"SUICIDE. DON'T HIDE IT. TALK ABOUT IT."
Scotland's first ever TV advert to tackle the issue of suicide head on is now being aired across the country.
Launched on 5 April, the hard-hitting advert features a young man going about his everyday life. A friend notices he's looking a bit withdrawn and asks if he is ok. The young man starts to choke and his friend moves swiftly to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre on him. Out of his mouth comes the work "Suicidal", which begins to squirm and shrink on the table where it landed. The two men then start a conversation, while the phone number for Breathing Space appears on the screen. Read more
Keep Well Informed - Spring Edition 2010
You can download the Spring Edition below:
Keep Well Informed (pdf)
Public Sector Workers survey on pornographic material
As an important issue under the umbrella of general sexual health and well-being, pornography has long been a topic that is difficult to handle. Sexual health training manuals over the years have either mentioned it briefly or not at all. The pornography industry has grown rapidly and consistently alongside such work, and has gained an increasingly firm foothold within the mainstream entertainment business sector.
The emergence of new technologies which make pornographic material ever easier to access, duplicate and share has meant that it is an issue that cannot be ignored in the public sector. This is increasingly so as younger and younger people own mobile devices with more media handling capabilities.
As mentioned, some work is being done around how some of the issues that pornography raises might be talked about in a sexual health education setting, but it is sometimes difficult to assess the impact that this is having in the face of such an enormous and all pervasive industry.
This short survey aims to gather a little evidence around what those working on the front line of public services see around them as issues of use of pornography, the demand for it and the results of its presence and use.
We hope to use it to further supportive work that will help staff in various capacities to deal with this issue confidently.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TimStreetSurvey04-10
Man Making Blog
The blog is about “men, boys, male culture, mentoring, rites of passage, and men helping boys on their journey to manhood” http://journeytomanhood.blogspot.com/
The blog was setup by Earl Hipp who also wrote a book “Men-Making – Men Helping Boys on Their Journey to Manhood”. It has grown to reach a global audience with information important to men’s development in many areas. The Man-Making book has it’s own website at http://www.man-making.com
Male victims of domestic abuse
The Scottish Government recognises that men who experience domestic abuse from their female partners, and men who are abused by same sex partners, also require a service specific to their needs.
For this reason a decision was taken recently to provide funding for a specific helpline for male victims of domestic abuse in Scotland. This will be rolled out in conjunction with a helpline for perpetrators of domestic abuse.
Both the Men's Advice Line and the Respect Line will be officially launched in Scotland today (17th March)
Press release: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2010/03/17143431
Men's Advice Line website
Respect Helpline
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