SAMH provides new service in Aberdeenshire

15th November 2016

SAMH to promote new service to local communities across Aberdeenshire

SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) has been appointed to provide a brand new service in Aberdeenshire.  

The new pathways to recovery service called MyLifeDynamic, will launch in January 2017 and is designed to support people living with mental health problems towards recovery and engagement in the wider community and working world.

SAMH has a long history of delivering services in Aberdeenshire and the surrounding areas; from work in suicide prevention to housing support and outreach.  

Over the next few weeks SAMH will be running a series of community engagement events to promote the new service and in particular invite people using current services to find out more about the service and referral routes.  Events will run in Stonehaven, Peterhead, Banff, Inverurie and Ellon.

The service which was commissioned by Aberdeenshire Council will focus on integration and recovery. The service team will support people to engage with existing community facilities and services to promote a sense of purpose and social inclusion. Delivery will be across Aberdeenshire including support for people living in rural areas.  

Sarah Blackmore, SAMH’s Director of Delivery and Development comments:

“We are delighted to have been appointed by Aberdeenshire Council to provide this new service. 

SAMH services are person-centred and based on an ethos of recovery.

Our approach to the design and delivery of this new service is based on that commitment. We are looking forward to engaging with communities over the coming weeks as we promote our new service.  

“We want this service to be therapeutic in the short term and life changing in the long term.”