Every year 1 in 4 people in Scotland experience mental ill health. While it is often quite easy to notice when your physical health changes the symptoms of mental ill health can sometimes be overlooked – by both ourselves and those around us.
Finding out more about mental ill health, what to look out for and how to help, is a step in the right direction. Below are a range of Scotland based and UK wide organisations which don’t specifically focus on students, but offer a range of mental health services, resources and information.
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Action for Happiness
A place for people to share knowledge, experience and research to encourage practical action that can support better mental health and wellbeing.
Visit websiteAye Mind
Aye Mind has worked in collaboration with young people and workers to bring together a suite of positive digital resources.
Visit websiteBACP
Find a local counselling or therapy service or read personal experiences of accessing support.
Visit websiteDoc Ready
A useful resource developed by young people. The website allows people to create a plan for a visit to a GP to discuss their mental health, and also contains lots of useful information and advice.
Visit websiteKooth
Free online counselling for young people through online chat- available for people aged up to 25.
Visit websiteNHS Mental Health wellbeing audio guides
A series of mental wellbeing audio guides that could help to boost your mood.
Visit websiteRelationship Scotland
Scotland's largest provider of relationship counselling and family mediation
Visit websiteRethink Mental Illness
Provide a range of mental health support, advice and information services.
Visit websiteScottish Recovery Network
Lots of information, resources and stories of recovery from mental ill health.
Visit websiteSee Me Scotland
Scotland's national programme to end mental health stigma and discrimination.
Visit websiteThe Mental Health Foundation
A UK wide mental health charity with a great selection of podcasts, videos, inspiring stories and information about getting help.
Visit websiteThe Scottish Association for Mental Health
Scottish charity providing help, resources, information and support around mental ill health and campaigning on behalf of people with mental health problems.
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