Seasonal affective disorder support programme expands across Scotland
A project which helps people struggling with low mood during the winter months checkout some sunlight from their local library is heading to one of Scotland’s most remote communities this winter. Residents of the Orkney Islands will be able to borrow a Wintering Well Box from their library after the clocks go back on Sunday 26 October and days become shorter. The introduction of the boxes to Orkney marks a significant expansion of the Wintering Well programme, following a successful pilot of...
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