South West
Wellbeing Together South West Partnership
Space counselling and art therapy
It is good to have different people in your life that you can talk to. Sometimes it can be good to talk to someone who is not in your family or one of your friends. You can meet in a place you feel safe and supported, normally either in your school or at the Broomhouse Hub.
As you get to know the counsellor or therapist them you might want to share your problems, worries and things that are going on in your life.
If you find it hard to open up and discuss your feelings, you can choose activities like drawing, painting, clay, play, and telling stories. This can help you to make sense of your emotions and support your wellbeing.
For more information email
wellbeingtogether@spacescot.org
Time for me
Time for Me is an eight-week life skills course which will help you develop personal tools to deal with life’s challenges.
You will have time to think and learn about how your thoughts, feelings and behaviours are linked. Understanding these links can help to reduce your anxiety or anger, improve your wellbeing and build resilience and confidence. You can do the course on your own or as a part of a group.
Times and venues
- Various times, community venues or online
Mental health and wellbeing workshops
Learning about how to look after your mental health is an important skill for everyone to have. These workshops cover topics on mental health, such as
- Understanding and managing stress and anxiety
- managing wellbeing
- mental health awareness.
You will also learn other ways to look after your own mental health, how to seek help and how to support others.
Suitable for 11 to 18 years
Times and venue
- Various times, 90-minute sessions, community venues or online
That’s me
Do you sometimes struggle with your mental health or have strong feelings about things that have happened in your past?
We offer individual support where you can share your problems, worries and things that are going on in your life. This can help you to make sense of your emotions, reduce distress and support your wellbeing.
There is also the option to meet other young people for social and physical activities.
Suitable for
- 13 and 18-year-olds who are struggling with mental health or distressing feelings about childhood experiences
- family, parents and carers
Times and Venue
- Thursdays, 4pm to 7pm, Tynecastle Park
To find out more about That’s Me, look at our website That’s Me! Project | Big Hearts.
Welcome through football
If you are a refugee or migrant now living in Edinburgh, it can be difficult to make new friends, learn the language and cope with the many changes and challenges. This programme is to help make settling in easier and happier. You will meet other young people aged 15 to 24 years to play football and other group activities. We can also give you one-to-one support with education, employment and volunteering.
Times and venue
- Two-hour sessions, Tynecastle Park and other sports pitches
People’s Health and Emotional Wellbeing Groups (PHEW)
PHEW groups support 18 to 26-year-olds to improve their emotional wellbeing.
You will meet other young adults in a safe and friendly place with group activities and learning designed to support you to improve your emotional wellbeing.
We can also offer you someone to support, depending on what you need and when you are free.
Suitable for 18 to 26 years
Times and venue
- Thursdays 6pm to 8pm, Broomhouse hub or other community venues
Find out more
To find out more about these activities, look at our Wellbeing Together website.
To request one of these activitie,s get in touch with any of the organisations or fill out this form.
Once we have your request, someone will be in touch with the adult who helped you within 2 weeks to discuss it further.
Time to Talk
Aims to support and improve mental health and wellbeing across Edinburgh for young people aged from 12 to 25 years and want to talk about anything. If you are a parent or carer, you can refer your child to the service as well as find out about support available for you across the city.
For more information visit the Youth Agency website or contact
0131 442 4015
0788 169 1532 (text only)
Walk and talk
Walk and talk is a six-week block of one hour per week and provides one-to-one support, as well as home/school visits. The group offers family and school support, working alongside young people, their families and education. It also includes working with those who have left school and attend Youth Vision groups.
For more information contact
0799 9948 491