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General Support
Counselling and one-to-one support available to young people at risk of homelessness, looking to re-engage with education, build confidence and skills or seek employment.
Counselling available in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Phone: 01224 212924
Email: Counselling@aberdeenfoyer.com
Website: www.aberdeenfoyer.com
There are a wide range of student support and information services, as well as friendly and supportive staff who are there to help.
Phone: 01224 273935
Email: student.support@abdn.ac.uk
Website: www.abdn.ac.uk/students/support/services-6465.php
Talking groups for men who have either been through a storm, are currently going through a storm or have a storm brewing in their life.
Every Monday from 7pm (excluding bank holidays)
Northfield Community Centre, Byron Square, Aberdeen, AB16 7LL
Huntly Football Club, E Park Street, Christie Park Stadium, Huntly, AB54 8J
Garioch Sports Centre, Burghmuir Drive, Inverurie, AB51 4GY
f there are no groups nearby, or you feel more suited to our online meetings, then these are available via Google Meet – you can attend online by emailing (details below).
Email: info@andysmanclub.co.uk
Facebook (Aberdeen): www.facebook.com/andysmanclubaberdeen
Facebook (Huntly): www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580322271997
Facebook (Inverurie): www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573862829580
Web: click here
We offer counselling and mediation to everyone; from children to grandparents, and can support you or your family in times of stress, change and conflict.
Aberdeen Address: 7 Belgrave Terrace, Aberdeen, AB25 2NR
Phone: 01224587571
Email: enquiries@avenuecharity.org
Moray Address: Avenue, 17 Institution Road, Elgin IV30 1QT
Phone: 01224587571
Email: enquiries@avenuecharity.org
Aberdeenshire Address: Avenue, Marischal Chambers, 8 Drummers Corner, Peterhead, AB42 1ZP
Phone: 01779 490790
Email: Peterhead@avenue-info.com
Website: https://avenuecharity.org/
Aims to support young carers in their caring role so they are able to live a happy and fulfilled life alongside caring.
Phone: 01224 624090
Email: AberdeenYoungCarers@barnardos.org.uk
Website: www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/services/aberdeen-young-carers
Delivers employability training and support to 16 to 24 years olds within Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
Our service delivers a wide range of programmes that will help you gain confidence to progress towards work or further training
Phone: 01224 624090
Email: miranda.aitken@barnardos.org.uk
Website: www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/services/barnardos-works-aberdeen-and-aberdeenshire
Befriending service for vulnerable children/young people.
Phone: 01224 210060
Email: info@befriendachild.org.uk
Website: www.befriendachild.org.uk
Child Protection is everyone’s responsibility. If you need more information contact:
Phone: 0800 731 5520
Website: www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/Aberdeen-Protects/protecting-children
Worried about a child in Aberdeenshire? If you would like to speak to someone, seek help or pass on information or concerns.
Phone: 01467 537111 Out of Hours 03456 08 12 06
Police: Emergency 999 Non-emergency 101
Email: social.work@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Website: www.girfec-aberdeenshire.org/child-protection/
If you have a child protection concern (ie you think a child is at risk of significant harm), then please use the following details to report your concern:
Phone: 01343 554370 (during office hours)
Out of hours: 03457 565 656 (Social Work - Emergency)
Email: childrensaccessteam@moray.gov.uk
Website: click here
This guide was created by and for young people to find help support when experiencing painful feelings about suicide.
This is a tool to help you discover ways you can talk to others about painful feelings like self-harm and suicide in a way that you feel comfortable and in control.
You can access and download the toolkit here.
Website: www.suicideprevention.scot/enabling-conversations-toolkit
Local community network of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through their challenging times.
Support is provided for struggling young families in Aberdeen who have at least one child aged 5 and under.
Phone: 01224693545
Email: admin@homestartaberdeen.org.uk
Website: www.homestartaberdeen.org.uk
Provides free, safe and anonymous online support for 10-18s in Aberdeenshire. This includes self-help, peer community support and 1:1 support.
Email: aberdeenshire@kooth.com
Website: www.kooth.com
A range of services and resources are available to students to help build their resilience, skills and capacity to manage mental wellbeing and achieve their full potential as successful learners.
Website: click here
Offers compassionate and non-judgemental support for anyone 16 and over living with self-harm.
Email: selfharm.aberdeen@penumbra.org.uk
Website: penumbra.org.uk/services/aberdeen-self-harm-service
Provides advice to students on a variety of topics including bereavement and relationship difficulties.
Phone: 01224 262120
Email: counselling@rgu.ac.uk
Website: rgu.ac.uk/life-at-rgu/support-advice-services/counselling-wellbeing
Support for young people, aged 12 to 17 yrs, who are affected by a problem drinker.
Phone: 020 7593 2070
Email: enquiries@al-anonuk.org.uk
Website: click here
Helpline for children and young people who are distressed, in trouble or in danger.
Phone: 0800 1111 (free)
Website: www.childline.org.uk
If you have concerns about a child’s wellbeing it can be difficult to know what to do. Our support line will listen and help you work through what’s best for the child.
Support line: 08000 28 22 33
Email: parentlinescotland@childrenfirst.org.uk
Website: www.childrenfirst.org.uk/supportline
Counselling Service via Grampian Regional Equality Council (GREC) for New Scots children and young people aged 5-20
A safe space where you can share and offload what is on your mind. We’ll support you in working through these feelings, emotions, and thoughts; you don’t need to deal with these alone.
Email: Counselling@grec.co.uk
Phone: 01224 576790
Referral form link: https://forms.office.com/e/yxjAagQ1r5?origin=lprLink
Website: https://grec.co.uk/me-time/
We support young carers aged 12 to 20 in Aberdeen City to be matched with a mentor who will help you build confidence, talk through challenges, believe in your potential, support you to dream big and much more.
Phone: 07484 028428
Email: olivia.turnbull@mcrpathways.org
A national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide in the UK and to promote mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.
Phone: 01925 572444
Text: 07786 209697
Hopeline247: 0800 0684141 (Open 24 hours a day, every day of the year)
Email: admin@papyrus-uk.org
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org (for confidential suicide prevention advice)
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org
There is a translation tool available on the website
Scotland’s anti-bullying service funded by the Scottish Government and managed by the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) in partnership with LGBT Youth Scotland.
Respect Me work with all adults involved in the lives of children and young people to give them the practical skills and confidence to deal with children who are bullied and those who bully others.
Phone : 0344 800 8600
Email : enquire@respectme.org.uk
Website: www.respectme.org.uk
Self help tool that allows young people to create a personalised self-care plan and take proactive steps to looking after their mental health and wellbeing.
Website: www.samhselfcare.org.uk
The UK’s leading support service for people under 25 to help with a variety of topics and situations (from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs). Talk via an online community, on social media, a confidential helpline or counselling service.
Also provides a crisis messenger service.
Website: www.themix.org.uk/
A UK charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. They provide expert knowledge to professionals, parents and young people through their Parent’s Helpline, online resources, training and development, outreach work and publications.
Phone: 0808 802 5544 – parent helpline. (free)
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk