Headspace App – Five FREE family & friends subscriptions available for Army Personnel and Army Civil Servants

 

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Army personnel and Army civil servants are eligible to sign up to Headspace for free, and also to extend this free subscription offer to five friends and family.

To sign up, please go to https://work.headspace.com/britisharmy/member-enroll

Please use your @mod.gov.uk, @armymail.gov.uk or @csmail.mod.uk email address to verify your account when prompted.

Headspace says, “We make mental health support accessible to everyone, no matter their background or experience. Through our flagship Headspace app, we provide mindfulness tools for everyday life, including meditations, sleepcasts, mindful movement and focus exercises. Our enterprise offerings combine this experience with a human-centered model of care, with coaching, therapy, psychiatry and EAP services under one roof. Our team of experts ranges from mental health clinicians, to Emmy award-winning producers and data scientists, working together as one to help millions of people around the world be healthier and more productive.”

Scotland: The Spring edition of Scotland4kids magazine is out now

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We live in hope that spring weather is just around the corner now that 2025 is well underway.

We’re back with another issue filled with unmissable articles, exclusive insights, fabulous features and exciting interviews.

From must-read education articles, in-depth opinion pieces and inventive ideas for the classroom, this is your sign to delve into our S4K Teachers’ Edition on your next break.

Show winter the door and get ready to feel rejuvenated for a sensational spring.

Read the new issue on your FREE APP available on both IOS and Android devices 
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/scotland4kids/id6443811975
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details...

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Scotland: Poppyscotland can help with mobility if you are limited in your daily activities

If you are limited in your daily activities because of a health problem or disability, we can help with practical mobility assistance.

We can arrange for an assessment to be undertaken by an occupational therapist (where statutory funding is not available or where statutory waiting lists are considered to be too lengthy), who will engage with you to understand the impact of your mobility issues and highlight your needs.

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Northern Ireland: Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) SEND Support Services

 

EANI have introduced a new way for you to contact thei SEND Support Services. There is now one number to call to access support:
028 9031 7777
When you call, you’ll be asked to select one of the following options, to be connected to the area you are seeking support from:
Press option 1: for Statutory Assessment Review Service (SARS)
Press option 2: for SEND Advice and Information
Press option 3: for SEND Support Services
The helpdesk is open Monday to Friday, from 9am – 4:30pm.

Information provided by HIVE NI

Give Us Time: respite breaks for military families - 2025 dates are live!

 

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The charity ‘Give Us Time’ offers accommodation for respite breaks for UK military families. No referral is required from Welfare for families to sign up. Please see the posters for more details and the current March dates, but more 2025 dates are available on the website: https://giveustime.org.uk/

For more information email: enquiries@giveustime.org.uk

Service Leavers' Guide - latest edition

T​he updated version of the Service Leavers' Guide has now been published on Gov.UK.

Please click the link to read this edition online.

Gloucestershire: 'Your Circle' online directory

 

Welcome to Your Circle - a directory to help you find your way around care and support and connect with people, places and activities in Gloucestershire.

Information provided by Lyneham HIVE

Gloucestershire: Drug and alcohol services now provided by Via

 

Since 1 April 2024, Gloucestershire’s Adult Drug & Alcohol Recovery Service has been delivered by Via.

Worried about your own or someone else’s alcohol or drug use?

Via provide free and confidential advice, care and support for people in Gloucestershire aged 18+.

Please click here to visit the website

Information provided by Lyneham HIVE

Wales: New ADHD Film from Neurodivergence Wales

We are excited to launch our new online film, 'What is ADHD?'

The film has been designed to raise awareness and understanding of ADHD. The National Neurodivergence Team have worked to keep their resources and language updated and current to reflect what people with ADHD would like people to understand.

The film provides insights from people with ADHD and professionals – covering the different types of ADHD, executive function and working memory, emotional regulation, rejection sensitivity dysphoria, procrastination, and more, alongside real-life experiences of how ADHD can impact on daily life.

Watch the film here

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

DIO Service Family Accommodation (SFA) Communications Update - 21 February 25

Reporting Damp and Mould

Tackling damp and mould in SFA remains a top priority for DIO and our suppliers. Over 9,000 homes have already benefited from the delivery of damp and mould works since the taskforce stood up in 2023. In response to the works delivered, reoccurrence of damp and mould has been addressed in circa 85% of cases.

It is important that you report all cases of damp and mould and to let us know of any reoccurrence of the issue so that we can continue to tackle this. Please also see our guide for families that outlines helpful tips to prevent damp and mould developing in your homes.

We are aware of a recent IT issue which may have affected your ability to log damp and mould issues using the online repairs form on Pinnacle’s website. This has now been resolved; however, if you have used the online form to log an issue and have not yet received a follow up call, please call Pinnacle on 0800 031 8628, selecting option 1.

Any issues of damp and mould can also be reported by calling Pinnacle on 0800 031 8628 or emailing repairs@pinnacleservicefamilies.co.uk

SFA Roadshows

Sign up to a DIO Service Family Accommodation Roadshow in 2025