SEASONS from the outside
SEASONS
Lochend House,
33/35 Lochend Rd. South
Edinburgh
EH7 6BR
Phone: 0131 661 8720
email: jane.mather@edinburgh.gov.uk
What we are all about…by Alistair McIntyre
SEASONS is a mental health charity that offers a few services. A couple of which are drop-ins and a one to one service that supports people to follow their interests, education and employment opportunities. We also have peer led outings such as fishing.
We started in 2004 and became a registered charity in 2007. We have a management committee that is made up of people who use the services we provide. We also take a lot of time finding out what people would like to happen during their time at SEASONS by consulting with the people who use the service.
As convenor of the management committee, I can not sing its praises high enough. It has been a great source of support for my self and many others. During my involvement in SEASONS I was supported as I wrote a biographical account of my experience of schizophrenia and mental health services which was published. See this Amazon link to buy a copy of the paperback.
Alistair and other service users enjoying the Spring sunshine in the garden.
And see this link to buy the e-book.
You may be wondering how we came by the name SEASONS. Well, we felt it was better than North East Edinburgh Mental Health Services. After all, if you explore our site you’ll soon realise we offer a whole lot more than that title suggests…
We invited in Colin Will, a poet from East Lothian, who led a workshop to ask us what we felt we offered. And this is what we came up with – the name followed naturally – like the seasons.
- S – for Skills
- E – for Experience
- A – for Activities
- S – for Social
- O – for Opportunities
- N – for Networks
- S – for Support
All of which we offer.
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