Bin Collectors in Fife Tackling Mental Health Stigma
- Submitted by: Roz McCall, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
- Motion reference: S6M-09129
That the Parliament acknowledges that bin collectors across Fife have teamed up with Andy’s Man Club after losing colleagues to suicide; understands that the bin collectors have been picking up mental health tips, and undergoing mental health training, and that managers are becoming fully trained in mental health first aid to support the team; further understands that Fife Council’s waste operations team is raising awareness with new high-viz polo shirts and adverts promoting mental health organisations and charities, and celebrates Fife Council’s waste operations team for the sterling work it believes it has done in tackling the stigma of men’s mental health.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Foysol Choudhury, Sharon Dowey, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Pam Gosal, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Douglas Lumsden, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alex Rowley, Mark Ruskell, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle