Citywide
Edinburgh Positive Wellbeing Service
If someone in your family has gone to prison or is affected by involvement with the criminal justice system, it can be very hard to deal with all your thoughts and feelings. It can help to talk to someone who can listen to you and help you to understand what has happened and how you feel. The Edinburgh Positive Wellbeing Service can offer support to you and your family with one-to-one and/or group support in a space at home, in the community or at one of the bases. They also host drop-in sessions throughout the week at the HMP Edinburgh Visitor centre.
For more information contact
edinburghpositivewellbeingservice@barnardos.org.uk
Talktime Scotland
Offering free counselling and emotional support to young people aged 12 to 25 years who are physically disabled or have long-term physical health conditions. Sessions can be in person or online.
For more information, visit the Talktime Scotland website or to make an appointment, contact
07774 210 104
Sleep Action
When you sleep well at night, it's easier to feel happier, healthier, and more like your best self during the day. Learn about sleep, what affects it and how to get a better night's sleep.
For more information visit the Sleep Action website or contact
Switching Play
Supporting young people aged 13 to 16 years, who are feeling isolated, struggling with school and have an interest in football and physical activities. Switching Play is a six-week programme that helps you work on a fresh start, work on goals and improve your wellbeing. You will also have the opportunity to volunteer in your local community.
For more information visit the Big Heart Community Trust website or contact
connor.mcnally@bighearts.org.uk
07435 904 935
Big Hearts Kinnections Group
A group for children aged five to 12 years old who are in kinship care. This means you are not living with your parents but live with and are cared for by another adult in your family, like an aunt, uncle, grandparent, sister or family friend. The group aims to promote social and emotional support and offers fun activities and outings around the city. Sessions run every second Tuesday during term time from 5pm to 7pm at
The Shed at Tynecastle Park Wheatfield St EH11 2NZFor more information visit the Big Hearts Community Trust website or contact kinship@bighearts.org.uk
The Green Team Thrive
The Green Team Thrive programme is a therapeutic programme to support young people struggling with their mental wellbeing through deep nature connection. The programme runs in blocks of eight to 10 weeks, midweek during term-time for young people aged 14 to 16 years. Self-referrals can be made or you can speak to someone at school to make the referral for you.
For information visit the Green Team’s website or contact kate.hedges@greenteam.org.uk
03001 024 843
U-evolve
Offering one-to-one support in the form of mental health coaching, counselling & art therapy for anyone aged 11 to 21 years in Edinburgh. The sessions are at U-evolve’s space in Norton Park as well as in educational and community settings. The sessions are free and are typically blocks of 12. You can self-refer and choose which support you feel would suit you best, or you can get support from an adult, like someone at school or home. If you would like to hear a bit more about U-Evolve’s services, you can send an email, text, WhatsApp or call them.
For more information visit the U-evolve website or contact
07534 106 155
Creative Wellbeing Drop-in
Designed to support young people aged 14 to 18 years with their mental health and wellbeing through creative activities with a safe and welcoming space to explore different creative activities such as writing, drawing and crafting. No artistic skill is required to join. The group runs on Fridays from 1.30pm to 3.30pm at
U-Evolve Norton Park Business Centre 57 Albion Road EH7 5QYFor more information contact
07534 106 155
Low Cost Counselling
A low-cost Community Clinic for adults aged 16 years and above who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health distress. The clinic is staffed by trainee counsellors online and will be held on the same day, at the same time each week. You will be asked to set an affordable fee you can pay; this can range between £5 and £25 per session.
For more information visit the First Psychology Community Clinic website. To make a referral by completing the Community Clinic referral form or contact
clinic@firstpsychologytraining.co.uk
0330 202 0606
Still I Am (SIA) Project - Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC)
Free and confidential long-term emotional and counselling support to women, all members of the trans community and non-binary people, from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities aged 16 and over, who have had any form of unwanted sexual experience.
Unwanted sexual experience can include someone touching your body in a way you didn't like, someone making comments about your body that made you feel uncomfortable, has someone sharing photos or videos of you or threatening to do so without your consent or knowledge. It could have happened in the past or recently, by a stranger or someone you are close too.
If you decide you would like support, you will have an initial appointment, then you will be offered 25 sessions with a support worker. Each session lasts for 50 minutes and can be over the phone, online, email, text or in person. Support can be provided in Arabic, Mandarin, Polish and Urdu. If we do not speak your language, we can arrange for an interpreter. An urgent appointment can also be arranged if your traumatic experience was within the last 14 days.
You can make a self-referral or someone else can make a referral on your behalf. For more information to make a referral visit the Still I Am- (SIA) Project website or contact
07496 873 156