“Dingwall Two’s Company Befriending is a befriending service aimed at older adults who find themselves requiring some extra friendship and support, and this is provided through weekly telephone calls. We match volunteers with those who are referred to us and all volunteers are carefully selected, trained and vetted.”
Website: Dingwall Two’s Company Befriending – Linking Lives UK
Telephone: 01997 421349
Email: dingwall@twoscompany.org.uk
“Are you aged 16 or over? Are you in work, on an apprenticeship or about to start work? Do you live in England, Scotland or Wales? Do you have issues playing on your mind that are affecting how you feel at work?
Able Futures gives you regular time to speak with a mental health specialist about issues that are affecting you at work, so that you can learn new ways to look after yourself so that you can feel more resilient and able to cope as well as finding the confidence to take practical steps to overcome problems and make adjustments to help your mental health at work. “
Support available for employers:
“If you need resources and materials to help you promote the Access To Work Mental Health Support Service to your employees and apprentices, the Able Futures employer services team can help.”
Website: Support for mental health at work | Able Futures Mental Health Support Service (able-futures.co.uk)
Telephone free on: 0800 321 3137 – lines open 8am – 10.30pm Monday to Friday
“Lochaber MindFit is a peer-to-peer support group for residents of Lochaber with the express purpose of providing emotional support at difficult times for people who have been affected by the issue of anxiety, depression or suicide, whether through their own personal experience or a family member of friend.
Lochaber MindFit comprises two groups, one for men and one for women
If you live in the Lochaber area of the Highlands our peer-to-peer groups are here to support you. Residents of Fort William and other local communities in Lochaber are welcome to participate in the group meetings.”
Website: Peer-to-peer Mental Health Support – Lochaber MindFit
Contact form: Contact Us – Lochaber MindFit
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.
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
The Highland Food Activity map includes local food producers, bakeries, community food growing initiatives, markets, food banks, community fridges and larders, community cafés and more!
Website: Highland Good Food Partnership
Launched jointly by SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health), Public Health Scotland, and sportscotland this campaign aims to encourage us to make small changes in our lives, that could help us to feel our personal best.
The ‘Feel Your Personal Best’ campaign is about encouraging people to get moving in whatever way works for them and support their physical and mental health in doing so.
Website: Feel Your Best Website
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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
OR
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.
Website: My Period Live
Mobile Apps: Download for free using the QR codes
“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.”
Website: Community | Selkie Collective
Email: contact@theselkiecollective.com
“LGOWIT aims to raise awareness of the difficulties of living with lifelong chronic conditions, help people self-manage their conditions through training, education and fun; giving people the ability to control how they live their lives better and with confidence.
Website: MySelf Management
Telephone: 07834 753766
Email: info@myself-management.org
“Our mission is clear. We’re here to help people living with mental ill-health ditch any stigma associated with it and feel like an important part of their community. We help them to live full and independent lives no matter what their background or the level of support they need.
We’re proud to have dedicated community support teams working in the Inverness, Easter Ross, Caithness and Lochaber areas and our pioneering residential mental health recovery centre was the first in Scotland and is currently one of just three such centres here.”
Website: Home – centred
Telephone: 01463 236507
Email: hello@centred.scot
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