Children & Young People Mental Health Services and Resources Directory

North Lanarkshire Services and Resources

Medium Concern

Seasons for Growth

Category:

• Bereavement

Mental Health Support:

• Understanding the process of grief, positive and negative coping strategies, small group

Eligibility: 

• Up to 18 years: affected by bereavement, loss or change

Age Range:

• Up to 18 years

Referral Route:

• The Educational Psychology Service involvement is negotiated through the link Educational Psychologists and the Named Person in educational establishments (normally the Head Teacher or Depute Head Teacher in Primary Schools or the Head of Establishment in a pre-school provision)

Website:

• N/A

Contact Details:

• Call the Principal Educational Psychologist or Depute Principal Educational Psychologist on either 01236 856200 (North Area Team) or call 01698 332850 (South Area Team)

Lead Agency:

• Ed-Psychology North Lanarkshire Council

Locality:

• North Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• Ed-Psychology North Lanarkshire Council

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Who Cares? Scotland – Advocacy

Category:

• Care Experienced

Mental Health Support:

• Advocacy, TNT Champions Board, Listening, Inclusion opportunities, Building skills/resilience

Eligibility: 

• Care experienced young people and their family/carers

Age Range:

• Up to 26 years

Referral Route:

• Self or agency referral

Website:

• https://www.whocaresscotland.org/

Contact Details:

• Caroline Richardson email: Crichardson@whocaresscotland.org
•  www.whocaresscotland.org/get-involved/contact-who-cares-scotland/

Lead Agency:

• Community Voluntary Sector

Locality:

• Pan Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• Community Voluntary Sector

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Barnardo’s Axis

Category:

• Drugs/alcohol/gambling

Mental Health Support:

• Provide support, advocacy, family support and individual support to address drug and alcohol issues

Eligibility: 

• 11 – 21 years (26years if care experienced) and/or if affected by someone else’s substance misuse

Age Range:

• 11 – 26 years

Referral Route:

• Agency or self-referral

Website:

• https://www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/services/barnardos-axis-lanarkshire-core

Contact Details:

• Call: 01698 262443 EXTENSION 3
• Email: axislanarkshire@bernados.org.uk

Lead Agency:

• Alcohol Drugs Partnership

Locality:

• North Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• Community Voluntary Sector

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Distress Brief Intervention (DBI)

Category:

• I need to speak to someone now

Mental Health Support:

• Individual, fast responding mental health support for young people experiencing distress

Eligibility: 

• age 14+ experiencing distress and attending participating schools: Bellshill Academy, Kilsyth Academy, Coltness High & Airdrie Academy

Age Range:

• 14 – 18 years (in school)

Referral Route:

• Education referral (following assessment by Level 1 trained staff member)

Website:

• N/A

Contact Details:

• Bellshill Academy: Call 01698 274940
• Kilsyth Academy: Call 01236 632157
• Coltness High: Call 01698 274920
• Airdrie Academy: Call 01236 632161

Lead Agency:

• Community Voluntary Sector

Locality:

• North Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• Lifelink

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Families Here and Now Service (FHANS)

Category:

• Support for my family

Mental Health Support:

• Emotional, practical and person-centred support for any family member, or whole families who need some support. Community based, individual support, group support or fun and issue-based group work.

Eligibility: 

• For families who are not already working with social work or higher-level service, and who just need some help.

Age Range:

• Children of all ages.

Referral Route:

• Self-referral or any agency referral

Contact Details:

• Call 01698 262 443 (option 4)

• Email: NLwholefamily@Barnardos.org.uk

• Agency referral is a request for assistance sent to NLwholefamily@Barnardos.org.uk

Lead Agency:

• Community Voluntary Sector

Locality:

• North Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• Families here and now service. A combination of providers including Barnardos, Impact Arts, Action for Children and Homestart.

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Lanarkshire Links

Category:

• Ways to help my wellbeing

Mental Health Support:

• Recovery initiatives putting a focus on service user and carer perspective, inspiring hope, optimism, and a focus on Recovery

Eligibility: 

• Experience of mental health problems

Age Range:

• 16 – 35 years

Referral Route:

• Self or agency

Website:

• https://www.lanarkshirelinks.org.uk/

Contact Details:

• Lanarkshire Links,
  Room 3.5 & 3.6,
  Dalziel Building,
  7 Scott Street,
  Motherwell,
  ML1 1PN
• Email: admin@lanarkshirelinks.org.uk

Lead Agency:

• Social Work/ NHS Lanarkshire

Locality:

• Pan Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• Community Voluntary Sector

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Liber8

Category:

• Ways to help my wellbeing

Mental Health Support:

• A range of support including counselling

Eligibility: 

• Experiencing but not limited to: fragile or fractured relationships; anxiety and stress; bereavement and loss; alcohol and or substance misuse issues

Age Range:

• 10 years plus

Referral Route:

• Self or agency

Website:

• https://www.liber8.org.uk/

Contact Details:

• Call 01698 533035 
• Email: admin@liber8.org.uk

Lead Agency:

• Education

Locality:

• North Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• Community Voluntary Sector

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