Julia Morton runs The Haven in Stonehaven, a community larder that has experienced an unprecedented rise during lockdown. Welcoming the new council priorities, she said: “Coronavirus has impacted us all in very different ways. “People on lower income were getting access to a range of services before the pandemic, but now we’re seeing people in...
A well-being festival designed to stop people reaching a mental health “breaking point” will be held in an Aberdeenshire town next week. Organised by The Haven, three days of events will take place in Stonehaven over March 13-15. It has been designed to offer activities and information focused on healthy living, with the money raised...
A Mearns mum says a new healthcare campaign could revolutionise the way children in distress are treated. Julia Morton has started a steering group which will look into how more people can be taught about Trauma Informed Care (TIC), and has already received backing from politicians and health professionals. The practice centres on understanding how...