KIND wellbeing resources

Authors

Affiliation

KIND Network members

Brendan Clarke

NHS Education for Scotland

This is a community-sourced list of services and resources that you might find useful. If you’re a member of NHS staff, it’s worth knowing that you can self-refer to your occupational health services if you feel you need additional support.

Urgent / out of hours

• For urgent/life-threatening matters affecting you or another, call 999 or attend A&E
• NHS 24, and their services for mental health, or call 111 for 24/7 help
• The Samaritans - call 116 123
• Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 - 24/7 mental health crisis text line
• HOPELINE247 - call 0800 068 4141

Mental health support

• Scottish Action for Mental Health. Their wellbeing assessment tool is extremely helpful.
• MIND guidance on anxiety
• Breathing space - confidential support for low mood, depression, anxiety. Available 6pm-2am weekdays, 6pm-6am weekends. Call 0900 838 587
• Suicide Prevention Scotland podcast series and their resource directory
• MyApp
• NHS mental health info and advice
• SANE - out-of-hours helpline between 6-11pm. Call 0300 304 7000
• Mental health UK resources

Bereavement

• National Bereavement Alliance
• Maggie’s Centres Bereavement Groups for families and friends of those who have passed from cancer
• Support Around Death Scotland
• Cruse Scotland

Stress

• NHS Scotland Work-related Stress Policy

Abuse

• National Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline: call 0800 027 1234
• Rape Crisis Scotland (6 pm – midnight): call 0808 801 0302

LGBT

• LGBT+ helpline: call 0800 464 7000
• LGBT Youth Scotland

Trades Unions

• UNISON. Most organisations will also have named points of contact which you can find via the Branch Finder
• GMB

Wellbeing and healthy living

• NHS Inform
• National Wellbeing Hub
• Headspace app

Families and children

• National Childbirth Trust

Workplace-specific help

• Employee Assistance service
• Able Futures provide workplace mental health/wellbeing support. Call 0800 321 3137

Financial

• Money matters support or call 0800 085 7145/0141 445 5221
• Citizens Advice Scotland

Women’s groups

• SCORE Scotland

Men’s groups

• Andy’s Man Club national support group for mental health
• MindtheMen - peer support group
• Brothers in Arms - support space for mental wellbeing
• Men’s Sheds - support groups for wellbeing

Armed services

• Royal British Legion
• ForcesLine or call 08002606780
• Help for Heroes
• The Veteran’s Charity
• Care After Combat
• Veterans Outreach Charity

Neurodivergence

• ACAS on reasonable adjustments
• HR connect
• BBC - Neurodivergent handbooks

(peri-)menopause

• NHS Inform resources
• NHS wide interim policy - also contains useful links
• Wellbeing hub - has a line managers guide and workplace adjustments guide
• Menopause in the Workplace - for workplace training
• British Menopause Society - may be useful for evidence based info on treatments etc
• Menopause Matters
• Unison Guidance
• The Menopause Charity
• Menopause Warriors Scotland
• Unusual, but lots of positive comments about the Riot Women TV series

Org- and area-specific

• ALISS lists local services. Enter your postcode and distance prepared to travel and it gives you a list of services.