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A webpage dedicated to information on bereavement support services was launched in May 2021 by the Bereavement Subgroup of the Glasgow City Suicide Prevention Partnership, as a response to the importance of grief and bereavement support during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

As part of an organisational wide approach to challenge the stigma and discrimination that can be associated with mental health, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement Team (Prisons) has encouraged staff who work within prison establishments in Greater Glasgow and Clyde to discuss their mental health.

This year’s Volunteers’ Week is from 1 to 7 June, and is a time to say thanks and recognise the fantastic contribution made by volunteers across Glasgow City Health and Social Care (HSCP) services.

The Compassionate Distress Response Service (CDRS) – Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) service to support adults experiencing emotional distress – celebrated the first anniversary of its Out of Hours service on 25 May 2021.

Our Locality Engagement Forums (LEFs) help Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) to ensure that our health and social care services here in Glasgow are engaged with our local communities. 

Glasgow City Council and Glasgow City Health & Social Care Partnership are working together to increase the amount of COVID-19 testing capacity in the areas affected by the current outbreak.

A joint virtual event between Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and Glasgow Council for Voluntary Sector (GCVS) took place on 28 April 2021 to highlight the risks of suicide contagion.

The Charity for Gartnavel Royal Hospital is currently looking to recruit more volunteer Trustees and Fundraisers, to help find creative ways to develop its capacity to support the mental health recovery of the hospital’s patients. 

Spending time in nature has been found to help with mental health problems including anxiety and depression, and this is the theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs from 10 to 16 May 2021. 

Hundreds of vulnerable homeless people are receiving their first Covid-19 vaccinations in Glasgow as teams of nurses visit temporary accommodation and support services to provide injections.