Rather pretty rainbow yesterday 🌈😍

Massive thanks to lead researcher Louise Horn and our peer researchers for their stellar work conducting observations and interviews over the last year. Final report due later this year… 👀

Another fantastic input Scottish Drugs Forum insights event by Mat Southwell about the value and necessity of peer led work 👏

Great presentation by Karin Goodwin at Scottish Drugs Forum insights event today Malcom X and Noam Chomsky on one slide has to be good! 🙌

Calling any family members of people who have been on medication assisted treatment within the last 12 months 👇

Lovely misty run this morning 🏃‍♀️😍 hard to get bored of this view! #Scotland #nature

Release are looking for support to build a harm reduction hub 👇

Blessed to have Skye and Lochalsh on the doorstep 😍 wild mountain goats and rainbows throughly enhanced my cup of tea 🌈🐐

Finally got round to opening my lovely marble vinyl Leftfield definitely worth the second copy of Leftism 😍 #vinyl #vinyl collection

Lovely to be back delivering some training for Scottish Drugs Forum Highland Alcohol & Drugs Partnership with our new Highland Peer Researchers who will be undertaking experiential interviews with people around MAT standards. #TodayAtSDF

Enjoying a much more scenic commute to work these days! 😍 #Scotland

Some views from my new morning run route 😍 remembering how important it is to get outside more. #mentalhealth

I find the concept of ‘typed therapy’ very depressing especially when this is the example dialogue, barriers to accessing mental health support such as living in rural locations can not be addressed by poor quality interventions iesohealth.com/areas/orkney-s… FYI Jonathan Shedler

Hello 2023 pretty saddening to see a whole section of lived experience deemed not “best equipped”, a clear argument for need to be inclusive of lived and living experience across death prevention

Over #VolunteersWeek we will be sharing the stories and experiences of volunteering with SDF.

Steven became involved with SDF in October 2020 during lockdown & completed his induction training on zoom covering topics such as peer research skills, mental health training & stigma.

Over #VolunteersWeek we will be sharing the stories and experiences of volunteering with SDF.

First up is Peter who began volunteering with SDF in early 2022 after 14 years in recovery, having spent time volunteering in his local community and for other recovery organisations.

We're currently recruiting for a trial exploring the safety and efficacy of 5 MeO DMT for depression at King's Colleg London. If you are interested to volunteer, please complete this survey: kings.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/bpl-003-treatm…

Great gig Leftfield never disappoint and still the best Glasgow gig venue Barrowland Ballroom amazing 🤩 😍

We are hiring!

This person will maximise peer naloxone delivery by training peers, particularly people in prison & provide ongoing support & develop a national peer network to enhance the delivery of naloxone by people who have experience of drug use.

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Massive thank you to all our peer research volunteers, such a privilege to work with this team and have chance to share in this event today ❤️ #volunteersrock