A film about the successful Meander for Mental Health 2019 event, held on 14 September 2019 is now available on Youtube. The film shows the different activities that took place on the day and the shared enjoyment from simple things like walking and joining in with activities.

Leverndale Hospital in Crookston opened up its grounds to mark national Suicide Awareness Week and to encourage people to walk along the beautiful Ramblers Scotland Medal Routes that cut through and around the hospital grounds. On the day over 200 people including staff, patients and local people took part in the event.

Samantha Flower, OT Mental Health Advisor (Older Adults)/OT Care Group Lead, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership said: “We welcomed members of the public and the local community onto the Leverndale Hospital site with the aim of helping to overcome the stigma often associated with mental health ill health and demonstrate the value that walking and activity can bring to everyones health and wellbeing.

“This event was designed to increase awareness of the Rambler Scotland Medal Routes that cut through and around Leverndale Hospital and of a new walking and cycling route 30 which links Leverndale and Pollok to National Cycling Route 75 which runs from Edinburgh to Gourock via Glasgow.”

Meander for Mental Health 2019 was funded by Smarter Choices Smarter Places and was planned and run by a multi agency stakeholder group that included representation from a number of third sector providers such as RAMH, Mental Health Network (MHN) and Urban Roots, health and social care staff, Glasgow City Council, Community Councillor, police and fire representatives. 

You can view the film made By SWAMP Creative Media Centre at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb98mpZL9ow

We are now planning Meander for Mental Health 2020 and anyone interested in joining the steering group should contact Samantha Flower by emailing Samantha.Flower@ggc.scot.nhs.uk