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Orkney Minds
Welcome to the Orkney Minds website. Orkney Minds is a local group made up of those with a real interest in Mental Health issues as well as users of Mental Health Services.
We’re here to promote:
Mutual support among service users
Improvements in Mental Health Services
A voice to be heard by those making decisions in the NHS or at governmental level
Links with other groups involved with Mental Health issues
A significant reduction in the stigma attached to Mental Health
Raising awareness of Mental Health issues
For your reference we looked up the word,” stigma” in the dictionary, and the definition reads, “a disgrace or a reproach attached to a person”. Here at Orkney Minds we’re here to remove this sense of disgrace. We’re here to get rid of this inference of reproach both in terms of attitudes towards those who suffer from Mental Health problems and in terms of sentiments all too keenly felt by those on the receiving end of those attitudes.
Statistically, one in four people in Scotland will at some point encounter a mental health problem. This can no longer be considered a taboo subject. It’s time to talk openly.
To get in touch or to come to a meeting, please go to our contact details.
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