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18 May 2023

One Year of Lifelink and The Hymans Robertson Foundation

In May 2022, during Mental Health Awareness Week, we announced a new partnership between Lifelink and The Hymans Robertson Foundation. . Now one year on, we spoke with some of the partners within the Hymans Robertson network and foundation CEO Marcella Boyle about how the partnership has developed over the last year.

16 May 2023

Sam raises funds for Lifelink with an extreme challenge

Sam, from Glasgow, recently set himself an extreme challenge to raise funds for Lifelink, a mental health and wellbeing charity based in Scotland. In one day, he set out to overcome his fears and achieve three milestones: skydiving, running two consecutive marathons, and boxing.

16 February 2023

Why Investing in Employee Wellbeing is Good for Business

Having a happy, healthy workforce is key to high productivity, reduced absence and low staff turnover. But how can you create a positive wellbeing culture in your business, especially with the rise in remote working? Read on to find out more.

18 October 2022

How to Support your Staff’s Mental Health in the Post-Pandemic Workplace

We take a look at how Covid-19 has impacted employee wellbeing and working patterns, with a view to helping HR professionals, managers and business owners support a happy, healthy team in the post-pandemic workplace.

13 May 2022

Lifelink partners with The Hymans Robertson Foundation

To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 we're announcing a new partnership with the Hymans Robertson Foundation to bring mental health support to young people and those who work with them throughout the UK.

18 August 2021

Reopening Anxiety

We recently looked at the mental health topic on everyone's lips - 'reopening anxiety' and considered what it is and how can we try to live with it.

20 August 2021

ISO 9001 Accreditation

Lifelink secures ISO9001 accreditation for another three years.

11 January 2022

Coronavirus Update - Return to Face to Face Counselling

An update on our procedures as we return to face to face counselling in Spring 2021

31 January 2021

Victim Support Scotland Victims Fund

The Victims’ Fund is open to people affected by crime across Scotland, who are in urgent need of financial help as a result of what they have experienced.

16 October 2020

Sophie's Story

A young Scottish entrepreneur who lost her father to suicide talks to us about her mental health journey and shares some of her insights around mental wellbeing.

07 July 2020

Nick's 30 before 30 fundraising challenge

Even though the COVID19 pandemic put a dampener on Nick’s birthday plans, he didn’t let it stop him having a bit of fun as he completed a series of 30 themed fundraising challenges in the run up to the big day.

19 March 2020

Coronavirus Update

An update on the effect of the Coronavirus outbreak on Lifelink services.

23 December 2019

Festive Opening Hours

Our opening hours will be slightly different over the festive period

23 October 2019

Marion McDonald joins Lifelink

Marion McDonalds joins our board as a non-executive director.

24 July 2019

Welcoming Stephen McAllister as Lifelink’s new board Chairperson

We’re delighted to announce Stephen McAllister’s appointment as the new Chair of our board.

22 July 2019

Lifelink heading to London for National Business Awards

We're delighted to have been nominated as a finalist in the SME National Business Awards Not for Profit Business of the Year category.

30 April 2019

Recruitment Open Doors Day

Join us from 6pm - 8pm on May 9th for an open doors recruitment day at our head office in Melisa House.

03 October 2018

We Won!

Glasgow-based mental health charity Lifelink was named Business of the Year at Association of Scottish Businesswomen Awards 2018.

04 May 2018

We are finalists in the Scottish Charity Awards

We are delighted to announce our nomination in the Demonstrating Digital category at this years Scottish Charity Awards.

09 October 2017

It's Only Logical

Vice Chair of Lifelink’s Board, Janice Collins, blogs for World Mental Health day on Tuesday 10th October about the importance of creating a platform for discussion around suicide and addressing the stigma that still surrounds it

26 September 2017

50/50 by 2020 – Lifelink’s Commitment to Equality

Lifelink’s board of directors have signed up to the Scottish Government’s Partnership for Change and have issued the following statement, “Effective boards bring together diverse thinking and talent.

25 August 2017

Lifelink and St Mungo’s Museum

Lifelink are delighted to announce we are once again working in partnership with Glasgow Museums, part of Glasgow Life, to bring you a free opportunity to attend monthly sessions which combine the art of mindfulness and museum learning.

20 December 2016

Building Resilience in Young People Through Emotional Literacy

In this article, Rhona Philp, Lifelink’s Training and Enterprise Officer, writes for the Scottish Recovery Network’s December update on how the emotional literacy programme is improving the lives of young people.

21 November 2016

Be prepared… for good mental health

Vice Chairperson of Lifelink’s board, Janice Collins blogs for us again on the importance of getting out and about for long-term positive mental health.

25 July 2016

Good Grief

Janice Collins, Vice Chair of Lifelink’s Board of Directors writes a blog on grief and why facing it in your own way is important.

05 July 2016

A Fogey day in Glasgow town

Vice Chair of Lifelink’s board of directors, Janice Collins shares her thoughts on young people and social media.

22 April 2016

Lifelink Staff are Running the Edinburgh Half Marathon!

Staff from Lifelink (including Chief Exec, Jacqui Taylor) are running/jogging the Edinburgh half marathon on the 29th of May 2016 to raise funds for Lifelink.

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