Mental Health Support
There are many sources of support and advice regarding both you and your family's mental health.
Here are a few of the locally available groups who can help.
| Group Name | About | Contact Details | Download their Flyer |
Listen & Link | What is Listen and Link? Listen and Link is a self referral phone line and email service. It's for children, young people and their families, who have worries about their own mental wellbeing or for someone in their family. Their age range is 5-26 years old. What is a Self Referral? Self-referral means you can make the call to Listen and Link your self or get someone to make the call for you. They can then ask for Listen & Link to contact you. What is Mental Wellbeing? Mental wellbeing is the way children, young people and adults thing and feel about themselves and the world around them. It affects how a person copes with life's challenges and stresses." How Can Listen and Link help? Staff will want to listen to your concerns. Then they will suggest and with your agreement, LINK you to people, services or resources that may be a support to you. | Telephone: 01506 283160 Email: mentalhealthsupport@westlothian.gov.uk (opens new window) | Listen and Link Flyer (PDF, 163 KB)(opens new window) |
| Shout | Feeling worried and low? Need to talk? Text VOICE to 85258, to start a free, confidential text conversation 24/7 with a trained Shout volunteer. They can help with issues such as:
You can text from wherever you are in the UK. Texting is anonymous and will not appear on your phone bill. If your life is a risk, please call 999 for immediate help. | Text VOICE to 85258 | Shout: Mental Health text conversation (PDF, 212 KB)(opens new window) |
| West Space | Support for your wellbeing, the West Lothian way in association with West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership, NHS Lothian, West Lothian Council and Health in Mind. | Visit their webpage: www.westspace.org.uk (opens new window) | Westspace (PDF, 117 KB)(opens new window) |
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