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    Naloxone Training & Harm Reduction Session

    placement on 16 July, 2024

    Join us on Thursday 12 September, 12.30pm at the MVA office (4-6 White Hart Street, Dalkeith, EH22 1AE) for free naloxone training & a chat about drug harm reduction in the third sector.

    The training will be carried out by experienced staff from Midlothian Substance Use Service. The session will last around 45 minutes, with extra time for questions at the end.

    ➡️Sign up for the session on Eventbrite

    What is naloxone?

    Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of opioid drugs like codeine, morphine, tramadol, fentanyl, heroin, methadone and buprenorphine.

    In the UK it is legal for anyone to administer naloxone to anyone for the purpose of saving a life. Administering naloxone is not a substitute for calling an ambulance, you should always call 999 if you think someone is having an overdose.

    You can learn more about naloxone on the #StopTheDeaths campaign website, here.

    We’ll also be joining the International Overdose Awareness Day ‘#TogetherWeCan’ campaign on August 31st. You can read more here.

    National Lottery Funding – Briefing Blog

    placement on 18 April, 2024

    MVA recently held a National Lottery Funding Briefing to provide third sector organisations with an update on some changes the National Lottery are making to their funding streams.

    Community Led, Improving Lives, and Cost of Living Support Scotland will close on the 21st August 2024. Applications will still be accepted until that date and assessed as usual. For further details you can contact your NL Funding Officer.

    New streams of funding will come online at the end of the year, but no date has been confirmed yet. They will likely fall around these four priority areas.

    Supporting communities to:

    • Come together
    • Be environmentally sustainable
    • Help children and young people access resources and experiences that help them thrive
    • Enable people to live healthier lives

    National Lottery Awards for All, Young Start and Scottish Land Fund will remain open to applications with no closing dates.

    Please do contact MVA if you would like support in applying to any of these funds before they close. The Development Team would be more than happy to review applications or provide advice about other potential sources of funding. See more about the support we can provide here.

    Contact us at info@mvacvs.org.uk or call our office, Monday – Thursday, on 0131 663 9471.

    Slides from this briefing can be viewed here:

    National-Lottery-Presentation-Apr-24Download