Did you know that we’re expanding our approaches around sleep? We have 15 newly trained Sound Sleep staff who will be using Sleep Action (Scotland) resources to teach children and young people about the importance of sleep for emotional and physical wellbeing.
We are also building our team of Sleep Counsellors. By May 2024 we will have 12 new counsellors across the council who will work one-to-one with children/young people and families to assess and create a sleep plan tailored to individual situations. More information will follow!
If you would like more information regarding accessing this support, please contact Corinna Gethins at corinna.gethins@renfrewshire.gov.uk
As part of Children’s Mental Health Week 2023, Corinna Gethins and Joy Rae explored sleep and how it can affect our children and young people. We recorded the session so that you can find out more..
Click here to access the home page of the Sleep Scotland website. If you’re interested in what they have to say about how to get a good night’s sleep, click here.
Our colleagues in NHSGGC shared the following useful resources as part of World Sleep Day 2022. For the full list of supports and apps you can use to support good sleep, click here to view on the blog.
- Kids Independently Developing Skills: Provides information on how to help children develop good sleeping habits.
- Sleep Scotland: Teen Zone offers information to support teenagers sleep better.
For adults:
- Heads Up: has information on insomnia, what helps and how to support something living with insomnia.
- NHS Inform – Sleep problems and insomnia self-help guide.
- Wellbeing South Glasgow: offer a range of resources to help you sleep better.
- NHS 24: Breathing Space National Coordinator shares some tips via video to help us get a good nights sleep.
Click here to view the full list of resources.
