change conference, provides an ideal platform to discuss this right in relation to climate change. Rising temperatures and decreased air quality affect children and young people by increasing asthma attacks and allergies, heart and lung disease, […]
Mascots Anonymous #DontHideWhatsInside
What happens when junk food mascots come to terms with the damage they’ve done? Our friends at BiteBack have created a video exposing the dark side of the food industry, with a humorous touch. The story is fiction, but the facts in it are all true. It should be easy to eat healthily — it isn’t.
New COVID-19 Guidance published for our SMS:F2F sessions
Children’s Health Scotland is excited to be delivering face to face sessions again for our Self-Management Service, SMS:F2F. In preparation for in-person sessions, which will be taking place in November and December at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, we have published SMS:F2F COVID-19 guidance to ensure the safety of the children, young people and staff taking […]
Inside the CHS Autumn Magazine
The newest edition of the CHS magazine is now available to view online. The Autumn magazine is packed full of great stories, such as celebrating the success of Scottish Children’s Health Week and Awards 2021 and the impact of SMS:CONNECT.
Young Volunteers from CHS Team Up With See Me Scotland for a Youth-Led SMS:HUB!
The SMS:HUB is a monthly online meetup for children and young people who have completed one of our 6-week Self-Management Programmes, SMS:CONNECT and SMS:F2F. These sessions are fun, interactive and aim to reinforce skills learned throughout the SMS Programme, to boost self-esteem and confidence, improve communication skills and provide essential peer support so that participants […]
SMS:CONNECT wins Digital Innovator Self-Management Award
The SMS:CONNECT Programme delivered by Children’s Health Scotland was announced as the winner of the Digital Innovator Self-Management Award at the 2021 Self-Management Awards organised by the ALLIANCE. The Award Ceremony, which was a celebration of all things Self-Management in Scotland, was held online on Wednesday 29 September 2021 and hosted by STV Presenter Laura […]
