November meeting - Intensive Home Treatment Team
The IHTT is a 24/7 service which provides intensive, short-term, home-based care for people experiencing a crisis due to mental illness.
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sketching workshops
Sketching mindfully is a great way of supporting your wellbeing. Join us for this FREE series of 6 sketching workshops in Edinburgh.
Bipolar Edinburgh art commission unveiled!
Bipolar Edinburgh art commission winner Erical McCracken unveiled her work at the Lothian Bipolar Group meeting
'Trees of our Times'
A new exhibition by Bipolar Edinburgh's workshop leader Peter Jones.
And the winner of the Self-management Champion of the Year 2023 is...
Our very own Chair Michelle wins the Alliance's Self Management Champion of the Year Award 2023.
The Magnificent Seven Walk the Walk!
Thank you to everyone who sponsored Team Bipolar Edinburgh on the KiltWalk last weekend! Your kind generosity in donating over £2,100...
Student mental health and bipolar
Many students have questions about handling stress, and staying healthy while at university. iThrive - Your online space for mental...
Mindfulness tips for bipolar
Thanks very much to everyone who joined us at the September meeting and a warm welcome to the newcomers! We began the meeting with a...
The Edinburgh Kiltwalk
Seven members of the Lothian Bipolar Group are taking part in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk Wee Wander on Sunday 17th September in aid of...
Sleep & Bipolar
Thanks very much to everyone who joined us at the July meeting, your participation in the group discussion on sleep was much appreciated!...
Artist Commission: Calling all Visual Artists
As part of this year’s Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, Bipolar Edinburgh will be awarding a small artist commission. Artists are...
Winners at the Volunteer Edinburgh Awards!
The highlight of a great day was when Michelle, David and John picked up The Ian McInnes Award at The City Chambers in Edinburgh. This...
Bipolar Edinburgh Chair Michelle Howieson meets Humza Yousaf
Volunteers Week started with a bang as our chair Michelle Howieson met the First Minister Humza Yousaf who was keen to learn about the...
Advocard update
Thanks very much to everyone who joined us at the June meeting whether in person or via Zoom. Apologies for the particularly bad sound...
Penumbra Peer Support
We had another great turn out at the April meeting and thanks very much to everyone who came along. A warm welcome to people attending...
Bipolar UK: join a bipolar research community, online at The National Centre for Mental Health
Can you help us make bipolar research a priority by taking part in a study and joining our research community? All we need is 15 minutes...
individual peer support service
Bipolar Edinburgh now offers an individual peer support service to help people live well with bipolar via our trained bipolar peer workers.
Book Review: Befriending Bipolar: A patient's perspective by Oliver Seligman.
This book review first appeared in the BJPsych Bulletin published online by Cambridge University Press on 23 September 2022. It was...
Are you living with type 2 bipolar and having trouble sleeping?
Research opportunity: Are you living with type 2 bipolar and having trouble sleeping? If so, you may be able to get involved in the...
March meeting was packed!
We had a great time at the March meeting when we had the highest attendance figures since moving to hybrid meetings. Thanks to everyone...
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