Mikeysline nominated for Highland Hero Award

Mikeysline nominated for Highland Hero award

Mental health and suicide prevention charity Mikeysline has been nominated for an important accolade at this year’s Highland Heroes Awards.

The annual ceremony hosted by Highland News and Media shines a spotlight on the unsung people and organisations quietly striving to make a difference within their local communities.

The charity’s peer support volunteers are honoured to join their fellow shortlist candidates as a nominee in the Emergency Services & Crisis Services Hero of the Year category.

Established in 2015 following the tragic deaths of two friends within 48-hours of each other, the charity offers text support as well as outreach services throughout the Highlands, Islands and Moray. It provides well-being training to businesses and organisations; offers 1:1 support in several high schools, as well as resilience building sessions in a number of local primaries.

One of the nominations for Mikeysline said: “Chief Executive Emily Stokes works tirelessly to keep the charity at the forefront of people’s minds, so it has the funds it needs to carry out vital work.”

Emily said: “It’s a very kind thing to say and the truth is Mikeysline simply couldn’t operate without its volunteers. They come from different walks of life and cover a broad age spectrum; one thing they often have in common is that their own lives may have been touched by suicide and that gives our volunteers a level of empathy and compassion that supports people in crisis to feel deeply understood.

Their passion, time, dedication to the cause is what keeps us doing our best to make the quality of people’s lives worthwhile and worth fighting for and worth carrying on for.”

You can vote for Mikeysline online at https://www.hnmedia.co.uk/highlandheroes/ 

Voting closes by midnight on Monday, February 10!

The Mikeysline mobile app: Along with their latest news, events and ways to get involved, the app makes it even easier for those in need of help to reach out for support.

Links to download our App:

Android:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thecafeapp.mikeysline&pcampaignid=web_share

iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mikeysline/id6736364818

The charity also produces a popular podcast, Speaking of Suicide; provides support for businesses; works closely with teachers and pupils in schools across the north of Scotland; and offers face-to-face support in Hives across the region – at its Inverness headquarters, and in Alness, Nairn, Tain & District, Thurso and Elgin, Here, people can engage in one-to-one support, or at some venues join in group sessions for adults, men, families and young people.

For more information, visit www.mikeysline.co.uk – or find Mikeysline on Facebook and Instagram  and Tiktok