In line with the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 which aims to tackle period poverty, promote period dignity and break the stigma surrounding periods in Scotland, free period products are available for collection from over 70 community venues across Highland with more collection points being added all the time
You can collect for yourself or on behalf of someone else.
Look out for the poster in public buildings
Up to date information on community collection points in Highland can also be found on the My Period Live website
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Download the PickUpMyPeriod app for free on Apple or Android.
The information there will be updated regularly and includes a map of current community collection points in Highland and across Scotland.
“From the very beginning of The Selkie Collective we always knew that we wanted to provide supportive spaces for women in our community. We run many events throughout the year that seek to offer rejuvenating spaces for women. We believe that women empowering each other and providing wellbeing support can only help to uplift our community.”
“Our helpline is here to support anyone experiencing domestic abuse or forced marriage, as well as their family members, friends, colleagues and professionals who support them. We provide a confidential, sensitive service to anyone who calls us.”
A Mental Health peer support group for mums and birthing people.
“There is no stigma or judgment, you will find a kind caring community who have all had their own mental health journey and lots of special events like creative journaling, mindfulness and Q&A’s with our favourite perinatal psychologists”.
“We have an online meeting over Zoom every Thursday morning and on the 3rd Tuesday of the month in the evening. For those who can travel, we meet in person in Elgin on the last Monday of the month”
“Once you have been along to a Zoom or in person meeting you can join LATNEM Chat, our online peer support space on Facebook. LATNEM Chat is only open to people we have met so it’s a very safe place to be”.
Who is it for? Mums and birthing people in need of support with their mental health.
Ross-shire Women’s Aid provides information, support and temporary accommodation to women, children and young people with experience of domestic abuse.
You can contact us by phone or arrange to meet a worker at a time and place which is safe for you. We will support you whether you are still with your partner or if you are ready to leave. We can help with whatever kind of abuse you are experiencing from your partner. We will support any women whose partner or ex-partner abuses them regardless of whether their partner is male or female.
We will not judge you and we will not tell you what to do, we will help you explore the options available to you and support you to make your choices happen.
We will not tell anyone you have contacted us or what you have said.
We can provide a range of support from a one-off phone call to long-term support. We will listen to you and give you the information you need to make decisions to help make sure you and your children are safe now and in the future. For those who want to leave we can help find somewhere safe to stay. This can be with us in our ‘refuge’, through other local providers or if you need to get out of the area, we can help find you a safe place to stay in the UK.
Our refuge provides a place to stay for either a couple of days if all you need is time out or for as long as it takes for you to get re-housed. We have five flats for women with families and two bedsits.
One of our flats is designed to be accessible to women with disabilities.
Lochaber Women’s Aid operates a Women’s support service and a Children and Young Person’s service. Both of these services offer practical and emotional domestic abuse support. Alongside these services, we operate a prevention and awareness service which aims to facilitate a better understanding and awareness of domestic abuse within our community
“We have been supporting women, children & young people in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey since 1979.
Our team have extensive experience, skills and knowledge to ensure that our clients get the best support to enable them to deal effectively with their experiences of domestic abuse. The staff team provides specialist support for women, children & young people.”
Please note: Paths for All has now rebranded to Walking Scotland
Walking Scotland supports people to access health Walks, which are a supportive and welcoming way to start or continue your walking journey. All Health Walks are local, accessible, short group walks that are free to attend. They are led by trained walk leaders along risk assessed routes and are suitable for all walking paces and abilities.
