Highland mental health group to take part in walk supporting treatment efforts
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HUG Action for Mental Health are part of a campaign to provide better services for people experiencing mental health issues.
The Joshi Project, in conjunction with HUG Action for Mental Health, is currently in negotiations with NHS Highland about opening Scotland’s first “Trieste Model” 24/7 mental wellbeing “Joshi Hub” in Inverness.
Trieste in Italy has been designated by the World Health Organisation as a “centre of excellence for mental health recovery” for an approach centred around walk-in community wellbeing hubs interlinked to other community services, incorporating employment, job training, the arts and recreation.
Central belt members of the project held a fundraising kiltwalk in Edinburgh over the weekend but Highland supporters will walk closer to home this Friday.
Joanna Kerr, a board member of The Joshi Project from Inverness, said: “As mental health service users in the Highlands, it’s difficult for us all to get to Edinburgh, especially on Sunday morning, so we decided to raise funds and show our support by walking in Inverness instead.
“As service users, we know better than anyone why the current mental health system of care and treatment needs to change and exactly what should be done about it.
“We desperately need a Joshi Hub in Inverness.”
Walkers will travel three times around Bught Park, then head into the town centre, a total of six km.
Anyone is welcome to join in. Email jdfkerr@aol.com
