Frendz

21/03/2023

The charity Frendz has now closed and is no longer seeing clients.

If you are looking for information and support for unplanned pregnancy, termination or post-termination please contact

Glasgow Pregnancy Choices ✉info@glasgowpregnancychoices.org 📞0141 248 2667
or
Sexual Health Dumfries and Galloway (sexualhealthdg.co.uk) where you can either make an appointment or 📞0345 7023687

06/07/2020

Here's some important news from Frendz for our supporters!

14/06/2020

A message from our colleagues at the NHS - staff at Sexual Health D&G are available to anybody who has questions or concerns about their Sexual Health. People can phone the Department on 0345 702 3687. Mon - Fri between 9am to 4pm.

14/04/2020

Helpful information about GP serivces

14/03/2020

We are all having to consider how we go about our life just now so here is an article from Happiful Magazine with some thoughts...

As the news continues to be dominated by discussions around coronavirus, Happiful explores how you can help yourself, and others, navigate the next couple of weeks while protecting your mental health

12/11/2019

Nov 13th is World Kindness Day. As Barack Obama says "Being a strong man includes being kind. There's nothing weak about kindness and compassion," he said. "There's nothing weak about looking out for others. You're not a sucker to have integrity and to treat others with respect."
Great article on the BBC - have a read!

A new institute has been set up to study kindness - as an antidote to an increasingly polarised world.

14/06/2019

Awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) has become a national public health priority in Scotland.

World-renowned expert Dr Gabor Maté says it affects brain development and relationships.

16/05/2019

Body image from a teenager's perspective, another fascinating article for Mental Health Awareness Week.

Lucy talks to us about what it is like to be a teenager today and talk about body image. She doesn’t find it easy to put down on paper what she feels in her head about the image she has of her body.

15/05/2019

Body image issues can be the result of life events...please take a moment to read Justyn's inspiring story. Remember to like and share too.

Justyn had an accident when he was one which left him with third degree burns. Justyn and his family didn't receive any after care for their mental health which left him struggling with how he thought and felt about his body. Today he now sees power and beauty in his story.