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Correspondence with Percy Johnson-Marshall, in his role as Secretary General, concerning the Delhi and Meerut Groups of the Service Arts and Technical Organization .

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The report discusses the following: existing sexual health interventions; developments made between 2005 and 2006 including a website, new partnerships, increased access, and training and education programme; and plans and priorities including increasing access and service enhancement.

Scope and Contents Photocopies of an article in Gay Scotland celebrating 10 years of Switchboard, timelines of Switchboard, the logs of the first calls and the minutes from the Scottish Minorities Group meeting where it was agreed to establish a phoneline.Correspondence relating to, and an outline of, a one-day workshop on Sexual Attitude Reassessment, held at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, 27/05/1978.A request for a speaker from the Lothian Marriage Counselling Service, dated...

Scope and Contents The Annual Report contains a Co-ordinator's report which has the headline 'Gay Switchboard receives more than 10,000 calls!'. The report discusses a residential conference which focused on relationship counselling, Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM) moving out of their premises, and notes an increase in calls relating to AIDS.A Training Report is provided which discusses a recent Friend Conference in Manchester and Switchboard's residential conference. It also details the process of...

Scope and Contents The Annual Report contains a Co-ordinator's report which discusses: statistics showing an overall decrease in calls but an increase in serious counselling and details of which types of calls have increased; a grant from the Social Work Department; increase in new trainees for Lesbian Line; report on annual Training Conference; increase in befriending calls following a broadcast on the Community Service Announcement Scheme via Scottish Television (STV); introduction of the AIDS working group;...

Scope and Contents The Annual Report contains a Co-ordinator's report which discusses the following: an increase in the number and types of call received; the creation of the Stonewall Youth Group; an increase in calls from married people and the inclusion of the Edinburgh Human Sexuality Group at a training session; a report on the Training Conference which concentrated on relationships; the purchase of a new computer; and a welcome for new members.A Training Report is provided which discusses a...

Scope and Contents The Annual Report contains a Mission Statement which details the aims and purposes of the Switchboard as stated in the Trust Deed dated 11/12/1985.A Co-ordinator's summary review is provided which discusses the following: an increase in calls and befriending; negative images of gay people in the media resulting in vulnerable people experiencing low self-esteem and other mental health problems which Switchboard are trying to address; overview of call statistics for Edinburgh Gay...

Scope and Contents The Annual Report contains a Co-ordinator's report which discusses the following: the release of Switchboard's Violence Survey which coincided with the Fettesgate Affair; Switchboard's apolitical stance; media attention relating to the Violence Survey and subsequent invitations to deliver training to the Police; the appearance of a member and his partner on Scotland Today (Scottish Television, STV) to discuss relationships; an increase in calls but a drop in calls from transvestites; a new...

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Copy of the conference report from the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and Edinburgh Lesbian Line Conference 1995.

The primary aim of the conference was to further the knowledge and skills of team members in counselling techniques and specific subject areas. The conference also focused on team building and provided a forum for discussing and agreeing the key business of the Trust.

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Receipts and invoices for Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) purchases. These are mostly drawing materials and books. Some accounts are also included.