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LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing

The LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing is a unique initiative, funded by the Big Lottery Fund and local NHS organisations, to promote healthy lifestyles and improve the accessibility of mainstream health services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender communities in Edinburgh & south-east Scotland.

www.lgbthealth.org.uk

LGBT Youth Scotland

LGBT Youth Scotland is a national youth organisation working towards the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people in the life of Scotland. Â

We provide a range of services and opportunities for young people, families and professionals in order to proactively assist with increasing awareness and confidence, in turn reducing isolation and intolerance.

www.lgbtyouth.org.uk

Gay Men's Health

A health organisation for gay and bisexual men in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Provides information, free counselling, events, condoms and lube, information and volunteering opportunities.

http://www.gmh.org.uk/main/home.html

Metropolitan Community Church Edinburgh

A Christian Church that seeks to offer a safe and affirming space where all can worship God and explore their faith, irrespective of sexuality or gender identity.

http://www.mccedinburgh.com

Lothian lesbian & Gay Switch Board

A volunteer led and operated helpline and support organisation, providing services to gay and lesbian people in Edinburgh and the Lothians

http://www.lgls.co.uk

Health Gay Scotland

Healthy Gay Scotland (HGS) is a national HIV organisation that promotes the sexual health and well being of gay and bisexual men living in Scotland.

http://www.healthygayscotland.com

Roam Outreach

Part of the wider Harm Reduction team within Lothian NHS and offer a wide range of services for men who have sex with men including an out of hours testing service for gay & bisexual men

http://www.roam-outreach.com/news.php

Stonewall Scotland

Organisation promoting equality and justice for gay men, lesbians and bisexuals in Scotland.

www.stonewallscotland.org.uk

Trans Men Scotland

Trans Men Scotland is a self help support group for all female to male transgender people.

We meet monthly in Edinburgh and Glasgow for support and information. All female to male identified people are welcome to attend. We also hold regular social meetings to which partners, friends and family are welcome.

http://www.transmenscotland.org.uk

Pride Scotia

http://www.pride-scotia.org

Beyond Barriers

Very useful website full of links and information for LGBT people.

http://www.stonewall.org.uk/beyond_barriers/

The Equality Network

The Equality Network campaigns for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Scotland. It creates ways for people to contribute to making Scotland a place in which everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, can live free from hatred, prejudice and discrimination.

http://www.equality-network.org/

Waverley Care

Supporting the HIV community in Scotland

http://www.waverleycare.org

Welcome to MindOut

LGBT Mental Health

www.lgbtmind.com

Positive voice

Positive Voice is the HIV self-help organisation in Lothian: people living with HIV, their partners, families and carers supporting one another

http://www.positive-voice.org.uk/

FFLAG

Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

http://www.fflag.org.uk

Parents Enquiry Scotland

Telephone information and support for parents of LGBT people. Also provides help on coming out to parents.

www.parentsenquiryscotland.org

Press for change

Press for Change is a political lobbying and educational organisation, which campaigns to achieve equal civil rights and liberties for all trans people in the United Kingdom, through legislation and social change.

http://www.pfc.org.uk/

LIKT

LIK:T is the website of the Young Womens Peer Health Project. We are the Young Women’s Peer Health Project run by and for young lesbian and bisexual women.

http://www.likt.org.uk

Links for the Mental Health Organisations delivering workshops for LGBT Mind Matters

Choose Life - Suicide Prevention in Scotland

Choose Life is Scotland's National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide.

http://www.chooselife.net

Penumbra

We are one of Scotland's leading mental health organisations, providing a wide range of support services for adults and young people.

http://www.penumbra.org.uk/

Depression Alliance Scotland

Depression Alliance Scotland is Scotland's leading self-help charity for sufferers of depression and their carers.

DAS provides information and support for people experiencing depression and for their carers; produces booklets and leaflets; raises public awareness of the illness; promotes and encourages research into causes and alienation of depression.

http://www.dascot.org/

Scottish Recovery Network

The Scottish Recovery Network are working to raise awareness of recovery from long term mental health problems

http://www.scottishrecovery.net

Edinburgh Crisis Centre

http://www.edinburghcrisiscentre.org.uk/

Link Living

http://www.linkhousing.co.uk/linkliving/

Mental Health, Wellbeing & Self Help Links

Ed space

Who this site is for: People experiencing mental health difficulties; Carers, family and friends of people experiencing mental health difficulties; Employees of service providers across the statutory, voluntary and private sectors; Anyone with an interest in mental health and wellbeing

http://www.edspace.org.uk

Samaritans

24 hour confidential emotional support.

http://www.samaritans.org

Health in Mind

Voluntary Mental Health Organisation based in Edinburgh

http://www.health-in-mind.co.uk/

SANELINE - help at the end of the line

SANE is a UK mental health charity dealing with all aspects of mental illness including depression, manic depression, schizophrenia, anxiety

http://www.sane.org.uk

Breathing Space

A free, confidential phone-line to call when feeling down or stressed

http://www.breathingspacescotland.org.uk

SEEME SCOTLAND

The 'see me' campaign was launched in October 2002 to challenge stigma and discrimination around mental ill-health in Scotland

http://www.seemescotland.org

National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland)

http://www.nsfscot.org.uk

Bipolar Fellowship Scotland

http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk

Young Minds - information on mental health and young people

http://www.youngminds.org.uk

MindOut

LGBT mental health

http://www.lgbtmind.com

SamH

SAMH is one of Scotland's leading mental health charities.

http://www.samh.org.uk

Advocard

An independent mental health advocacy service based in Edinburgh in Scotland. Provides advocacy to individuals who are experiencing or have experienced mental ill health and who live in the community in Edinburgh.

http://www.advocard.org.uk

CAPS Advocacy

Careers Scotland

http://careers-scotland.org.uk

Change our minds

Self help info & support.

http://www.changeourminds.com

R U OK?

Al Anon

Support for people affected by other people’s drinking

http://www.aa-uk.org.uk/

Just like me

Part of the SeeMe campaign

http://www.justlikeme.org.uk

Living life to the full

New cognitive self help programme for people experienceing poor mental health

http://www.livinglifetothefull.com

NSF Scotland - Support and Action for People affected by Mental Illness

http://www.nsfscot.org.uk

VOCAL - The voice of carers across Lothian

http://www.vocal.org.uk

Volunteer Centre Edinburgh

Wellscotland

Useful local Community Health Projects links

Prop - Stress Centre

The PROP Stress Centre is a community health project based in Pilton, Edinburgh

Email: info@prop.org.uk

http://www.lchpf.co.uk/prop.htm

Stafford Centre

http://www.nice-work.com/hogasp/Care/Stafford%20Centre.htm

Thistle Foundation

http://www.thistle-foundation.biz/index.asp

Pilton Community Health Project

http://www.pchp.org.uk

Be WELL

A community health project in Craigmillar.

http://www.be-well.org.uk

Edinburgh Community Food Initiative (ECFI)

http://www.ecfi.org.uk

Health All Round

Works with people from Gorgie/Dalry and surrounding areas of Edinburgh.

http://www.healthallround.org.uk

Nari Kallyan Shangho

A health and welfare project for South Asian women and children living in Edinburgh.

http://www.nkshealth.co.uk/htm/index.htm

Saheliya

A Black and Minority Ethnic Women's Mental Health organisation.

http://www.saheliya.org.uk

The Health Strategy Group (HSG)

Works together with the community in Broomhouse & North Sighthill, Edinburgh, to address inequalities and improve the health of the local people

http://www.healthstrategygroup.org.uk

NSF Scotland

Support and Action for People Affected by Mental Illness

http://www.nsfscot.org.uk/

Youth

LGBT Youth Scotland

LGBT Youth Scotland is a national youth organisation working towards the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people in the life of Scotland. Â

We provide a range of services and opportunities for young people, families and professionals in order to proactively assist with increasing awareness and confidence, in turn reducing isolation and intolerance.

http://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk

CruseYouth Line

Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. The organisation provides counselling and support. It offers information, advice, education and training services.

http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk

Alateen

Support for young people who’s lives are affected by someone else’s drinking or addiction

http://www.aa-uk.org.uk

Youthlink

The national youth agency for Scotland

http://www.youthlink.co.uk