About
WithYou is a drug, alcohol and mental health support charity. With over 80 services across England and Scotland, we provide free and confidential support and advice to more than 100,000 people a year. Here’s what we’re all about.
Category: Concern
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Unpaid Carers
About
NHS Highland recognise the essential role that unpaid carers play and wants to provide support to unpaid carers to live a life alongside their caregiving role.
This is a centralised hub to help you find the services and resources for your need to keep caring.
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Big Health
About
Big Health’s digital treatments for insomnia and anxiety are safe, effective, and drug-free. No prescription is required. Big Health’s website’s include a resource page, which includes a Scotland pack and training videos
Big Health has also offered to deliver training sessions or host a Q&A about these programmes, should you find that helpful.
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Partnerships for Wellbeing (P4W)
About
Partnership for Wellbeing (P4W) have been supporting happy, healthy lifestyles since the organisation started in 2004 through their health walk project and community transport service.
Their two main services are their Health Walk Project, led by their Health Walks & Events Manager Jayne Preece, and their Community Transport, led by Transport Manager Fiona MacInnes.
P4W work with volunteers as an additional service which provide benefits for those individuals volunteering and their communities.
Further information can be found on the website, including details on:
- Festival of Walking
- Community Transport
- Join a walk
- Become a valued volunteer
- The Friendship Bus
- Cheery Book Club
- Ways to Wellbeing Podcast
Contact
Email: jeff@p4w.org.uk
Phone: 01463 729 997
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Canmore Trust
About
The Canmore Trust is a charitable company committed to impacting the suicide community with both suicide prevention and suicide postvention.
- Working with schools, colleges and universities to raise awareness of suicide and to prevent suicide.
- Establishing facilities in which individuals challenged by suicide and families affected by suicide can be assisted to rebuild their lives.
- Training individuals with “lived experience” of suicide to provide support and assistance to others.
- Facilitating a programme of research across UK universities investigating and identifying psychological and physiological risk factors in suicide.
- Working across the suicide charities sector to co-ordinate and facilitate a unified approach to funding and action against suicide.
Contact
If you find yourself in a personal crisis, text ‘CANMORE’ to 85258.
Email: admin@thecanmoretrust.co.uk
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Discovery College
Discovery College is the Highland’s first college dedicated to helping individuals gain a deeper understanding of wellbeing, mental health, and/or substance use. The college offers a unique learning experience that provides individuals with the skills and knowledge to improve their overall quality.
They offer a range of sessions continually co-developed and co-delivered by a team of highly qualified subject experts, peer supporters, and individuals with lived experience. Their aim is to empower you to better manage and cope with life’s challenges, allowing you to achieve personal growth and a sense of purpose.
Whether you’re looking to expand your knowledge, acquire new skills, or simply want to explore opportunities for the future, our college provides a welcoming environment for all. Discovery College believe that everyone can benefit from the courses offered at Discovery College, regardless of where you are on your life’s journey. You don’t need any qualifications to join them, just an open mind and a willingness to participate.
Contact
Email: discoverycollege@centred.scot
Phone: 01463 236 507
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Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
About
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide offer UK peer-led support to adults impacted by suicide loss.
Those who have experienced this terrible tragedy truly understand. No-one needs to suffer alone. Together those affected can help each other.
SBS help individuals support each other, at the time of their loss and in the months and years that follow. They aim to provide safe, confidential environments where people can share their experiences and feelings, giving and gaining support from each other.
Contact
Support line: 0300 111 5065
Open everyday from 9am to 7pm.
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Fox & Friends Highland
About
Fox and Friends Highland is a new charity based in Ross & Cromarty. Their aim is to build stronger communities through clubs and events, to reduce social isolation and loneliness, and boost health and wellbeing for every generation.
To find out more, visit the About page.
Fox & Friends highland are currently on a mission to transform the old Perrins Centre building in Alness into a community hub. Once open the venue will help and support people to learn connect and thrive in the local area. From family baby groups to activities for OAPs, Fix & Friends Highland are working on providing more opportunities for every generation.
To find out more, visit the Projects page.
Contact
Email: info@foxandfriends.org.uk
Phone or WhatsApp: 07756 862 109.
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CLB Highland
About
It is hard as a parent knowing how best to approach a discussion about suicide, especially when it is talked about in the media or within the communities that we live in and spend time in. NHS Highland Health Improvement and Highland Council Primary Mental Health Worker and Education Psychology teams have put some information together to help parents have discussions in a way that can best support children and young people in conversations about suicide.
There are links to various resources including their own book list which will provide a wider range of resources that might be helpful.
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CRUSE Scotland
About
Cruse Scotland provides bereavement counselling and listening services to adults and children who are struggling with their grief. They also provide information, advice and training to many organisations and workplaces.
CRUSE Scotland currently have a project in Highland to FAST-TRACK support to people bereaved by suicide until end November 2025.
They have ongoing government funding for workplace support where there has been a bereavement by suicide. More information on this and other training services can be found on the CRUSE Scotland website.
Contact
Website: Cruse Website
Free Bereavement Helpline: 0808 802 6161
Available Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm.
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm.
Access bereavement support via the GriefChat function on Cruse Scotland’s website.
Available Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm.