Dr. Janice Weatherhogg
Mrs Patricia Cresswell
Ms. Heather Priestly
Lynn Johnstone – MAYDS Counsellor
Help with School Issues.
Advice on helping friends who are stressed.
Help with issues that can be stressful such as those concerned with family, school and money.
Mind helps people take control of their mental health. They do this by providing high-quality information and advice, and campaigning to promote and protect mental health for everyone.
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk
This website gives advice on practical ways to start dealing with stress.
A website for teenagers, giving advice on a wide range of physical, mental and social health topics.
YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people and empowering their parent(s)/carer(s).
‘See Me’ is Scotland’s national campaign to end the stigma and discrimination of mental ill-health.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/expertadvice
This website provides information and resources on mental health for professionals, parents and young people.
A website for teenagers, giving advice on a wide range of physical, mental and social health topics, including alcohol.
Drugs general information
Topics include treatment, side effects and UK drug laws.
Tel: 0800 587 587 9
For free 24-hour confidential drugs information and advice.
Information for parent(s)/carer(s) on talking to children about drugs and alcohol.
Details are available here of local support groups.
Tel: 0300 123 6600
Text: 82111
FRANK helps young people find out everything they might want to know about drugs (and some stuff they don’t). As well as a website full of facts, friendly, confidential advice is available via phone, text or email.
http://www.healthscotland.scot
This booklet is designed to help young people keep up the fight in the battle of life. There is lots to help with various traumas they might be facing or might have in the future.
A Scottish interactive site for depression and anxiety, where users can access cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) treatments online.
A support network and information resource for anyone living with depression.
Tel: 0300 123 3393
Works to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress. Depression and manic depression fact sheets can be downloaded from the website.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/expertadvice
This website provides information and resources on mental health for professionals, parents and young people.
‘See Me’ is Scotland’s national campaign to end the stigma and discrimination of mental ill-health.
www.healthtalk.org/young-peoples-experiences
Information on how young people deal with depression.
Advice for young people about what to do when they have problems that are worrying them.
Tel: 0800 58 58 58
Support for young men who find it hard to talk about their worries.
Tel: 0141 226 4441
A voluntary organisation that works directly with Scotland’s children and young people in care.
Psychosis
Tel: 0141 560 2050
Tel: 0114 271 8210
Tel: 0141 240 7790
Email: info@scottishrecovery.net
Tel: 0300 123 3393
Tel: 0300 5000 927
Email: advice@rethink.org
Working towards exams can creating feelings of worry and being under pressure, especially at high school. However there are a range of things that you can do to help deal with the stress that you might be feeling…
https://www.studentminds.org.ukhttp://www.healthscotland.scot
This booklet is designed to help young people keep up the fight in the battle of life. There is lots to help with various traumas they might be facing or might have in the future.Eating disorders
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/expertadvice
Leaflets on anorexia and bulimia can be downloaded. Written for people who suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia and those who care for them, they give good quality information on assessment and diagnosis, treatments and living with eating disorders.
www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk/
Anorexia and Bulimia Care offers a professional, personal and caring service, from a team of staff with experience in eating disorders, providing encouragement, advice and support for all involved (sufferers and family members) to help make full recovery possible.
Tel: 0345 634 7650 (under 25s)
This is a UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. There are separate confidential helplines – one for adults and one for young people under 25. Under 25s can also text or chat online to a member of the youth team.
This booklet is for anyone who is affected by eating problems. It describes the signs and effects of eating problems, suggests possible causes and looks at the different treatments available.
Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. They welcome anyone who wants to stop eating compulsively.
www.findingbalance.com/articles
Informative article about disordered eating and EATING DISORDERS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED (EDNOS)
A range of leaflets on various topics related to substance abuse and mental health.
Booklet: Understanding addiction and dependency.
A site for teachers, parents and young people aged 11-16 with information, lesson plans and resources about alcohol.
Tel: 0800 1111
Helpline for young people to discuss any problems or concerns.
Tel 0800 068 4141
Support for young people, their friends and parents if they are feeling suicidal.
Tel: 0300 123 3393
A range of advice and support about mental health topics.
Advice for young people about what to do when they have problems that are worrying them.
www.healthtalk.org/young-peoples-experiences
Information for young people on a range of health topics.
Self harm
Tel: 0800 1111
Tel: 0141 414 2762
Email: nhs.healthscotland-knowledge@nhs.net NHS Health Scotland’s lending service for books, videos and training materials for anyone interested in health improvement.
A support network and information resource for anyone living with depression.
The National Self Harm Network, providing a forum for survivors, professionals and family.
Online self harm support community.
Works to support girls and women in emotional distress and to develop services and raise awareness of self harm and mental health issuses.
‘See Me’ is Scotland’s national campaign to end the stigma and discrimination of mental ill-health.