Mental Health

Mountain Biking to help improve physical and mental health and well-being. Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland, part of Scottish Cycling is working in partnership with Nature Scot, Public Health Scotland, Trek & others to deliver this project. Participants will be taken out by qualified leaders with a background in Mental Health. 6 sessions that will last 2.5hrs and will take participants on suitable trails from Camperdown Park. Over 18s, bikes and helmets will be provided. Contact Paul.

Daylight for generalised anxiety disorder

For more than twenty years Art Angel has been at the forefront of supporting people with mental health problems in their attempts to get better and stay well through active participation in the arts. From the outset we have seen ourselves as a project run for and by people with lived experience of mental ill-health, and as such feel we can rightly claim to be like no other organisation of its kind.

Counselling and support for those affected by abortion, miscarriage, infertility or child loss.

On this websites you can find helplines, local and national support groups which focus on Mental Health and Wellbeing. To find out about community resources, opportunities and facilities see the Connecting Communities page.

We’re the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and we’re taking a stand against suicide. That means standing against feeling shit, standing up to stereotypes, and standing together to show life is always worth living.

Stress, anxiety, low mood and depression are very common problems. Many people recover on their own in a few weeks but others will need help and support. The good news is that there are lots of things you can do to help yourself, and there are resources and people to help you. T

Insight Counselling was founded in 1995 as the National Counselling Service to provide therapy in socially deprived areas of Dundee. As time went on, the service was extended to anyone in Dundee who needed help with a problem in living. Over the years the National Counselling Service supported many thousands of people across all of Dundee.

Many of us find it helpful to talk, particularly during stressful events at home or work, or after a bereavement or loss. Telling your story uninterrupted and judgment-free could help you to sort through your emotions. You may then be able to rediscover your strength and find a way forward. The service is available to anyone registered with a Tayside GP practice, to make an appointment call or email.

Find the right counsellor or therapist for you.

A resource for stress management, full of useful information for anyone with issues around dealing with stress, anxiety, and day-to-day handling of stressful events, episodes or situations.

Identifying, treating and managing mental health problems and disorders.

SMHFA: YP was developed to meet the increasing demand for a similar type approach for adults who support or care for young people aged between 11 and 17. SMHFA: YP is a 14-hour blended course which is designed to support all adults to recognise mental health problems and provide guidance and immediate assistance to a young person in crisis. SMHFA: YP was launched in 2013.

Information, help and guidance in your area.

If you hear voices, see visions or have similar sensory experiences – you’re not alone. The statistics vary, but somewhere between 3 and 10% of the population have experiences like these (increasing to about 75% if you include one off experiences like hearing someone call your name out loud).

We are a charity dedicated to promoting skills training for positive mental health, to enhance everyday wellbeing, increase resilience to, and recovery from, mental health difficulties.

ELCAP is a local charity which provides care and support for individuals who are affected by learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health problems.

In Scotland, we focus on social justice and inequality in mental health, raising awareness of mental health with the public and working in partnership with community organisations, policy makers and researchers.

Founded in 1992, we are Scotland’s national charity for everyone who lives with bipolar disorder and those who care for them. We challenge stigma and discrimination while representing the views of people who live with bipolar to politicians and health professionals.

Breathing Space was launched in 2002 to address serious concerns about the mental wellbeing of people in Scotland. The service became a national phone line in 2004.Breathing Space complements the work of other phone lines and agencies which are endeavouring to reduce suicide rates in Scotland.

Beating the Blues® is an effective treatment for people feeling stressed, depressed, anxious or just down in the dumps. Based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, the course is made up of 8 online sessions which last approximately an hour and help you to understand the link between how you think and how this influences your feelings and behaviours. If you are interested in this service please arrange an appointment with your GP, to discuss this further.

In Scotland, we focus on social justice and inequality in mental health, raising awareness of mental health with the public and working in partnership with community organisations, policy makers and researchers.

At Health in Mind, we’ve been promoting positive mental health and wellbeing in Scotland since 1982. We do this by providing a wide range of services and courses to support people and enable them to make a positive difference in their lives.

For over 27 years we have supported adults and young people to make positive changes in their lives, realise their own abilities to cope with stress and develop ways of overcoming mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression. We believe everyone is unique and our aim is for every person we work with to become happier and healthier, wherever they live, work or learn.

Clear, practical advice and support for people experiencing issues with mental health and money.

We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health – and it’s equally as important to know how to look after it, and how to ask for help if we need it.

We believe that no-one affected by mental illness should face crisis, distress or despair completely alone.

Who are we? We are a new national service hosted by NHS Lothian. We are committed to providing specialist support in Scotland for deaf people with mental health problems across Scotland.

Suicide is the act of intentionally ending your life.If you’re reading this because you have, or have had, thoughts about taking your own life, it’s important you ask someone for help. It’s probably difficult for you to see at this time, but you’re not alone and not beyond help.Many people who have had suicidal thoughts say they were so overwhelmed by negative feelings they felt they had no other option. However, with support and treatment were able to allow the negative feelings to pass.

People and their experiences are at the heart of everything the Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) do. Everyone has mental health. We believe that together we can make recovery real for everyone in every community.

We work to improve mental health and wellbeing across Scotland and offer services and support throughout the country, administered by Area Offices.We believe and statistics show that people can and do recover from significant mental health problems.Penumbra supports people to live fulfilling and contributing lives. By following our person centred model of HOPE. For us hope is a vital part of recovery and supporting people to have and hold hope for the future is a key part of our work.

We are a Self Help organisation, who have been “Touched by Suicide”, we exist to meet the needs and break the isolation of those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend.

PETAL is the most recognised and longest established organisation for people affected by homicide or suicide in Scotland. Our professional service is supported by Scottish Government and other funders. Service provision is FREE and we provides a safe and confidential environment where those experiencing bereavement and traumatic loss, through murder or suicide can receive support, one to one counselling and other therapies. This service provision includes children and young people.

MindtheMen was started in memory of Grant Macdonald who we lost to suicide in 2018.The clubs are safe places where men (18+) are able to talk about their challenges with other men in a non-clinical setting. True peer to peer support.Sadly suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50 in Scotland.In 2018 75% of people who died by suicide were men with many never being able to talk about how they were feeling.

We Are With You provides free, confidential support to people who have issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.We work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether.

This app serves as a journal for children and adolescents to record their worrisome thoughts. Steps are then identified in managing the worry.

This app provides self-help techniques to help manage overall anxiety. Track anxiety levels, triggers, and build a personal tool kit in the app. It also provides interactive guidance for practicing self-help and a closed social community to engage with others. If you’re looking for holistic snapshot of your anxiety and how to cope with it, this may be the app for you.

Meditation app. Learn to relax. 10mins free for 10 days then small subscription.

Downloadable app (android and IOS) developed by a child psychiatrist who used to work in FV. Promotes mental wellbeing by teaching coping skills.