Mental health, wellbeing, suicide prevention and crisis support links

If you want to talk to someone, who will understand what you’re going through, and can help:

If you’re in or near Edzell, Brechin, Forfar Montrose, Kirriemuir or Letham, call:

Hillcrest Futures – Peer Support Service on 01307 460101 or email angusmentalhealthpeersupport@hillcrestfutures.org.uk.

If you're in or near Carnoustie, Monifieth or Arbroath, call:

Penumbra – Peer Support Service on 01241 873900 or email anguspeerservice@penumbra.org.uk.

If you’d like to find more sources of support to get you back on track, and feeling OK, here are some more links.

NHS Inform: Mental Health

Identifying, treating and managing mental health problems and disorders

Mental health and wellbeing support available in GP practices

Angus Independent Advocacy

Free independent advocacy for people with no one else to help them. Independent advocacy can help people understand their rights and options, access services and have a say in their care and support.

Change Mental Heath

National mental health charity delivering support, information and advice to people experiencing mental ill health and those who care for them.

Community Sport Hubs, ANGUSalive

There is a clear link between our mental and physical health, and the benefits that being physically active can have on general health and wellbeing. Through the community sport hub network in Angus, sports clubs, physical activity providers, community organisations and partners are working hard to become as welcoming, accessible and inclusive as possible for the people in their communities. Examples of this include walking sports and sporting memories.

Insight Counselling

A safe, confidential space to talk about yourself and your life. Available to residents of, and people registered with GPs, in Dundee and Angus.

Insight also offers counselling to children and young people from age 12.

Penumbra: Angus Nova Project

Offers a range of options to empower people to manage their own wellbeing. Uses a coaching approach to help people manage their own recovery by breaking goals into achievable steps. Connects with resources, amenities and meaningful activities within the community and shares tools and techniques to manage wellbeing.

Self and third-party referral form

Qwell

Online emotional wellbeing and mental health support.

SAMH information Service 

SAMH is the Scottish Association for Mental Health.

Voluntary Action Angus 

Supports the growth of volunteering, social enterprise and local third sector development. Provides a Third Sector interface role (TSI), a community development function and is a key organisation in empowering communities and combatting poverty.