Welcome to the Community Resource page.
We have many local organisations that offer a wide variety of health and well-being resources.
Mental health support and therapy; activities and connections in the local community.
Wide variety of programmes please see individual website links (green boxes) for more details:
The Health Agency
Services:
- Mental Health Service - 1-1 Counselling and Therapy
- Westerhaven - Support for those affected by cancer and long term conditions
- Tasting Change - Food knowledge and Cooking skills
- Positive Moves - Help people become more physically active and maintain a long term healthy diet
- Willow Community Garden
- Carer's Group - Regular Meetups
- Complimentary Therapies
Health All Round
Services:
- Heads Up - Managing mental health conditions with courses and workshops, counselling and 1-1 therapy
- Action For Pain - Chronic pain program to proactively manage chronic pain
- Volunteering
- Active Steps - Walking groups, gentle exercise classes, seated yoga, weight management
- Men's Green Shed - Men's social group
- Vibrant Years Club
- Go For Green
- Art For Health
- Complementary Therapies
- Community Link Worker - Calum Barrie
B Healthy Together
Community hub hosting many services
Please contact team for details of classes and programmes
- Stress And Anxiety Course - run by Dr Essex in partnership with B Healthy Together
Participants:
• anyone with chronic stress or recurrent acute stress/panic, chronic anxiety, chronic stress
• aged 18+
• able to attend consistently (wheelchair friendly)
0131 467 7678 for more details
iThrive
Services:
- Online Space For Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Thrive Mental Health Drop-in Cafe's offering support and signposting to other services:
>Oxgangs Library Tuesday afternoons
>Space Broomhouse Hub Friday Mornings
Health in Mind
Services:
- Pathway of support for all mental health issues including anxiety, depression and impact of trauma with support services either:
>Telephone
>In person
>Individual
>Groups
>Digital
Edinburgh Crisis Centre
If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis and need to talk to someone, please contact our friendly, confidential team:
- Call 0808 808 0414
- Text 07974 429 075
- Email crisis@edinburghcrisiscentre.org.uk
- How we can help video here
Edinburgh Health And Drug Partnership
A one – stop shop which offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services.
A range of services that include:
- 1 to 1 professional support
- C:card
- Choice of gender of worker
- Group support/ treatment
- Injecting equipment and take home naloxone
- Peer support
- Support for parents who have drug and alcohol issues and their children
Change Grow Live
Services:
- Chat to us online
- Relapse advice
- Alcohol treatment options
- Drugs treatment options
- Cut down or stop drinking
- Quit drugs and stay safe
- Family and friends support
- Peer and group support
Saheliya is a specialist mental health and well-being support organisation for black, minority ethnic, asylum seeker, refugee and migrant women and girls (12+) in the Edinburgh and Glasgow area.
Services
- Counselling
- 1-1 advocacy
- Skills development
- Childcare services
Our Active Communities programme supports people to get active to improve their health and wellbeing.
Please see link for details of all their community programmes including
- Ageing well - variety of activities for healthy, social active lifestyles in later life
- Steady steps - improving balance, strength and confidence
- Movement for memories - to support people living with dementia to be active
Our Get Active Card is specifically for people living on a low income, offering off peak access to all our:
- Gyms and gym classes
- Swimming, saunas and steam rooms
- Group fitness classes
Joint pain is a common issue and tends to affect us more as we age. It can be caused by injury, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and bursitis.
Here are some effective ways to help relieve joint pain:
Engage in regular low-impact exercise
Eat foods that can promote healthy joints
Use relaxation techniques to help you deal with pain
Make sure you’re getting enough good quality sleep
You can learn how to do all of this and more on our free Joint Pain Programme
Procrastination Station
Adult ADHD
We aim to provide adults with ADHD the information and support they require to thrive. In addition to the information on our website, we offer ADHD coaching, training, courses, and peer support. Follow the link to find out more about us and our vision.
Services:
- Coaching
- 6 week adult ADHD courses - online and in person
- Monthly meet ups
- Monthly online support
VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian) supports and empowers unpaid carers in Edinburgh and Midlothian through individual support, information, training and access to services.
Alzheimer Scotland provides services and support across Scotland to help anyone who is worried about their memory, has a diagnosis of dementia, or who is supporting someone with dementia.
Social services - Edinburgh
First point of contact for a range of social services for children/families, older people, people with disabilities, learning difficulties and mental health problems.
Please phone 0131 200 2324
Mental health information station
Drop in - Walpole Hall, Palmerston Place every Thursday 10.30 am to 3.00 pm.
Receive support and guidance from mental health professionals.
phone Thursdays from 10.30am – 3.00 pm on 0131 537 8688
Centre for Psychological Therapies
The Centre for Psychological Therapies at the University of Edinburgh provides evidence based psychological therapies for children and young people in the community.
We accept self referrals for children and young people (up to 26) with mild to moderate mental health presentations, including: low mood, anxiety, phobias and panic.
A range of parenting programmes and courses are available for parents and carers of children aged 0 to 16 years. The courses are free for parents of children living or attending school in Edinburgh.
Please see website for details of all courses available.
Penumbra Mental Health is a pioneering charity providing dedicated services for people with mild to serious and enduring mental ill health.
They support people on their journey to better mental health, by working with each person to find their own way forward.
Enquire is the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning. Providing easy to understand advice and information about additional support for learning legislation and guidance for families and professionals.
There are ways to access their help including their helpline, online information, publications and outreach work.
For self referral to physiotherapy, podiatry, health visitors, maternity services and smoking cessation, please see our services page
NHSlothian services
Website for all services NHS Lothian provides - including Primary, Community, and Acute services locally
EVOC Redbook
General Website for any other service you may need