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People with learning disabilities are more likely to experience trauma, but its impact is not always recognised.Explore ...
11/09/2026

People with learning disabilities are more likely to experience trauma, but its impact is not always recognised.

Explore the Common Ground animation and eLearning resource to strengthen your trauma-informed practice and help people feel seen, heard and included.

Access the resource👇
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Supporting people to live full and meaningful lives starts with understanding their rights. Explore the Coming Home Trai...
11/09/2026

Supporting people to live full and meaningful lives starts with understanding their rights.

Explore the Coming Home Training Guidance, developed by the Scottish Government and COSLA, covering topics including communication, trauma and human rights.

Find out more: https://shorturl.at/ErXUZ

The latest episode of the PSD Scotland Talking about Bereavement podcast episode is now live.Louise Adams, National Mana...
10/09/2026

The latest episode of the PSD Scotland Talking about Bereavement podcast episode is now live.

Louise Adams, National Manager of Supporting Families Bereaved by Crime Service, Victim Support Scotland shares the challenges faced by families bereaved through homicide and how Victim Support Scotland can support them.

Louise explains the importance of family-led, compassionate, and flexible support, helping people navigate both grief and the complexities of the justice system while ensuring families are informed and feel heard.

Listen to the episode on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/11AORpjHqbsYwgg1DJUtLk

Access the Victim Support Scotland website for further information. https://victimsupport.scot/get-support/support-for-families-bereaved-by-crime/

What does it mean to be truly seen?Our short Human Rights animation explores the importance of listening to people with ...
10/09/2026

What does it mean to be truly seen?

Our short Human Rights animation explores the importance of listening to people with learning disabilities, respecting their choices and supporting their rights.

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Today is World Su***de Prevention Day. Take time today to explore the eLearning module Mental health improvement and su*...
10/09/2026

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day.

Take time today to explore the eLearning module Mental health improvement and su***de prevention on Turas.

Learners describe it as: "Easy to understand" and "Very informative" and 98% would recommend it to others.

The module is designed to help learners:
- ask about su***de with confidence and sensitivity
- respond with compassion when someone is struggling
-promote positive mental health and wellbeing
- signpost people to support when needed

Sign in to Turas to access it: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/74195

A wide range of other learning resources are also available on Turas: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/26614

09/09/2026

Looking for a different way to learn during Scottish Learning Disability Week?
Listen to the Equal Health Equal Lives podcast series and explore topics that support a more inclusive and equitable Scotland.

Listen here: https://shorturl.at/Q6T3f

Tomorrow is World Su***de Prevention Day. The eLearning module Mental health improvement and su***de prevention can help...
09/09/2026

Tomorrow is World Su***de Prevention Day.

The eLearning module Mental health improvement and su***de prevention can help build confidence in having supportive conversations about mental health.

The module helps learners to:
• respond compassionately when someone needs support
• have good conversations about mental health
• signpost people to help when needed

96% of learners tell us they learn something when they complete it.

Sign in to Turas to access it: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/74195

A wide range of other learning resources are also available on Turas: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/26614

Want to build your confidence in supporting people with learning disabilities?Our Essentials of Learning Disability eLea...
08/09/2026

Want to build your confidence in supporting people with learning disabilities?

Our Essentials of Learning Disability eLearning resource offers flexible, self-paced modules covering communication, inclusion, human rights and more.

Access the learning
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08/09/2026

Registration for this year's free, one-day annual PSD Scotland Bereavement Education Conference is now open.

'From the Shadows: Shedding Light on Bereavement at the Margins'
đź“… Wednesday 11 November 2026
đź’» Virtual event
đź‘Ą For everyone working across health and social care
🎟️ Free to attend

A number of plenary and parallel sessions will run throughout the day on a variety of topics including:
- Bereavement following alcohol and substance use
- Al, grief and the digital afterlife
- Child bereavement
- Bereavement in later life
- Neurodivergent grief
- Music therapy in bereavement
- The lived experience of racially minoritised people on death and its aftermath

This follows on from the success of the 2025 event, which saw over 1200 delegates register. Read more and watch clips from last year's conference on the Support Around Death website - https://www.sad.scot.nhs.uk/conference/2025-conference/

We are still accepting poster abstracts for this year’s conference.

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