Brilliant news 💛
We’ve been awarded support through the Volunteering Support Fund.
More voices. More support. More hope.
Huge thanks to @impactfunding.bsky.social and @scottishgovernment.bsky.social for backing stigma-free, lived-experience-led support.
#NextChapterScotland #SupportNotStigma
Our team was delighted to be at Wednesday’s Celebrating Recovery event with Lanarkshire Links & Stigma Free Lanarkshire 💛
If you’re running an event and would like our outreach team to attend, we’d love to hear from you.
#NextChapterScotland #SupportNotStigma
Brilliant session today with IRISS reflecting on how to make social work placements stronger, more empowering, and rooted in lived experience.
When we build on the good, we build something better 💛
#NextChapterScotland #Iriss #LearningTogether
📞 Our helpline will be closed tomorrow (13 Nov) for team training but WhatsApp and voicemail are still open.
Leave us a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as we’re back online.
Thanks for your patience 💛
#NextChapterScotland #SupportNotStigma
Just dropped: The Scrap Heap | Mark’s next story in the “Life After the Label” series.
Now available in audio format 🎧 for wherever you are.
👉 nextchapterscotland.org.uk/blog/the-scrap-heap
#SupportNotStigma #NextChapterScotland
This week is #TrusteesWeek, and we want to say a huge thank you to our incredible Board. 💛
They guide our work, champion second chances and help shape a fairer future for people rebuilding after conviction.
Thinking of becoming a trustee? There’s no better time.
#NextChapterScotland #SecondChances
💌 Every message matters.
Each email we send to someone in prison through "e-mail a prisoner" service costs 68p, small, but life-changing.
Help us keep this vital connection alive. Every 68p keeps hope flowing. 💛
👉 www.nextchapterscotland.org.uk/donate
#NextChapterScotland #HopeInside
Yesterday one of our student social workers visited the Family Centre at HMP Low Moss 💛
They spoke with families about how we support people in prison.
Every conversation helps break stigma and build hope. 🌿
#NextChapterScotland #JusticeSupport #FamilySupport
💚 It’s #OrganDonationWeek.
For us, it’s personal, one of our team donated his kidney to save his dad’s life. A powerful reminder of what donation means: more time, more love, more life.
👉 Learn more: www.organdonation.nhs.uk/get-involved...
#GiftOfLife #NextChapterScotland
💬 Not a fan of phone calls? We’ve got you.
You can now access our Listening Ear support via Facebook Messenger, a safe non-judgmental space with trained psychology students.
📲 Message us on FB to get started.
#NextChapterScotland #ListeningEar #SupportNotStigma
✨ New week, new Linktree! ✨
Every share helps us reach someone who might need support navigating stigma & the justice system. 💛
👉 linktr.ee/NextChapterS...
#SupportNotStigma #NextChapterScotland
👀 Spot the change?
Our refreshed logo, designed by @mediaco-op.bsky.social, now shows a dark chapter followed by brighter pages. 📖✨
Because there’s always another page and a brighter chapter ahead. 💛
#NextChapterScotland #BrighterChaptersAhead
🎓 Welcome to our new social work placement students from across the west of Scotland! For the next 3 months they’ll be learning alongside us, bringing fresh ideas while seeing the impact of support, hope & lived experience in action. 💛 #NextChapterScotland
💛 Need someone who gets it?
Our Helpline is here for anyone affected by the justice system, whether it’s your conviction, an investigation, or the impact on family.
You deserve support. You deserve to be heard.
#SupportNotStigma #NextChapterScotland
When online “justice” turns to vigilante backlash, whole families can be harmed, not helped.
📘 We’ve created trauma-informed guides & templates to help people respond safely.
🔗 www.nextchapterscotland.org.uk/topic/commun...
#SupportNotStigma #NextChapterScotland
Shame isn’t justice.
It isolates people long after a sentence ends but it doesn’t have to.
At Next Chapter Scotland, we believe no one should carry that weight alone.
💛 Learn more:
🔗 www.nextchapterscotland.org.uk/topic/shame
#SupportNotStigma #NextChapterScotland
📝 New Blog: Quiet at Last
Mark explores what it means to live after a wrongful conviction and questions the idea of “policing by consent” when your trust in the system is gone.
🔗 nextchapterscotland.org.uk/blog/quiet-a...
#LivedExperience #NextChapterScotland
🏠 Finding housing after a conviction can be tough, rejection, confusion, judgement.
We’ve pulled together clear info to help you know your rights and get the support you deserve.
🔗 nextchapterscotland.org.uk/information/housing
#SupportNotStigma #NextChapterScotland
📝 New blog now live: Chasing Myself
From a departure lounge, Mark reflects on grief, identity + the lasting effects of a wrongful conviction.
“I’m chasing someone I’m not sure even exists anymore…”
🔗 www.nextchapterscotland.org.uk/blog/chasing...
#LivedExperience #NextChapterScotland
🎤 Yesterday we brought together policy makers, academics & lived experience voices to talk justice reform. The stories shared during our Platform were powerful, honest & moving and proof of why change is urgent. More to come 💛
#AmplifyingVoices #NextChapterScotland
We’re building a Next Chapter Music Playlist 🎶💛
What songs lift your spirits when the day’s been tough?
Drop your feel-good favourites below, we’d love to add them!
#NextChapterScotland #CheerUpPlaylist #MusicHeals #SupportNotStigma
💛 We’re a small charity with a big mission, to support anyone affected by the justice system in Scotland. Help us keep going. Your donation supports our helpline, peer work & more.
🔗 Donate or learn more: www.nextchapterscotland.org.uk/donate
#SupportNotStigma #NextChapterScotland
📞 We’ve got a waiting list of people in need of a Listening Ear 💛
If you’ve got an hour a week & a kind, non-judgemental ear — we’d love to hear from you.
Training provided. Lives changed.
👉 www.nextchapterscotland.org.uk/contact
#ListeningEar #NextChapterScotland #SupportNotStigma
🟡 Our helpline is back open!
📞 We’re working through a backlog after last week’s closure.
💬 If you’ve messaged us, please know we’re on it — and we truly appreciate your patience.
💛 We’re here, just catching up.
🔗 nextchapterscotland.org.uk/contact
#SupportNotStigma #NextChapterScotland #WeHearYou
We're a small charity doing big things 💛
At Next Chapter Scotland, we stand with people navigating life after a conviction — with advice, support & zero judgement.
If you believe in second chances, help us grow:
🔗 www.nextchapterscotland.org.uk/donate
#SupportSecondChances #NextChapterScotland
Sensational headlines cause real harm.
We’ve seen it. We’ve lived it.
Here’s why we’ll always stand by people with lived experience — not tabloid shame.
#SupportNotStigma #NextChapterScotland
📚 Here, With You — a gentle, powerful story written by our CEO to help parents talk about tough pasts with their children.
Profits support families & our work at Next Chapter Scotland.
More: herewithyoubook.co.uk
#HereWithYou #SupportNotStigma #NextChapterScotland
📞 Just a reminder: our phoneline will be closed next week (just for the week).
💬 You can still reach us by WhatsApp or email — replies might take a little longer, but we’re still here.
More info: nextchapterscotland.org.uk/contact
#NextChapterScotland #SupportNotStigma
📢 We’re now taking bookings for our Defend Your Rights!
Perfect for service users or staff training 💪
#SupportNotStigma #DefendYourRights #NextChapterScotland
💬 This week we’re focusing on challenging stigma.
A conviction shouldn't define someone forever. We see the person, not just the past.
Visit: nextchapterscotland.org.uk
#SupportNotStigma #NextChapterScotland #SecondChances
