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Parenting During a Pandemic
James Kelly, MYPAS Therapeutic Manager (East Lothian) and former Family Counsellor shares his thoughts on parenting during a difficult time. The COVID-19 pandemic has tested all of us and no one has been un-impacted by the implications of our current global health crisis. While we have all learned to cope and deal with the lockdowns,
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World Mental Health Day – Health in an Unequal World
Tom Grayson-Morrison, MYPAS Community Counsellor (East Lothian and Midlothian) shares his thought with us ahead of World Mental Health Day. As we approach World Mental Health Day on 10th October, with its theme of ‘Mental Health in an Unequal World’, I found myself thinking about how those who experience racial, social or economic inequality in
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Increase in Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for Children and Young People across Midlothian.
MYPAS will continue to offer a high quality schools counselling service for all young people ages 10 to 18 across Midlothian after a huge funding boost from Midlothian Council. MYPAS is delighted to announce their success in winning the Midlothian Council tender to deliver school counselling services in every primary and high school across Midlothian
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MYPAS is recruiting. Family Counsellors in East Lothian and Midlothian
Due to recent funding successes MYPAS now has two posts available for experienced Counsellors as part of our Family Counselling Service. MYPAS has been awarded funding from the Midlothian Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Supports & Services Framework to deliver Family Counselling with young people (12-18 years of age) and their families. MYPAS is recruiting
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Small Charity Challenge 2021 – Fundraise for MYPAS.
Small Charity Week is taking place between 14th-19th June 2021. Localgiving is hosting the Small Charity Week Challenge which will start on Fundraising Day Thursday 17th June and run until Wednesday 23rd June. MYPAS is taking part this year to raise much needed funds to support our Therapeutic Services and our Youth Work Services. YOU CAN DONATE TO MYPAS HERE. This
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Funding Success – MYPAS Family Counselling
MYPAS has been awarded funding to provide Family Counselling Services in Midlothian to young people aged 12-18 and their families. This funding, awarded by Midlothian’s Community Support and Services Framework and provided by the Scottish Government aims to support good mental health & wellbeing for Midlothian’s children and young people. Children and young people in
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MYPAS is recruiting. Counsellor (Young People) East Lothian and Midlothian
Thanks to our fabulous Kiltwalkers, the Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust and The Russell Trust, MYPAS is recruiting a new Community Counsellor (East Lothian and Midlothian). This position will add important additional capacity to our free, confidential and non-judgemental Counselling Service for young people (aged 12 to 18). This service is open access meaning that anyone,
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MYPAS Secures Multi-Year Funding for LGBT+ Service
MYPAS receives a multi-year National Lottery award from The National Lottery Community Fund to support young LGBT+ people of East Lothian and Midlothian. Local charity MYPAS is celebrating today after being awarded £150,000 in National Lottery funding to support its work with LGBT+ young people in East Lothian and Midlothian for a 3 year period.
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 Roundup
As Mental Health Awareness Week draws to a close we wanted to reflect and roundup our blogs this week. This week has been a great opportunity for reflection, to talk and to support one another during a mentally challenging period. Connecting with nature can help us to feel calm and bring a bit more perspective
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Mental Health Awareness Week. Day 4 – Walking and Talking in Nature
The Pandemic has affected how we, as Counsellors, interact with the young people we work with. We haven’t been able to meet young people indoors at our office in Dalkeith and or visit other buildings such as schools to continue our work. We quickly shifted to online and telephone working and it was a transition
