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Mental Health and Wellbeing support in the local area for school leavers

North East

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Leith Wellbeing Services 

Citadel Youth Centre Wellbeing Programme

The Citadel offers support for young people aged 12 to 19 years, including one to one support and a wellbeing group work programme.

Counselling at The Junction

The Junction can offer up to 20 sessions of counselling for young people aged 12 to 21 years. You can have space to talk about things that are worrying you, in confidence with a qualified counsellor. This can help you to make sense of your emotions and support your well-being.

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The Junction – Young people, health and wellbeing

Providing health & wellbeing services for young people aged 12 to 21 years who live, work or are in education in the North East Edinburgh area. Services include:

•    Counselling – You can receive up to 20 sessions of counselling, provided by qualified counsellors and counsellors in training.
•    One to One Support provided by workers using an informal coaching approach. Staff are also trained in LIAM ‘Lets Introduce Anxiety Management’, and BA Brief Behavioural Activation which focuses on low mood and depression.
•    Drug and alcohol support – One to one support if you are affected by substance, this includes those affected by substance within families or amongst their peers.
•    Mosaic Project - Promotes the mental wellbeing of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) young people. The group is co-facilitated by the Multi-Cultural Family Base and is for young people in High School in S2 to S6.
•    Creative Express - Creativity-based workshops and one to one support that help you to express emotions. Beneficial for you if you are neurodiverse, have experienced trauma, or you simply want to express yourself creatively.
•    The Wednesday walk-in from 4pm to 7pm and is available for you to talk about mental health & wellbeing without the need for an appointment. Where possible, arrive before 5.30pm to ensure you can get a one to one chat.
•    The Friday chiller from 12.30pm to 3.30pm is a drop-in/group with free toasties and a chilled atmosphere for young people in North East Edinburgh and beyond. Make friends, find out how to support your wellbeing, and get one to one support.
•    Sexual health service – Access to safer sex supplies through c:card and/or access pregnancy and STI testing service. Attend during walk-in and drop-in hours or arrange an appointment to ensure a staff member is available.
•    Outreach service - Providing information on health & wellbeing topics via street work and delivering educational group work in schools and youth groups.

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Time to Talk 

Aims to support and improve mental health and wellbeing across Edinburgh for young people aged from 12 to 25 years who want to talk about anything. If you are a parent or carer, you can refer your child to the service as well as find out about support available for you across the city. 

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