CAMHS Participation Groups
CAMHS Arts and Wellbeing Group
CAMHS Arts and Wellbeing group usually meet online on the last Friday of the month. (If you would like to have your camera switched off, this is totally fine.) Each time the group meet, they choose a different theme or issue to explore, and take part within an art activity related to this.
Previously we have discussed, stress, sleep, our emotions as well as being able to work alongside external partners.
If you would like to Get Involved, you can find out more and sign up here.
Seasonal Groups
Young people have had the opportunity to meet in person during the holiday’s. Their feedback, has been that making new friendships and gaining peer support has been the best outcomes for them.
Young people, visited Mossburn Animal Sanctuary, where we received a tour by Asha, who is their Animal Assisted Therapist. Young people shared that:
- I felt really relaxed
- Great to be outdoors
- Uplifted their mood
- Enjoyed seeing and connected with the animals.
Partnership Working
Our Participation Lead, was given the opportunity to work alongside Youth Work Services, Lifelong Learning Service, Active Schools and NHS Child Healthy Weight Service to co-deliver their Summer Community Roadshows.
This was a great opportunity to visit lots of communities, meet new children, young people and families. We were able to promote our new NHS Dumfries and Galloway CAMHS website and children and young people produced positive affirmation skateboards and bracelets.
Our Participation Lead Alison and Lamin one of our Mental Health Students were invited into Dumfries College during Mental Health Awareness Week. This years theme was Move for your Mood. We were asking students and staff members how they like to move for their mood. It was great to speak with everyone.
School Workshop's and Assemblies
Alison and Julia from CAMHS were invited to deliver a workshop at Locharbriggs Primary.
Lauren and Alison were invited to Loreburn Primary School for Children’s Mental Health Week.
We were talking about Mental Health, raising awareness of children’s rights in health and linking this to the ‘My Voice Matters’ theme. All of the children and teachers were very welcoming, we had a great morning and the children decorated amazing my voice matters jigsaw pieces.
Alison was invited to Langholm Primary School to deliver 30mins Mental Health Awareness workshops with Primary 1 to Primary 7 classes during their health day.
Children's Health Week
Scottish Children’s Health Week runs in the first full week in September.The week has been created to focus on the health and wellbeing of children and young people and their right to the best possible health.
Wellbeing Postcard Competition
Calling all Young Artists 
We have been working with our colleagues within Education and Youth Work Services and the Cameron Grant Memorial Trust . We need YOU to create inspiring designs for our wellbeing postcards!
We will pick 3 winning entries from throughout the region! 
How to enter 
Entries should be hand drawn on a5 paper and can be submitted to:
Your School Office, Your Youth Information Worker and Any Council Youth Work Building
Please put your:
(Name, School and Class on the back before you submit your postcard)
Good Luck 
Closes 10th February 2025