We're often happier when we're outdoors, think back to your childhood when you climbed trees, built dens in the woods, went fishing in the local river and ran wild in open spaces! It doesn't need to end now that we are adults, so maybe we can't climb trees anymore or run as fast as we could but we know that spending time in nature is good for the body and soul and there is good evidence to support this.

There are many ways to feel these benefits, including: walking, gardening, cycling, volunteering, outdoor learning and play as well as just enjoying being out in green spaces and nature!

Living Life to the Full

Life is a journey, sometimes it’s blue sky and sunshine, admiring the view from the peaks. Whereas sometimes it seems far harder, a struggle which feels constantly as if we’re going uphill with storms, it can feel lonely and cold. However you’re feeling, Living Life to the Full aims to help provide useful information and resources that can act as tools to use on your own life journey.

Lots of people struggle at times in life. Living Life to the Full teaches a range of life skills that are based on the tried and trusted CBT approach, aiming to improve wellbeing and resilience as you go through the journey of life.

You alright?

Sometimes you can feel overwhelmed with everything that is happening in your life. You might be feeling stressed, anxious or perhaps you are worried or scared about someone who is not treating you right or is being abusive?

Sometimes life gets you so down that you develop very intense bad feelings all the time.
Are your problems and feelings getting you to the point where you feel you have no-where to turn to?

No matter how bad it all seems there are people that want to listen and help you NOW!

You alright?

Childline

Call ChildLine free on 0800 1111

ChildLine is a free 24-hour counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday in the UK provided by the NSPCC.

Calls are confidential and won’t appear on your home phone bill. You can also use mobiles from 3 (Three), BT Mobile, EE, O2, Orange, T Mobile, Virgin or Vodafone mobiles won't show up on the phone bill either.

Need Help Now?

Breathing Space
0800 83 85 87

It helps to get some Breathing Space. You are not alone and talking about how you feel is a positive first step in getting help.

Breathing Space aims to provide:
• an alternative and easily accessible ‘first stop’ service
• assistance at an early stage in order to stop problems escalating
• empathy, understanding and advice through active listening
• hope when none exists
• direction for those who do not know where to seek help

So don't let problems get out of hand, phone Breathing Space, where experienced advisors will listen and offer information and advice.

Chris's House
01236 766755

Chris’s House is a Centre of Help, Response and Intervention Surrounding Suicide and has been set up to offer a safe environment where people in, or approaching, suicidal crisis can have a safe place to go and get professional support. This will help them to begin to recover from their current mental ill health. At Chris’s House we call anyone using our service a “Guest” and we offer an individually tailored programme for each Guest.

Samaritans
08457 90 90 90

Samaritans are specially trained people ready to listen at any time.

Local Services

Many factors influence mental health - housing, jobs, schools, transport, the environment - as well as they way we live our lives.

Everyone has mental health needs. From time to time, most of us feel stressed, anxious, worried or afraid. We may also have experiences that are very difficult to cope with, such as losing our job or the end of a relationship. Being bullied, sexual or racial harassment, experiencing discrimination because of a mental health problem, not having a voice because we're too young, too old or simply different, can all have an impact on our mental health.

Elament is Lanarkshire’s Directory of Services for adults and young people. It provides easy to access information on a variety of mental health and well being topics for people living and working in the local area.

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