Our Team

Jim has been SCCR Service Manager since Sept 2022. Prior to joining, he was privileged to serve in policing for 30 years in positions that promoted and prioritised prevention and community wellbeing. He also led work in several national teams including Community Safety, Public Protection and Harm Reduction, Strategy Insight and Innovation and the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit. Ever conscious of the complexity of life and importance of relationships the majority of his work is informed and motivated by collective lived experience. Jim works with the SCCR team and partners to prioritise and plan activities and resources in order to maximise impact, enhance relationships, reduce conflict and improve emotional health and wellbeing. His intention is to increase the outputs and reach of SCCR to inform, model and encourage healthy relationships that support people to better individual, familial and community outcomes.

After leaving further education, Colin worked as a journalist for 13 years, writing mostly for the Herald and Sunday Herald, but also for the Guardian, Scotsman and New Statesman. In 2012, he joined the Scottish Poetry Library as the SPL's Communications and Marketing Manager. In his role at the SCCR, he ensures that the staff team is well supported with regards to communications and the generation of digital content, as well as identifying and responding to opportunities to further develop the work and reach of the SCCR.

Caroline studied Psychology at Queen Margaret University with a key interest in counselling. Having worked with SCCR for over ten years, she first joined in 2013 as administrator where she honed her skills to provide support to line management and the team in the development of SCCR services in its intial couple of years. In March 2015 Caroline successfully progressed into the role of Events’ Organiser. In this role she develops and delivers a range of in-person and online events across Scotland to young people, parents/carers and those supporting them as a means of early intervention which improves relationships and lives, and ultimately reduces youth homelessness.

Aimee studied Psychology at the University of Dundee and studied her masters in Applied Psychology (Healthcare) for children and young people at the University of Edinburgh. Since 2015, she has worked with children, young people and vulnerable adults across a variety of settings including NHS CAMHS and the charity sector. Aimee joined the team in July 2024 as Emotional Health and Wellbeing Lead and delivers a range of in-person workshops and events aimed at improving children, young people, and their family’s understanding of emotional health and wellbeing, the teenage brain, and strategies they can use to help regulate emotions and build resilience. She also contributes to the SCCR blog and psychoeducational resources.