Find Help

Your GP isn’t just there for aches and pains. If you’re having trouble with stress or low mood, book an appointment to let them know how you’re feeling. Tell them as much as you can.  It’s okay to make a list beforehand or to take someone with you.

The charity Mind have produced a helpful booklet, Find the Words to help you prepare for this discussion.

Free, confidential advice and support from a mental health professional to help decide on the best course of care for you. Call 111, Monday to Sunday 6pm – 2am.

Breathing Space Scotland is a free, confidential, phone service for anyone in Scotland over the age of 16 experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety. Call free on 0800 83 85 87(weekdays: Monday-Thursday 6pm to 2am, weekend: Friday 6pm-Monday 6am).

Living Life is an free, confidential support service based on cognitive behavioural therapy. When you call you will be offered an assessment and may then be offered a series of telephone appointments with a self-help coach or therapist. Call 0800 328 9655 (Mon-Fri 1pm to 9pm) or visit the website for more information.

Time for You is a free, online mental health and wellbeing support service providing help for frontline workers across Scotland during the pandemic. You can access different levels of support via their website including guided self-help and therapy.

Shout is a 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. To access a dedicated service for the emergency responder community, text BLUELIGHT to 85258 any time day or night to be connected to a trained and supervised crisis volunteer.

Hospice UK’s Just B Counselling and Trauma Helpline is for all NHS, care sector staff and emergency service workers and volunteers. The helpline is available 7 days a week, from 8am to 8pm, by calling 0300 303 4434 or you can visit the website for more information.

Clear Your Head has tips for helping us cope with the many changes to our daily lives caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Visit the website for more information.

Working Health Services Scotland (WHSS) is a Scottish Government funded NHS service that provides free and confidential advice and health support for people who are self-employed or working in companies with 250 or less employees and have a health condition or injury which they feel is impacting on their work. They may be referred to physiotherapy, counselling or occupational therapy.

If you’re worried about your own or someone else’s drinking you can find information about getting help from NHS inform.

If you have worries about your own or someone else’s drug use you can find information about getting help at Know the Score.

Citizens Advice Scotland provides free, independent, confidential, and impartial advice to anyone who needs it.

Find advice and information at Parent Club Scotland.

‍Parentline Scotland: The charity Children 1st provides parenting help, advice and support for families.
Tel: 08000 28 22 33 (Mon-Fri, 9am-9pm and Sat/Sun, 9am-12).

Relationship Scotland provide relationship counselling and family mediation. Telephone 0345 119 2020 (Mon – Fri, 9:30am - 4:30pm). If home doesn’t feel like a safe place for you at the moment and you need to talk to someone in confidence, find help from one of the services listed below.