West Dunbartonshire’s Positive Attitudes Group wins Chair’s awards for creating “The Good Life”.

The Good Life: Positive Attitudes Group is a group of adults with learning disabilities whose work improves the lives of people like them. They challenge attitudes, influence the planning of relevant policies and offer unique training for organisations delivering public services.

Family Matters scoop Best Team Award for Renfrewshire Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

The service is targeted at expectant mothers and carers of children aged under three years of age where addiction, mental ill health, learning disability, and a poor experience of being parented can negatively impact on outcomes for adult and child, including health.

Backing Falkirk’s Future wins Scottish Government Award.

As the largest employer in the Falkirk area, the council confirmed its commitment to “Backing Falkirk’s Future,” by adopting a policy integrating the development of the future workforce with increasing the number of Falkirk School leavers entering work based training and employment as a positive school leaving destination.