Category: Suicide

  • Your Resilience

    Delivered by: Change Mental Health

    Aims and Objectives

    Educational, preventative mental health programme that:

    · Supports young people aged 14-18 to build resilience and develop skills to protect their mental health through life’s transitions.

    · Provides interactive learning through using relatable scenarios like dealing with stress over exams, coping with uncertainty, managing social relationships, dealing with pressure around finding a job or going to university.

    · Includes staff training by educating educators, co-delivery of mental health workshops and provides a range of resources.

    · Gives tools and knowledge to help young people to adapt to times of change and difficulty in a mentally health way.

    Audience:

    · Teach young people aged 14-18

    · Support / work with young people in a non-educational setting, such as community outreach centres and youth groups.

    · Support / work with young people who are on the waiting list for CAMHS or young people who do not require further clinical intervention.

    Delivery Method:

    · We have qualified Training Associates available to deliver this programme in the Highland area in-person in non-educational settings

    Cost to Participant: Free

    Contact

    How to Book:

    · To find out more about Your Resilience and training opportunities in your area, please contact bloom@changemh.org

    · Young People’s Programmes (Change Mental Health)

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Suicide Bereavement Support Service

    About

    The Suicide Bereavement Support Service is provided by Change Mental Health in Highland and Argyll & Bute. The service has been set up to support for anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide.

    Their friendly and compassionate staff­ provide personalised support based on your specific needs. They can provide you with a space to talk through the many and complex emotions felt after a suicide, and o­ffer emotional support as you navigate your loss.

    They are also here to help with practical things, such as making funeral arrangements, or talking to GPs or the police.

    All support is free and confidential, and there is no waiting list.

    Contact

    Phone: 0800 471 4768 and leave a message

    Email: suicidebereavementsupport@nhs.scot

    Suicide Bereavement Support – Highland and Argyll and ButeDownload

  • Young Minds

    About:

    “We want to see a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health, and all young people get the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what”.

    This website offers information for young people, parents and people who work with young people. Subjects include:

    Talking about Mental Health

    Are you having suicidal thoughts?

    Do you care for a child who is having suicidal thoughts?

    Contact:

    Website: Young Minds

  • Shout – 85258

    About

    Shout is a free, confidential, 24/7 text support service for anyone in the UK who is struggling with their mental health.

    To start a conversation, text the word ‘SHOUT‘ to 85258. Our trained volunteers are here to listen at any time of day or night, and messages won’t appear on your phone bill.

    Watch a short video about Shout

    The service is FREE, 24hrs a day every day, confidential and anonymous

    Contact

    Text SHOUT to 85258

  • Ewen’s Room

    About:

    Ewen’s Room – Actively Improving Mental Wellbeing – Lochaber Based Charity.
    Services on offer:

    Free Counselling – “We have two counsellors; one is a young persons counsellor, and the other counsels everyone. We have an office where this takes place in Fort William”.

    Open Doors is a community initiative bringing people together in a safe space. They can drink hot drinks and get something to eat and spend time with other people. There is no agenda and it is a confidential and safe space for people to chat about anything at all.

    For young people. Our Education Officers provide mental health awareness lessons in schools called Wellbeing Heroes. The Wellbeing Champions programme provide training, awareness and support within schools, workplace and the community. Throughout both programmes, we give those participating the tools to actively improve their wellbeing and provide peer support by teaching resilience-building and self-regulation skills.

    Services available to people of all ages, across the Lochaber area.

    Contact:

    Website: Ewen’s Room

    Enquiries: 01967 401130 (ring this number if you have enquiries about Ewen’s Room)

    Email: info@ewensroom.com

  • Lighthouse Club

    About

    The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is the only charity that provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to construction workers and their families. There are options available if you or someone you know is uncomfortable talking about problems.

    Contact

    Phone: 0345 605 1956 (24 hours, 7 days a week)

    Download the Construction Industry Helpline app

    or text HARDHAT to 85258 to get free and confidential guidance and support over text.

  • Highland Prevent Suicide Mobile App

    About

    Provides helpful info for those affected in any way by suicide, extensive contact details for services across the Highland area as well as allowing users to create their own safety plan.

    Resources

    Highland Prevent Suicide mobile app on Google Play

    Highland Prevent Suicide mobile app on Apple App Store

    Or, use your mobile phone camera and scan the relevant QR code below

    Prevent Suicide Highland Safety Plan

  • Samaritans

    About

    Samaritans is a unique charity dedicated to reducing feelings of isolation and disconnection that can lead to suicide.

    Whatever you’re going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We’re here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.”

    Contact

    Telephone: 116 123

    Email: jo@samaritans.org

    Write a letter to: Freepost SAMARITANS LETTERS

    Find your nearest branch.

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