Mental Health and Wellbeing

From time to time we all struggle in some way with our mental health.  It was particularly difficult to stay mentally healthy during the Covid pandemic for many different reasons – loneliness and isolation,  fear, lack of motivation, employment and financial worries, lack of physical exercise and so on.  For many people, these issues are still very much a part of their daily life.

However, there is help available to enable you to develop the strategies, skills and tools to bolster resilience and to guide you to the best place for advice and assistance.  Click on the links below for further information and support.

NHS – Grampian (know-who-to-turn-to.com)

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Pathways to Wellbeing Moray

For information about mental health and wellbeing support and services in Moray

https://discoverpathwaysmoray.org.uk/

Moray Wellbeing Hub

Wellness College https://moraywellbeinghub.org.uk/wellness-college/

Peer support in community locations including Keith Library

Opportunities to get involved and influence mental health provision, including volunteering as a Champion

https://moraywellbeinghub.org.uk/      

ALISS (A Local Information System for Scotland)

ALISS is a national digital programme enabling people and professionals to find and share information on health and wellbeing resources, services, groups, and support in their local communities and online.

https://www.aliss.org/

In Keith

Website and Facebook group with information on events and groups in Keith

https://inkeith.com/

NHS Services in Keith offering Mental Health support

• GP
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners based at the Health Centre forpeople 18y+
• Community Mental Health Services
• Moray Primary Care Psychological Therapy Service
• Frailty Nurse

For Families – Phone 01542 881009

• School Nurses
• Health Visiting Team
• Family Nurses

Council service

• Healthpoint https://www.nhsgrampian.org/your-health/healthpoint/

Mental Health Support and Services in or near Keith

• Counselling services – Networks of Wellbeing in Huntly, Crossreach in Buckie, The Bounds in Aberdeen.
• Peer support – Chilling Women in Keith https://www.facebook.com/people/Networks-of-Wellbeing/100069709812430/
• Peer support – Networks of Wellbeing drop-in and groups, https://www.networksofwellbeing.org/
• Peer support – Wellbeing Hub drop-in’s https://moraywellbeinghub.org.uk/
• Peer Support – Retired Old Men Eating Out (ROMEO) – The group meets every 4th Thursday locally in Elgin to eat out, chat, make friends and combat loneliness and mental health issues. Jimmy leads the group and can be contacted on 07789 732 677.
• Peer Support – Range of men’s groups in Elgin
• REAP gardening programmes in Elgin and, hopefully soon, in Keith https://reapscotland.org.uk/oaks-therapeutic-garden/
• Living Life (tel 00800 328 9655) A free appointment-based telephone service for anyone over the age of 16 with low mood, mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety. Open Monday to Friday, 1pm to 9pm.https://www.breathingspace.scot/living-life/

Self Help

• Online Silver Cloud Daylight and Sleepio wellbeing programmes https://www.nhsgrampian.org/your-health/healthy-living/cCBT/
• Living Life to The Full –resources and courses https://llttf.com/resources/
• iThrive Edinburgh https://ithriveedinburgh.org.uk/self-help/self-help-guides-resources/
• Glasgow Wellbeing https://www.wellbeing-glasgow.org.uk/self-help
• NHS Inform https://www.nhsinform.scot/mental-health
• NHS Grampian https://www.nhsgrampian.org/your-health/healthy-living/mental-health/#

Urgent Help

Mental Health Helplines

Breathing Space

• 0800 838587
• There is a chat box that will pop up during operating hours so that folks can chat with a real person instead of a phone call
• Mon – Thur6pm – 2am
• Fri 6pm through to Mon 6am
• https://breathingspace.scot/

CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)

• Online webchat and phone support for folks struggling
• https://www.thecalmzone.net
• Helpline: 0800 585858
• 5pm to midnight 365 days per year

Mikeysline

• If you need someone to talk to, please text via SMS at 07786 20 77 55,through WhatsApp at 01463 729 000, or contact us via messenger, webchat or twitter
• Sun-Thurs 6pm – 10pm, Fri-Sat 7pm-7am.
• Can book a phone or in-person appointments in Elgin https://www.mikeysline.co.uk/appointments/
• https://www.mikeysline.co.uk/

Papyrus

• HOPELINE247 advisers want to work with you to understand why thoughts of suicide might be present. They also want to provide you with a safe space to talk through anything happening in your life that could be impacting on your or anyone else’s ability to stay safe.
• For children and younger adults under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide
• For anyone concerned that someone could be thinking about suicide
• https://www.papyrus-uk.org/papyrus-HOPELINE247/
• Call: 0800 068 4141
• Text: 88247
• Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org

The Samaritans (Free 24 hour/365 days phone service)

• Available to help with people struggling emotionally or experiencing thoughts of suicide
• Common reasons people call: relationship problems, grief, financial worries, job-related stress, loneliness, study stress, depression, chronic pain or illness, addiction, suicidal thoughts and more.
• 116 123
• samaritans.org

Shout 85258 – Text Line

• Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, anonymous text support service for anyone in the UK
• https://giveusashout.org/
• Text: ‘SHOUT’ to 85258
• 24 hours a day

NHS

• GP triage appointment
• NHS 24 – Dial 111 and choose the mental health option.
• Go to A&E

Some Mental Health Information

• SAMH leaflets on Anxiety and depression https://www.samh.org.uk/informationservice
• Suicidal thoughts https://www.samh.org.uk/about-mental-health/suicide
• Supporting someone with mental health difficulties https://www.samh.org.uk/about-mental-health/being-there-for-someone
• Sleep https://www.bettersleep.com/
• Declutter the Mind https://app.declutterthemind.com/?p=homebuttondesk
• Mindfulness https://www.freemindfulness.org/download
• Mindfulness Scotland https://www.mindfulnessscotland.org.uk/audio-practices.html