Motion · S4M-15942 · 15 Mar 2016

Renfrewshire Mental Health Charity Awarded £10,000 from Big Lottery Fund

Lodged by Stewart Maxwell Standard Motion 22 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the Renfrewshire Mental Health Charity (RAMH), which has teamed up with Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park for its branching-out woodland activity programme, on being awarded £10,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to continue its good work; understands that this funding will help people to recover from mental ill-health by working outdoors; considers that the long-term effect of eco-therapy improves their wellbeing, learning and skills development; congratulates RAMH for the hard work that it considers it provides for people in East Renfrewshire who have received a mental health diagnosis, including depression and bipolar disorder, and wishes the charity all the best in helping those with a mental health illness to lead a healthier and happier life.

Supporters (22)

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