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The Lothian Education And Recovery Network facilitates mental health awareness and understanding through a variety of group courses. Come LEARN with us!

Lothian, Scotland
Joined August 2014
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We're off over the festive period but we'll be back on 6 January 2020
With the General Election coming up on 12 December, we have published this short note about the eligibility to vote for people receiving treatment in hospital for mental ill health, or for people with issues related to their mental capacity: bit.ly/2JR2GxB
Our course, Exploring Experiences of Psychosis, runs again on Wed 27 Nov. The Experiences of Psychosis collective advocacy group have developed this unique interactive course, offering their perspectives on psychosis. Email [email protected] to book your place by 18 Nov.
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Our Eating Disorder Project are hosting an Eating Disorder Conference on Wed 18 Sep, 3.30 - 7.30 at Carrubbers Christian Centre, 65 High St, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR. Details on att flyer. All welcome. Booking is essential at [email protected] / 07910021539. #eatingdisorders
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FREE! Changing Minds, Changing Times 2-day course at LEARN #Edinburgh 4th+5th Sep, 1000 - 1600. Exploring the past, present and future of mental health issues, services and policies since the founding of the #NHS. Apply to [email protected]. capsadvocacy.org/learn/
2019 Peoples' Conference. Free event in Edinburgh for people with their own experience of mental health issues. Fri 30 Aug 9.30 - 3.30, Edinburgh College, EH15 2PP. Workshops and activities. Free lunch! #mental health #blogs #ChangePoliticsForGood teapawt.net/capsadvocacy/status/11…
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Exploring Experiences of Psychosis, created and delivered by the Experiences of #Psychosis collective #advocacy group at @capsadvocacy is running again on Wednesday 26 June - email [email protected] to find out more and to apply for a place. Open to everyone in the# Lothians
'Working With Our Experiences'. Workshop for people with lived experience of mental health issues to explore different ways of working with those experiences to make change. #Edinburgh, Wed 12 June 2019, 1100-1600 hrs, see flyer for details. Pse retweet #MentalHealthAwareness 📢
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#VolunteersWeekScot sees our Seen But Not Heard, Eating Disorders Advocacy Project win the Ian McInnes Award for their contribution to improving equality and accessibility in volunteering. Richly deserved. Have a great time at the ceremony gang. #eatingdisorders 😀🥇👏🙌🎉
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Our next session on Understanding Eating Disorders will be on Tue 21 May at LEARN, Argyle House (1300 - 1700 hrs). See link for details capsadvocacy.org/news/ Please retweet or share to those you think may benefit. Thanks #eatingdisorders #MentalHealthAwareness #freecourses
A fascinating new workshop coming up at LEARN on 8 May....Exploring Experiences of Psychosis. Contact [email protected] to request a place. Details on the attached flyer. Grateful for retweets #psychosis #mentalhealth @REHPatients @SRN_Tweet @EdspaceTweets #freecourses
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Working With Our Experiences. Get in touch with [email protected] to book a place on the information session.
OK, get yer creative heads on...Out Of Sight Out Of Mind are asking for artworks for this year's exhibition which will run in Edinburgh in October. See attached flyer for info. 👩‍🎨👨‍🎨🎭🎨🎬
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Finalising our posters for the next run of Working With Our Experiences - information afternoon on Wednesday, 1 May and course starts on 22 May. Get in touch with Anne [email protected] for more info or to sign up for 1 May.
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Interested in art, mental health, tea or cake? Then check out the Out of Sight Out of Mind Afternoon Tea event listing on our FB page. RSVP if you'll attend. facebook.com/CAPSIndependent… Retweets would be fab thanks. #artsasadvocacy #mentalhealth #edinburgh #art #lothian #cake 🍰🎨
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At Napier @EdNapierCMHCL listening to @sandraexpg talk about supported decision making and adults with incapacity - useful background information for our work.
Due to overwhelming demand for places, we're now having to close the bookings for Much More Than A Label: Understanding Borderline Personality Disorders 6+7 March. We'll email everyone who has already applied next week.
After overwhelming demand, applications for the Understanding Eating Disorders course on 19 Feb are now closed. If you've applied we'll email you within the next 24 hrs.
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Couple of courses coming up soon at LEARN. Understanding Eating Disorders (19 Feb) and Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder (6+7 Mar). More info on the attached flyers. Grateful for retweets. #eatingdisorders #BPD #mentalhealth
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Bored? Lacking motivation? Free on Tue 22 Jan? Pop into our Open Afternoon 2.30 - 4pm for a chat about collective advocacy, making a change and what we're planning for 2019. There'll be coffee and biccies! #educationasadvocacy #mentalhealth #edinburghmentalhealth 🙂🍪🍩☕️📢
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