Waverley Care

We've welcomed The Scottish Government's new guidance this week on 'Healthy Relationships and Consent: Key Messages for Young People'. 💪
Jo Skyes, our Wave Highland Coordinator explains how and why this guidance is so important in our latest blog. 📝
#SexualHealth #Relationships #Consent #YoungPeople #ChallengingStigma

If you're living with hepatitis C, it's normal to have concerns about trying treatment. You might have tried an old treatment or you might not feel you have enough support to go through it. We're here to help you - whether you're thinking about treatment or on treatment. 🤝
Read Kirsten's story to see how reaching out for support can make hepatitis C treatment just another step on your road to moving on in life. ❤️

We’re lucky to have such passionate and dedicated staff like Wendy 😍
Wendy works in our Glasgow Hepatitis C Support Service. Read Wendy’s story on Humans of Scotland where she shares why she’s so passionate about supporting people living with HIV and hepatitis C ❤️

We’re excited to join The University of Edinburgh for #EuropeanTestingWeek2019 🙌
We’ll be there with our SX Scotland service giving students the chance to get an #HIV test and helping make conversations about sexual health normal 💪
For more information, get in touch! 📞

Tickets for Edinburgh Concert Band’s Summer Sparkler Concert in support of Waverley Care are now on sale!
Starting in Scotland, join the band as they take us on a musical journey across the world - boarding the Orient Express in England and taking us to Korea, USA, Argentina and back.
Tickets from £8 are available at www.edinburghconcertband.net/p…/summer- sparkler-concert-2019

Our SX Scotland service is there to help if you have any worries about your mental health. ❤️
📲 Check out https://s-x.scot/ to find out about the support we offer to gay, bisexual and all men who have sex with men in Scotland.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Check out these fantastic new resources by our young people’s sexual health service Wave Highland for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 😍

In 2019, Waverley Care turns 30 years old!
Help us celebrate by launching your very own Facebook fundrasier. It's easy and every penny will go to supporting people affected by HIV and Hepatitis C.
Find out more at www.waverleycare.org/celebrate or start straight away by searching for Facebook Fundraiser www.facebook.com/fundraisers.

💬 "One of the most important things about this job is building relationships with people, so I need to have an understanding of when someone is ready to engage and is open to a chat – and even a bit of banter! Even more important when it comes to building relationships though is knowing when it’s time to say a quick ‘hello’ and move on."
📖 Read about the work of our HIV Street Support Team in the second blog of our 'Day in the Life' series.
A big thank you to The National Lottery Community Fund for funding the work of our HIV Street Support Team. ❤️

We are delighted to see a number of amazing supporters setting up a birthday fundraiser in aid of Waverley Care. It's so easy to do, and every penny will go to supporting people affected by HIV and Hepatitis C. Click on the link to set up your own fundraiser!

Why should you take a second this bank holiday Monday to nominate us for the #MovementForGood awards? ⏰
Read about our work supporting people with new HIV diagnosis to see the impact your nomination can have: https://www.waverleycare.org/a-new-hiv-di agnosis-in-argyll…/ ❤️
📲 Then visit: https://www.ecclesiastical.com/movement-f or-g/ and enter charity no. SC036500 🙏

💬 "I learned that mental health is so strongly connected with HIV, with the stigmatisation, rejection and all these things. What I can say is we need more of these conversations in our communities. I am the vice chair of a local community group and I definitely want to hear more of these conversations and I can’t thank Waverley Care enough for the work they are doing. For someone, that can make the difference between life and death, knowing that there’s someone who can offer support in such a distressful situation is phenomenal.” – Community Member
During April, our African Health Project Worker Bibiana was out raising awareness of HIV, sexual health and mental health with Faith Leaders and community members in Forth Valley. 🗣
Check out our blog to read what community members had to say about the sessions.👇

Will you nominate Waverley Care to win £1,000 in the Movement for Good Awards? 🗳
£1,000 could make a real difference to the work we do, allowing us to reach out to even more people living with HIV and Hepatitis C across Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
It's easy to nominate, visit the website below and enter our details (charity no. SC036500). The more nominations we receive, the greater our chance of winning, so please spread the word with friends, family and colleagues!
... www.ecclesiastical.com/movement-for-good/ nominate-a-charity
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Our latest edition of Positive Interest is out today! 🎉
In our first edition for 2019, you can read all about our new service initiatives, fundraising partnerships and much more about our work across Scotland, including:
✨ All about our HIV Street Support Service... ✨ Our new Telephone Peer Support in Glasgow and Volunteer Driver Services in Fife ✨ Our charity partnership with Criterion Tec Limited
You can also read our fond farewell to Karen Docwra, who recently retired after 27 years as a member of our fundraising team. Karen will be missed by everyone but we're grateful for all the time she has given us over the years. ❤️
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We've been working in partnership with HMP Low Moss to make testing and support accessible for prisoners. 🤝
With almost 1 in 5 people in Scottish prisons diagnosed with hepatitis C, the initiative has been hugely successful with an additional 316 people referred for blood-borne virus testing as a direct result of this collaborative work. We've also been able to support people to start treatment while they're in HMP Low Moss, through to liberation and beyond. ✅
Read all about... this new initiative on our website, along with the story of James, who has been supported by our Prison Link Service. 👇
Thanks to AbbVie for funding this work. Through AbbVie's support, we can continue increasing testing and treatment for hepatitis C in Scottish prisons alongside helping prevent new infections.
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💬 "You never know what someone is going through or what's happening to them when they're on the street."
With so much recent coverage of the HIV outbreak in Glasgow, we want to share what our HIV Street Support Team is doing to help tackle it through our ‘Day in the Life’ blog series. 📖
Read outreach worker David’s first piece below. 👇
... Thank you to The National Lottery Community Fund, without your support the work of our HIV Street Support Team would not be possible. ❤️
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Waverley Care has four exciting opportunities to be part of our Edinburgh Festival Fringe​ fundraising in 2019!
We're looking for energetic and enthusiastic coordinators to join us in August at the Pleasance Theatre and EICC​. If you think you can help us make this the best year yet by supporting and encouraging our bucket shaking volunteers, we want to hear from you!
To find out more about these rewarding freelance roles, please visit our website at www.waverleycare.org/waverley-care-at-the -fringe