Category: Parent and/or Carer

  • ERIC – The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity

    About:

    “ERIC, the Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity is the UK’s leading charity supporting all children and teenagers with a bowel or bladder problem.

    For over thirty years, we have been providing information and emotional support to families about these common but often misunderstood conditions.

    ERIC, the Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity is the UK’s leading charity supporting all children and teenagers with a bowel or bladder problem.

    For over thirty years, we have been providing information and emotional support to families about these common but often misunderstood conditions.

    Our services include: 

    • A free telephone and email helpline 
    • Clinically correct information and digital resources on potty training, bowel problems including constipation, daytime bladder problems and bedwetting
    • Training courses for health and education professionals
    • Support and information events for parents and carers 
    • An online shop supplying a range of continence products for children”

    Contact:

    For information, confidential advice and support, call our advisors Monday to Thursday, 10am to 2pm on FREEPHONE 0808 1699 949.

    If you cannot get through to an advisor, please use the web enquiry link found at: Helpline support | ERIC

    Website: ERIC

  • Thriving Families

    About:

    “We are funded by the Highland Council to provide an independent, rights-based, information, advice and support service for anyone involved in the care of children and young people (up to age 25).

    An additional support need is anything which means a child needs more, or different, support to another child the same age to make the most of their lives. A child can need extra help for lots of reasons, including having a disability, having an illness or long-term condition, being looked after or in care, being a young carer, having a difficult family situation, being bullied or suffering a bereavement.”

    “We provide information and advice to professionals so you are better able to support and signpost families to services and resources.

    We deliver our virtual Pines sessions in partnership with the National Autistic Society Scotland and the Pines training team. These sessions have a neurodevelopmental focus but much of the content is relevant to a broad range of additional support needs. You can see all upcoming events on the Pines website and watch many of the recorded sessions on the Pines You Tube channel.

    We are also funded by NHS Highland to provide a digital support service for adult carers of children and young people with additional support needs.”

    Contact:

    We can be contacted by phone on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 8:30-12:30 and 13:00-14:00 on 07514 120288.

    Email: info@thrivingfamilies.org.uk

    Website: Thriving Families – Improving the lives of families in the Highlands

  • Connecting Carers

    About:

    “Connecting Carers provides information and advice to Carers, to help each Carer make the best decisions about their caring role. We also directly provide services to and for Carers, on behalf of government agencies or in response to the support needs Carers have identified.”

    Contact:

    Carer support line: 01463 723560

    Connecting Carers Office 01463 723575

    Email carers@connectingcarers.org.uk

    Website: Connecting Carers – Connecting Carers & Connecting Young Carers

  • The Compassionate Friends

    About:

    “The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents dedicated to the support and care of other similarly bereaved family members who have suffered the death of a child or children of any age and from any cause.

    Many people who have suffered the loss of a child feel a bond with others in the same situation and wish to extend the hand of friendship. We offer support, both directly to bereaved families, and indirectly by fostering understanding and good practice amongst professionals concerned with child death and by increasing public awareness.

    In TCF, “family” covers a broad spectrum of relationships. We aim to help any individual or family affected by the death of a child, including unmarried partners, adoptive parents, step families, same sex couples and single parent families.

    TCF has no religious affiliation and offers support to bereaved families irrespective of the age of the child, cause of death, ethnic, social or political background.

    We respect the privacy of all those who come to us for support and offer a confidential service.”

    Helpline and online support available for all areas. Local support in Fort William and Wick available.

    Contact:

    For bereavement support call our Helpline on: 0345 123 2304

    (Open 10 am – 4 pm, 7pm – 10 pm every day of the year)

    Email: helpline@tcf.org.uk

    Website: The Compassionate Friends (tcf.org.uk)

  • Walking Scotland

    About

    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.

    There are a variety of walks available including:

    • Dementia Friendly Walking
    • Strength and Balance Walking
    • Buggy Walks
    • Cancer Friendly Walking
    • Long Term Conditions
    • Workplace Walking

    Contact

    Please use their online contact form.

  • Spirit Advocacy / HUG Action for Mental Health

    About:

    “Our main aim is to improve the way in which we, as users of mental health services are treated; by campaigning to improve the rights, services and treatment of people with mental health problems, and to challenge stigma and discrimination.

    Furthermore, we aim:

    • to represent the interests of users of mental health services living in the Highlands
    • to provide information on mental health issues
    • to identify gaps in services
    • to find ways of improving services
    • to participate in the planning and management of services
    • to challenge stigma and break down discrimination against people with mental health issues
    • to pass on information and news amongst mental health groups in the Highlands
    • to increase knowledge about resources, alternative treatments and rights for service users
    • to promote co-operation between agencies concerned with mental health
    • to promote equality of opportunity”

    Contact:

    Phone – 0300 365 9366

    Email: hug@spiritadvocacy.org.uk

    Website: HUG (Action for Mental Health) | HUG Action for Mental Health (spiritadvocacy.org.uk)

  • Mikeysline – The Hive

    About:

    “The Hive Inverness, or The Hive Project as it was originally known, is the Highlands’ first out of hours mental health crisis centre, based at 19 Academy Street, Inverness. Providing a safe place to those who are in need of it, the Hive offers face to face support aimed at reducing social isolation, supporting people to maintain their mental wellbeing, whatever the issue and for those in crisis.

    We now also have outreach Hives in the Easter Ross area. One in Tain and one in Skiach, by Evanton”

    Contact:

    To book an appointment, please either telephone during the day on: 01463 729000 or email: enquiries@mikeysline.co.uk

    Website: Face to Face Support – Mikeysline


  • Mikeysline

    About:

    Mikeysline is an Inverness‑based mental health and suicide prevention charity, providing compassionate, confidential peer support to anyone aged 11+ throughout the Highlands, Islands and Moray.

    Support is delivered via their text-based services (SMS, WhatsApp, Webchat), in person at one of their local Hives, or by booking a callback appointment.

    Hours: Sun-Mon 6pm-10pm and Fri & Sat 7pm-7am

    For full details of their services, visit: https://oursupport.mikeysline.co.uk/

    Contact:

    Text: 07786 207 755 WhatsApp: 01463 729000

    Email Address: enquiries@mikeysline.co.uk

    Webchat, Facebook Messenger

    Please note that the pop-up webchat window appears only during the hours that support is available in the evening.

    Website: Home – Mikeysline

  • Alzheimer Scotland

    About:

    “Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

    We have Dementia Resource Centres in 21 different locations across Scotland. Those centres provide a safe and friendly environment for people with dementia and their carers to visit and take part in a wide variety of activity groups.”

    Contact:

    24 hour freephone helpline: 0808 808 3000

    Email the helpline: helpline@alzscot.org

    Website: We are Scotland’s dementia charity (alzscot.org)

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