The East Lothian Mental Health Partners’ Keep Well This Festive Season Guide is useful for anyone who is worried about their mental health and wellbeing this winter. It offers some handy tips and signposts you to services that can help. It also gives a breakdown of some local mental health services opening times over the Festive period.
Carers of East Lothian contributed to the development of this guide and in it you will find information about CoEL and some tips from carers for carers about keeping well at this time of year.
Follow this link to download the guide booklet: Keep Well This Festive Season Guide
Christmas top tips for living well with dementia
Alzheimer Scotland recognise that while Christmas and New Year is something many of us look forward to, it can also be a stressful time for people with dementia, their care partners, and families: established routines might be disrupted, unfamiliar environments might need to be navigated, and the full range of support services might not be available. To help you feel prepared and able to enjoy festivities as much as possible, they have produced “Christmas top tips for living well with dementia”