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What a lovely visit from two amazing children- Kai and Alaya Gorman who sold football cards and with £140 raised donated these fantastic toys to Mind Mosaic Child & Family Therapies  Little Box of Love at Christmas appeal for children in Inverclyde Thank you for your kindness Kai and Alaya!

A huge "Thank You" to the kind and generous people of Inverclyde for the great response to our Little Box of Love at Christmas appeal that as a local children's charity we deliver to Inverclyde children and families who are most in need every year. Many lovely supporters have dropped by with amazing Christmas bags and boxes and we are most grateful on behalf of children in most need this Christmas. There is still time to drop off a gift - toys; games; selection boxes; store v

Brilliant work by Dr Kate Renshaw and our Australian colleagues! Well done!

A pleasure to meet with our network colleagues- the Board Trustees, volunteers and staff of Inverclyde Family Contact Centre today at our base in Ladyburn Business Centre as we delivered a training workshop on play as communication for children affected by a range of psychological difficulties and challenging life circumstances, and as we highlighted the ways in which we work with parents and carers to support the whole family around the child. Many thanks to Party Platters G

A massive thank you to Finn and Alan Halliday and staff at McDonald's in Inverclyde for an amazing donation of £5K to support children and families at Mind Mosaic Child & Family Therapies - this kind generosity is very much appreciated and will support the mental health and wellbeing of children in the Inverclyde community

Safety information for parents and carers from the Child Accident Prevention Trust

A huge thank you to Edward and Theresa Brown for the very kind donation of a 2 seater couch today which looks great in our Room 4 Counselling and Play Therapy room So much appreciated!

A good opportunity for parents with this great local organisation- Stepwell- in a Christmas Cook school FREE Christmas Cookschool – Apply Now! We’re hosting festive Cookschool Christmas sessions in Inverclyde — and spaces are limited! Join us for a fun, hands-on cooking class, learn tasty Christmas dishes, and enjoy a shared meal in a warm, friendly space.  Who can apply? Unemployed Inverclyde residents with dependents aged 3–15 who’ve found the last few months especially cha

Good to meet up with the Community Midwives today at Inverclyde Royal Hospital where we spoke about support for parents and infants via The WEE MINDS babies and parents group and explained what Story Massage Technique is and how we utilise it in our work with infants and parents to help enhance the attachment relationship and promote the early bonds of affection For more information or to make a referral - call 01475 339019 or email children@mindmosaic.net ..

A kind and thoughtful boy!

Very good visit today along with our Senior Family Worker to the B-Hive and Boglestone Community Hub to hear about the great work they are doing with children and families and we look forward to seeing Laura and team soon when they visit our base at Ladyburn in the near future

Many Congratulations to our CBT Therapist Kirsty Graham on graduating today from the University of West of Scotland( Paisley) with an MSc in Mental Health Practice( Therapeutic Skills) Well done Kirsty from your colleagues and all of the team at Ladyburn!

Many thanks to BAPT- The British Association of Play Therapists for the beautiful flowers

Good articles in tonight's Greenock Telegraph!

Armistice Day our staff team will observe the 2min silence at 11am in our office at Ladyburn Business Centre as we remember the sacrifices that have been made for so many who lost their lives in the World Wars and later conflicts -and in support of their families affected by grief and loss and to the 176,000 veterans living in Scotland

Our annual Little Box of Love campaign is open until 12th December. Please support us in our efforts as a local child and family mental health charity to give what we can to Inverclyde children and young people who need it most this Christmas. Donations gratefully accepted at our base on the ground floor in Ladyburn Business Centre in Pottery Street Greenock. Thank you

A lovely positive meet up this week with our colleagues and network partners from 5 organisations at our therapeutic support forum that we host at our base in Ladyburn Business Centre Open to all who work therapeutically with the mental health and wellbeing of others- we set this group up to focus on how we manage our own self-care and relaxation as practitioners and to ensure that we do not pour from an empty cup. We help ourselves and each other to avoid vicarious trauma- t

In Play Therapy children and young people affected by traumatic life circumstances, post traumatic stress and complex difficulty affecting their mental health and wellbeing, enter the therapy room where there is no expectation that they have the words or the language to even begin to make sense of what has happened to them. With the support of the university trained qualified Play Therapist the sessions may be non verbal for some time before they eventually gain trust, as the