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Leith Wellbeing Services (Leith, Drummond and Trinity)
A partnership between The Junction, Citadel Youth Centre, Multicultural Family Base, Pilmeny Development Project and the YMCA. They work together to support better access to mental health support in Leith and the surrounding area for young people and their families. Most children and young people will attend schools in the Leith, Drummond and Trinity clusters. The partnership offers the following for parents and carers
Parent and Carers Support
- Citadel Youth Centre offers support to parents and carers of children aged five to 18 years who are attending the Citadel. This can include one to one family work, parenting advice, emotional support, family mediation and peer support.
For more information or to make a referral contact
- Citadel 0131 554 0510
For children and young people support visit The City of Edinburgh Council Wellbeing webpages
Community Counsellor (Portobello and Niddrie areas)
The community mental health counsellor works with primary-aged pupils and offers wellbeing support to families with primary schools in the Portobello and Castlebrae catchment area. Counselling offers a safe place for children and families to feel supported and listened to. The community counsellor can offer support to parents and carers with things like;
- improving parent-child communication and understanding the developmental changes of childhood
- Parent or child group work
For more information contact your child’s primary school.
