Men United Peterhead is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation, whose vision is:
“to promote and protect the mental health and wellbeing of men who are experiencing issues that are having a detrimental affect on their mental health and wellbeing by the provision of support and practical advice.”
This vision is simplified with the following mission statement: we are men united, stepping together from beneath the clouds of hopelessness towards futures filled with hope.
Men United Peterhead is a charity in Peterhead, Scotland, that has been established to challenge the stigma that surrounds men’s mental health and positively impact on the devastating consequences of poor emotional and mental health. The organisations achieves its aims in the following three ways:
i) Peer Support Groups ii) Mentoring iii) Motivational workshops and event speaking
Our Flagship Social Media Intervention Service
Poor mental health has terminal consequences. The suicide statistics amongst men are tragic, ever growing and desperately need reversing. To play our part in challenging the status quo we have established the following (non exhaustive) list of initiatives:
– weekly peer support groups (in person/ virtually)
– social networking opportunities for men to stay connected
– a mentoring programme to place volunteers alongside men who are going through a tough time
– workshops based on our HEX Model
Working together to break the stigma that stops men from speaking about how they feel.At the core of suicide prevention is the determination to save lives.
That will never change, but the way in which our fantastic community engagement officers reach out, will vary between different communities.
We work with the lay of the land, and in the case of beautiful Aberdeenshire, this means understanding the role which mental health plays within farming communities.
We know that so many factors come into play, from financial worries to routinely working alone, generational stigma and prevailing myths about mental health in general.
That's why we were absolutely delighted to collaborate with NFU Scotland, and delivered an introduction to suicide prevention session at Thainstone.
Our community engagement officers, Brian and Mike, worked with farmers to not only share a life saving message, but to increase knowledge, myth bust and so much more.
There's already been some fantastic feedback, and we're so proud to have been involved.
Thank you to everyone who came along, including Sandy from Men United SCIO. When we work together, we can achieve great things.
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It's a common misbelief that when someone dies by suicide, there's often only one contributing factor.
We know from analysing expert data, that in some cases it can sadly never become clear why someone completed suicide.
But we are also aware that there can be multiple contributing factors, which when combined, may have seemed insurmountable to an individual at the time.
We are all but one circumstance away from a chain of events, which could bring a person to crisis point.
A relationship breakdown, followed by issues with regular contact if children are involved, coupled with debt, feelings of isolation, an increasing dependency on alcohol, and then unemployment.
This situation is not unique, but that doesn't make it any less crippling- especially if an individual feels alone. That's why our Prevent Suicide app doesn't just contain details for local organisations, such as Men United SCIO and Mental Health Aberdeen.
We have a very thorough section for services which can help you get through some of the most difficult challenges in life, from bereavement to early parenthood, debt, family dynamics and more.
You are never alone, download the app today via the link in the comments to find out more.
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Massive thank you to everyone involved this weekend will post total raised once we have it ... See MoreSee Less
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Due to a fundrasing event in Turriff we will be closed tomorrow the 20th of April.
we are open as normal on Monday from 10am till 2pm.
feel free to drop us a message if you require some one to talk to in the mean time. ... See MoreSee Less
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Men United SCIO would like to say a massive thank you to Avril Cruickshank who kindly donated £600 to us at our recent Ladies Day.
Avril had a special birthday a few weeks ago and decided to raise money for 3 local charities.
Men United has been very fortunate that Avril has supported us from day one.
Thank you so much Avril pictured below with Sandy and Dianne Beagrie one of our trustees. ... See MoreSee Less
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Sandy it was a pleasure as you know how much Gary and I supported you from day one, you are one super special guy who thinks of others, Men Utd is a great charity and helping men who did not know where to turn to. Keep up the good work, your team are brilliant x
Credit where credit is due well done Avril 👏
Looking bootiful Avril ❤️
Excellent
Wow it's taken a few days to process and recover but what an amazing Ladies Day we had, definitely need to do that again.
We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped on the day and the lead up to it.
DJ Jasper you rocked the dance floor and kept us entertained.
Waterside Hotel Peterhead thank you for a great afternoon tea and the venue looked amazing.
Eve @ Mirror Mirror thank you so much for coming along and donating the photo booth for the afternoon.
Thanks to Kelly for the awesome balloon display and all your help.
Lastly thank you to everyone who came along and bought tickets and raffles.
So the big question how much did we raise ?
£2475 is an amazing amount of money and will help change so many guys lives so thanks again to you all .
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Well done Sandy and Co you put on a fantastic Ladies Day, enjoyed from start to finish, better when u have no organising to do
Was a fantastic day.. well done to everyone involved 👏👏
Well done to you all was a brilliant day great amount raised 👏👏👏
Will definitely be at the next one. Well done. Great night x
Fantastic Sandy and Co …well done to a magic event …was sare for a few days we a the dancing 💃🏻 😂
Well done & we all had an amazing day ❤️ xx
Amazing!! Well done to you all. It was a fantastic night to top it all off 🥳
Well done 👏👏we had a fab day from start to finish . Till the next one 🥂💃🏻🥰xx
Absolutely amazing amount raised for such a great cause guys💙💙💙 Well done 👏🏻 Sandy Garvock& DJ Jasper👏🏻Lisx
Well done to everyone involved in organising, it takes so much work to organise such an event. You should all be chuffed with the money raised 👏🏼💙 xx
Wow that's amazing well done
Brilliant !!! 👏👏👏👏
Kelly Dobbie no idea where you find the time or energy 🤣.. i know how much effort went into all the organising and dreaded decorating & table plans but you did it 🤩 looked absolutely amazing 🤩❤️
Fantastic!! Well done
Well done to all involved Fantastic amount made xx
Well done xxx was a brilliant well organised event xx book me in for next one & Leanne Thomson xx
Well done to everyone x
Well done to all involved!
Well done
Well done!👏🏼
Well done 👏🏼
Well Done to all! Was a fantastic day 👏
Well Done to everyone involved 🎉🥰xx
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Not long to go now be sure to come say hello if your there and still room to book in your beloved carThings are shaping up nicely for the first ever Cars@Cairnglass on 18th May. We’ve had lots of enthusiasts registering their vehicles, both two, three and four wheeled!
You’ve still time to get in touch if you would like to come along.
*Please note this is a private event and not open to the general public. All registered cars and their occupants are welcome* ... See MoreSee Less
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4 tickets just became available due to cancellation if anyone wants to still attend please message or contact Sandy Garvock ... See MoreSee Less
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For most guys it's B
Well at Men United SCIO you don't even need to say it just pop in see us the kettle is always on and we're here to have a chat or a game of pool.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays 10am till 2pm and Saturdays 10 till 4pm .
Thursday evening is 7pm till 10pm
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