We regularly update our news page with blogs, research, policy updates and good news stories.
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This year, we spoke with Iain, Waverley Care’s Peer Support and Volunteering Coordinator (East), to learn more about how peer volunteers are transforming lives and what they mean to the wider work of Waverley Care. Our volunteers play a vital role in everything we do; from fundraising and events to trustees on our board and direct peer support.
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For this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, which focuses on the theme of ‘community’ we spoke to Thomas, Peer Support and Volunteer Coordinator at Waverley Care about how volunteers and community support can make a real difference to people’s mental health that are living with or affected by blood-borne viruses (BBVs).
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Scotland is often praised for having some of the best HIV health outcomes in the world. Yet, for many people living with HIV, accessing mental health support remains a real challenge. People living with HIV in the UK are 63% more likely to be diagnosed with a mental illness compared to people without HIV . Likewise, two in five people living with HIV currently have a diagnosis of at least one mental health condition – substantially higher that the population average .
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This Transgender Day of Visibility, we’re shining a light on a vital new sexual health clinic in Edinburgh for trans and nonbinary people in partnership with LGBT Health & Wellbeing, LGBT Youth Scotland, and NHS Lothian.
Waverley Care has partnered with the National Library of Scotland to tell Scotland’s HIV and AIDS story.
Health Improvement Manager Oliver revisits his article from last year's Trans Day of Visibility.
Waverley Care has collaborated on a new piece of research exploring Intimate Partner Violence in gay and bisexual men’s relationships.
Across Scotland, Waverley Care marked World AIDS Day with events, testing, and campaigning.
In September 2022, we welcomed Anna Konarska to our team as Trusts and Grants Fundraiser.
In September 2022 we welcomed Evelina Matekonyte to our team as Communications Officer.
Waverley Care was chosen as one of the Edinburgh Playhouse Charity of the Year partners.
Throughout December 2022, Edinburgh Community Bookshop will donate their profits to Waverley Care.
Waverley Care’s Policy and Campaigns Officer Anna Cowan attended Fast-Track Cities 2022 in Sevilla.
In July 2022, we welcomed Kasia Pogodzinska to our team as Health Improvement Coordinator for Young People.
In 2022 we celebrated thirty years of partnership between the Pleasance and Waverley Care.
In June 2022, we welcomed Ese Johnson to our team as Development Manager for Minority Ethnic Health.
