Mental Health Awareness Week: 13-19 May 2024

May 13, 2024

Mental Health Awareness Week is taking place from 13-19 May 2024, with this year’s theme focusing on Movement: Moving More for our Mental Health. The Mental Health Foundation is eager to…

FUNDED First Aid for Mental Health Training

April 29, 2024

EnvironMentalhealth CIC are delighted to offer Funded spaces on our First Aid For Mental Health Training Course to Community Practitioners and Volunteers in the West Lothian area. The qualification sits…

Volunteers Week 2024

April 29, 2024

The Volunteers’ Week campaign returns to the UK for its 40th year with the new brand, logo, and resources nationwide! To mark the 40th Anniversary in a grand way, the…

New Hate Crime Laws Come Into Force: April 2024

April 29, 2024

New measures to tackle the harm caused by hatred and prejudice came into force on 1st April 2024. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act aims to provide greater protection…

Carer’s Leave Act

April 15, 2024

The new Carer’s Leave Act, which came into force on Saturday, entitles workers with unpaid caring responsibilities up to five days unpaid leave. VSGWL secured Engaged status recently and this…

Charity law has changed

April 14, 2024

The first of the changes to charity law contained in the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 came into effect on 1 April 2024. Some of the main changes…

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