Sidlaws
9, Haymaket Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5EZ
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland works locally in Angus
to improve the quality of life for people after a stroke,
or diagnosis of a chest or heart condition.
We can:-
provide vital advice, support and information
Freephone 0808 801 0899
Contact adviceline@chss.org.uk
arrange group and 1-1 support in hospital and in your local community
Contact darlene.drummond@chss.org.uk
provide volunteering opportunities across Angus
Visit www.chss.org.uk/volunteering
The aims of Angus Voice are:
To influence the strategic direction of Adult Mental Health Services locally, regionally and nationally, and contribute to their overall improvement;
To support Contributors to become actively involved in the planning, development, evaluation and improvement of mental health services delivered by the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors in Angus;
To raise awareness of mental health issues within the wider community, including in Further Education establishments; and challenge the stigma associated with mental ill health.
Why is Angus Voice Important?
People with direct experience of mental health problems have a unique perspective and expertise. Collective advocacy is an opportunity to harness this expertise and use it to benefit and influence the ways in which mental health services in Angus are developed and run, to educate professionals and the public, and to empower and influence contributors’ lives.
We work across Angus, and our office is based in the Angus Independent Advocacy building at 60 High Street, Arbroath DD11 1AW.
Website Address http://angusvoice.co.uk
We’re always keen to hear from people who have lived experience, and who have made use of mental health services in Angus.
For more information, telephone Participation Development Workers (job share partners) Sheila 07760 753293 or Callum 07736 679399 or email sheila@communityenterprise.co.uk or callum@communityenterprise.co.uk
Do you or someone else you know have a hearing loss? FREE Lipreading classes can help. Come and join a lipreading class today.
Learn skills that will help you to cope with everyday situations that you may be struggling with and share your experiences with other people who have a hearing loss.
Learn how your hearing aids works and about equipment to help with your hearing loss e.g. smoke alarms, television aids, flashing doorbells, alarm clocks and amplified phones. (Most of the equipment is FREE).
You will also learn about communication; including coping with the impact of deafness, looking, listening, problem solving, facial expressions, body language and relaxation.
Visits from outside agencies will include:- Deaf Action, Action on Hearing Loss, Hearing Link, Hearing Dogs for the Deaf, Fire Service, and many more.
Advice on tinnitus cochlear implants, access to work, getting benefits and much more. For more information contact:- Susan Brown 01250 872861 or 07940333924.
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STRIDE is a registered charity (SC044225) which aims to relieve poverty and alleviate suffering of African people in Angus and Dundee city, Scotland and the wider UK.
STRIDE organises and coordinates events aimed at bringing together both African people and other people in the local neighbourhoods in planning on things like local community engagement activities, gardening activities, helping young people with career choices, signposting Africans to other agencies for support with problems such as abuse, gender-based violence, mental health and other social/economic problems.
STRIDE predominantly works in Angus and Dundee city councils.
Social isolation and loneliness are major causes of mental health problems and other anti-social problems amongst inter-generational African people in Angus and Dundee city. Due to their migratory pattern, some African families are isolated due to lack of extended families for support and lack of a community project to bring them together.
1st Floor Merrin House
50 East Abbey Street
Arbroath
DD11 1EN
Victim Support provides free and confidential practical and emotional support and advice for anyone who has been affected by crime. Victim Support has a community service for victims and anyone affected by crime and also a Witness Service who provide support to all witnesses in court.