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Community Focus: Delivering mental health support in Orkney

Discover how Place2Be builds a pioneering mental health service in one of the UK’s most remote communities.

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Young BAFTA Roadshow with Place2Be inspires pupils in Scotland

The Young BAFTA Roadshow returns for the autumn term, beginning in Scotland.

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Back to school: Addressing emotionally based school avoidance

Place2Be addresses Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA) with community-based counselling.

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Fostering the power of relationships

Celebrate the power of relationships to transform the lives of children and young people in foster care.

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Back to school: breaking down the barriers to attendance

As the school year starts, Place2Be's Educational Psychologist team share interventions to help improve school attendance.

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New laws expected to bring mental health improvements and school reform

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has given us a glimpse of his priorities for the coming year.

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Making magical moments for foster families

This Foster Care Fortnight is about celebrating those moments that define fostering journeys for children and their carers.

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Rollout of much needed mental health support for children in Aberdeen

It has been over one year since the rollout of Place2Be’s services in schools across Aberdeen, which has so far supported more than 1,500 children, teaching staff and school leaders.

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Place2Be partners with the University of Stirling to help student teachers create mentally healthy classrooms

Place2Be and the University of Stirling have announced a new partnership which will help student teachers learn about and support mentally healthy classrooms and schools.

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5 ways that schools can create safe spaces for everyone to ‘come as they are’

Place2Be colleagues in Scotland share some encouraging tips on how schools can create safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community.

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Scottish Mental Health Minister visits Craigroyston Primary School to discuss children’s mental health

Clare Haughey visited Carigroyston Primary School as part of Children’s Mental Health Week.

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