Category: Durness, Golspie, Dornoch

  • Parent Club

    About

    “Being a parent is the best job in the world. Just not all the time. It can also be the hardest. A continual learning curve with new challenges at every turn. 

    Sometimes it can feel tough. And in those moments, when parents and carers need somewhere to turn, we want to be there for you, with information you can trust, all in one place.

    Through pregnancy and toddler tantrums, to starting school and all the way up to those tricky teenage years, we’re here to help. Offering tips and advice for all the challenges that family life throws up, from experts and parents and carers who’ve been there before.

    After all, we’re all in the same club.”

    Contact

    Website: Parent Club – For Baby Box And All Your Parenting Needs

  • Highland Peep

    About

    The Programme supports parents perinatally (i.e. before and after the birth) to reflect on their developing baby, tune in to their baby’s feelings and behaviour and respond sensitively (known as reflective functioning). This helps parent-baby bonding and attachment, and reduces the risk to the early parent–baby relationship, helping to prevent isolation, anxiety and low-level depression.

    All sessions are a mix of discussion, video clips, sharing of relevant research and advice, songs/rhymes and story sharing, all underpinned by the focus on reflective functioning.  After the initial phone conversation with the parent/s, we offer five group sessions of about an hour each, focusing on:

    1. Getting to know each other
    2. Supportive networks
    3. Transition to parenthood
    4. The developing brain, and emotional support
    5. Baby states

    Following these five sessions, we offer a reunion session once the babies are born.  Throughout the course we also signpost parents to other groups or provision within their local community.

    Contact

    Highland Peep Facebook page: Highland Peep | Inverness | Facebook

    Email: gillian.forbes@highland.gov.uk

  • LGBT Health and Wellbeing

    About

    “LGBT Health and Wellbeing is Scotland’s health and wellbeing charity for LGBTQ+ adults.

    Our vision is of a Scotland where LGBTQ+ people thrive; an equal Scotland where who we are does not negatively impact on our health and wellbeing.

    We provide emotional support and information to the entire diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community across Scotland. This includes queer, intersex, asexual people and all identities under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella.

    You do not need a label to use our helpline. We will support you if you are questioning or exploring your sexuality and/or gender identity.

    We are also here for the families, partners, friends and supporters of LGBTQ+ people, as well as health and social care professionals who want to be more inclusive.

    We can support you with all kinds of issues as often and as regularly as you need it.”

    Contact

    Website: LGBT Health and Wellbeing

    Helpline: 0800 464 7000

  • Children 1st – Parentline

    About

    “As a charity we offer emotional, practical, and financial support to help families to put children first and campaign to uphold the rights of every child. 

    We support the whole family when they need it, for as long as they need it. We offer help to prevent families reaching crisis point, to keep children safe and to support children and families to recover from trauma and harm.

    Our work is founded on the understanding that children do well when families do well. The practical, emotional and financial support we offer is more than a lifeline, it is the support that children and families need to overcome the challenges they face today to enjoy a happier, more secure tomorrow.”

    Contact

    If you are concerned about a child or would like advice and support about parenting, contact Children 1st Parentline on 08000 28 22 33 or at: parentlinescotland@children1st.org.uk

    Website: Scotland’s National Children’s Charity | Children 1st

  • Self-Harm Network Penumbra

    About

    Self-Harm Network Scotland provides compassionate support, resources, and information to people who self-harm. We also provide support and information to friends, families and professionals. 

    We know that with good, compassionate support, there is real hope for people who self-harm. Accessing the right support at the right time is critical.

    Contact

    Website: Home – Self-Harm Network Scotland Penumbra (selfharmnetworkscotland.org.uk)

    Contact form: Contact Us – Self-Harm Network Scotland Penumbra (selfharmnetworkscotland.org.uk)

    Interactive online self help tool available at: I need support – Self-Harm Network Scotland Penumbra (selfharmnetworkscotland.org.uk)

  • Triage

    About

    Triage delivers employment and skills support services in person and remotely across the Highlands & Islands.

    Triage recognise that every person’s journey towards work can be different. Triage has access to many different routes that can help individuals find the right path for them offering a variety of services.

    Their vision is all about helping people succeed in life. This extends to the people on their programmes as well as the teams that help to deliver them. Triage want to make people the best they can be.

    Triage deliver high-quality, person-centred employability and education programmes that help their participants and learners improve their skills and move into sustained employment.

    Contact

    Email: highlands@triage.net

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    Phone: 01463 382 851

  • Narcotics Anonymous

    About

    “Do you have a drug problem?

    Talk to someone who’s been there.

    Members meet regularly to talk about their experiences in recovery. More experienced members (known as sponsors) work individually with newer members. The core of the NA program is the Twelve Steps. These “steps” are a set of guidelines outlining a practical approach to recovery. By following these guidelines and working closely with other members, addicts learn to stop using drugs and face the challenges of daily living”

    Online meetings and in person meetings available depending on area.

    Contact

    Website: Narcotics Anonymous East Coast Scotland | Drug Addiction Help Aberdeen (ecscotna.org)

    Contact: 0800 048 48 12

  • Sleepio

    About

    Sleepio is a NICE-recommended digital treatment for insomnia.

    Lasting recovery from insomnia that’s available anytime, anywhere.

    Sleepio uses evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to address unique needs with a programme tailored to the individual, featuring sessions with step-by-step guidance. In about 20 minutes per week, individuals can quiet their racing minds, reshape behaviours, and get better sleep.

    Free for anyone living in Scotland.

    Contact

    Website: Sleepio | Can’t sleep? Get to sleep and stay asleep without pills or potions

    Additional Resources:

    The NHS Inform Mental Health Toolkit

  • Daylight

    About

    Daylight is a smartphone-based app that provides help to people experiencing symptoms of worry and anxiety, using evidence-based cognitive behavioural techniques, voice, and animation.

    Daylight free to use for anyone living in Scotland.

    How do I access Daylight? 

    1. Click on the following link: www.trydaylight.com/nhs
    2. Take our ‘What’s your anxiety type?’ quiz
    3. Sign up for an account using your name and email address
    4. Download the Daylight smartphone app (search ‘Daylight – Worry Less’ on both iPhone and Android).

    Contact:

    Website: Daylight (trydaylight.com)

    Email: hello@trydaylight.com

    Additional Resources:

    The NHS Inform Mental Health Toolkit

  • 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

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