{"id":2794,"date":"2020-05-01T07:56:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T07:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/?p=2794"},"modified":"2020-05-01T08:03:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T08:03:00","slug":"big-white-wall-a-community-to-support-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/2020\/05\/01\/big-white-wall-a-community-to-support-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Big White Wall &#8211; A Community to Support Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/2020\/05\/01\/big-white-wall-a-community-to-support-mental-health\/big-white-wall\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2020\/05\/01075402\/big-white-wall.png\" data-orig-size=\"333,90\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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We also know that talking about it can be difficult.\u00a0 But people no longer have to struggle alone. Whether you\u2019re dealing with a mental health issue or just feel burdened by everyday worries or concerns, Big White Wall provides safe, anonymous online support.<\/p>\n<p>Big White Wall provides a supportive, online community to give help when you\u2019re feeling down. Trained professionals are available 24\/7, and there\u2019s a choice of safe therapeutic services, including online self-help courses. This means anyone who may be struggling can get support at a time that suits them, from the comfort of their own home.<\/p>\n<p>Big White Wall is now available for all residents 16+ for free in Glasgow funded by Glasgow City Council Education Services. If you live in Glasgow and are 16 years to 18 years you can simply go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigwhitewall.com\">www.bigwhitewall.com<\/a> and enter your postcode to join. 70% of members report feeling better as a result of using Big White Wall and 1 in 2 shared something on Big White Wall for the first time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">~<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Mental Health supports, please visit the &#8216;Covid and Mental Health&#8217; page on our website. This can be accessed through the &#8216;Covid\/School Closure&#8217; tab on our main menu, or by clicking the following link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/coronavirus\/covid19-mental-health\/\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/coronavirus\/covid19-mental-health\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s estimated that 1\/4 people will suffer with mental ill health. We also know that talking about it can be difficult.\u00a0 But people no longer have to struggle alone. Whether you\u2019re dealing with a mental health issue or just feel burdened by everyday worries or concerns, Big White Wall provides safe, anonymous online support. Big &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/2020\/05\/01\/big-white-wall-a-community-to-support-mental-health\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Big White Wall &#8211; A Community to Support Mental Health<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17881,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[355008,355015],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid19-update","category-mental-health"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17881"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2794"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2801,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794\/revisions\/2801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}