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Acknowledgements

Many thanks to those who shared their stories, those we interviewed and workshop participants. Special thanks to Emma Miller for analysing, co-producing and curating the stories. Thanks also to the Scottish Government for funding the Personal Outcomes Network which enabled the story project to happen.

Production Team

  • Stories collected by Emma Miller (University of Strathclyde and the Personal Outcomes Network)
  • Written by Ellen Daly (Iriss ) and Emma Miller
  • Illustrations: Josie Vallely (Iriss)
  • Design/Film Design: Ian Phillip (Iriss)
  • Build: Paul Hart (Iriss)
  • Film audio: Quotes taken from the stories and recorded by the Village Storytelling Centre

Storytellers

  • Alexandra Krause, Community Engagement Officer, Govanhill Baths Community Trust
  • Alice McBride, Volunteer Development Officer, Engage Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire’s Third Sector Interface
  • Alison Bunce, Founder and Programme Lead, Compassionate Inverclyde
  • Anne-Marie Monaghan, Director, Ayrshire Community Brokerage Network
  • Anonymous, Family Support Worker, HSCP
  • Anonymous, Family Support Worker, HSCP
  • Anonymous, Social worker, Children and families, HSCP
  • Bryony Harris, Group Leader, Seal Dunfermline
  • Carla Maxwell, Community Link Worker Coordinator, Lanarkshire Primary Care Improvement Team
  • Catherine Moar, Team Leader, Alcohol Liaison, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
  • Claire Cairns, Network Co-ordinator, The Coalition of Carers in Scotland
  • Denise Noone, Unpaid Carer
  • Don Williamson, Chief Executive Officer, Shared Care Scotland
  • Donna Borokinni, Scotland Engagement Officer, Soil Association
  • Fatima Uygun, Manager, Govanhill Baths Community Trust
  • Gillian MacIntyre, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Strathclyde
  • Hamish Fraser, EU Nationals Project Co-ordinator, Citizens Advice Scotland
  • Hilda Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, COPE Scotland
  • Iain Singleton, Associate Practice Educator for Healthcare Support Workers, NHS Grampian
  • James MacKinnon and Joanna Stewart, Specialist Podiatrist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
  • John Paul Fitzpatrick, Director, TeachMindset
  • John McCormack , Consultant and Tutor, Scottish Violence Reduction Unit / North Ayrshire Recovery College
  • Julie Gardner, Coach and Trainer, The Thistle Foundation
  • June Gordon, NMAHP Practice Educator and Registered Dietitian, NHS Grampian
  • Kate McCormack, Manager, Fife Women’s Aid
  • Katy Simpson, Assistant Programme Manager, Midlothian HSCP
  • Keir McKecknie, Lived Experience Panel Co-ordinator, SAMH
  • Kirsty Giles, Project Manager , Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
  • Lesley Smart, Community Occupational Therapist, Glasgow HSCP
  • Lisa Maynard, Improvement Advisor, Care Inspectorate
  • Lorna Nicholson, Speech and Language Therapist, NHS Fife
  • Maggie Farrell, Community Engagement Worker, Children 1st
  • Mark Mulhern, Carer Centre Manager, East Renfrewshire
  • Muriel Searl, Volunteer, Compassionate Inverclyde
  • Paula Ferguson, Counsellor, FE sector
  • Rachael MacLeod-Dunbar, Youth Outreach Officer and Project Coordinator, National Deaf Children’s Society
  • Sally Boa, Head of Education, Strathcarron Hospice
  • Sandy Watt, Sessional Mental Health Officer, North Lanarkshire HSCP
  • Theresa Fitzsimmons, Manager, Buckreddan Care Centre
  • Will Griffiths, Programme Manager, Scotland Reducing Gambling Harm, The ALLIANCE
  • Wilma O’Donovan, Headteacher, Highpark Primary School

Special Thanks

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