Children & Young People Mental Health Services and Resources Directory

North Lanarkshire Services and Resources

Ways to help my wellbeing

Hope for Autism

Category:

• Autism/ADHD

Mental Health Support:

• Support for families and children affect by Autism including Pre and Post diagnostic support

Eligibility: 

• Families and children affect by Autism. Pre and Post diagnostic support

Age Range:

• All ages

Referral Route:

• Self or agency

Website:

• https://www.hopeforautism.org.uk/

Contact Details:

• Call 01236779191
• Email: hope@hopeforautism.org.uk

Lead Agency:

• Community Voluntary Sector

Locality:

• North Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• Community Voluntary Sector

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North Lanarkshire Recovery Community

Category:

• Drugs/Alcohol/Gambling

Mental Health Support:

• A safe substance free environment for those in recovery. Support groups and recovery cafes

Eligibility: 

• Substance misuse

Age Range:

• 16+ years

Referral Route:

• Self-referral, agency or primary care

Website:

• https://www.facebook.com/northlanarkshirerecoverycommunity/about

Contact Details:

• John Fullarton
• Email: jfullarton@recoveryscotland.org.uk
• Call 07920 234691
• Maria Holmes
• Email: nlrcteamlead@recoveryscotland.org.uk
• Call 07920 234693

Lead Agency:

• Education

Locality:

• North Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• Community Voluntary Sector

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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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Active and Creative Communities (Formerly NL Leisure and NL Culture)

Category:

• Ways to help my wellbeing

Mental Health Support:

• In partnership with the NHS, creating health intervention pathways to physical activity to support health and wellbeing. Diversionary Activities and Individual support with a focus on early intervention and rehabilitation as part of service

Eligibility: 

• Dependent on programme

Age Range:

• Dependent on programme

Referral Route:

• Agency or Self

Website:

• https://www.activenl.co.uk/

Contact Details:

• Email: DoranR@northlan.gov.uk
• Email: activenl@northlan.gov.uk

Lead Agency:

• North Lanarkshire Council

Locality:

• North Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• North Lanarkshire Council

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Community Learning and Development

Category:

• Ways to help my wellbeing

Mental Health Support:

• Offers a wide range of services (some issue-based, some targeted at particular groups, some universal)

Eligibility: 

• Resident of North Lanarkshire. Some services targeted at specific issues or groups

Age Range:

• Birth – 25 years

Referral Route:

• Agency or Self

Website:

• https://young.scot/north-lanarkshire

Contact Details:

• Call 01698 687280

Lead Agency:

• Community Learning & Development

Locality:

• North Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• Community Learning & Development

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GBT Shotts

Category:

• Ways to help my wellbeing

Mental Health Support:

• Range of community based social support

Eligibility: 

• Residents within Shotts

Age Range:

• All ages

Referral Route:

• Self

Website:

• https://shottshealthyliving.com/

Contact Details:

• Call 01501 825 800 

Lead Agency:

• Community Voluntary Sector

Locality:

• Shotts

Delivering Organisation:

• Community Voluntary Sector

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Kirkshaws Neighbourhood Centre

Category:

• Ways to help my wellbeing

Mental Health Support:

• Range of community based social support

Eligibility: 

• Residents within Coatbridge

Age Range:

• All ages

Referral Route:

• Self

Website:

• https://www.aliss.org/services/7dafbcff-96f4-46ff-8d5a-5d91eb7b7049

Contact Details:

• 25 Haddington Way,
  Coatbridge
  ML5 5BF
• Call 01236 426200

Lead Agency:

• Community Voluntary Sector

Locality:

• Coatbridge

Delivering Organisation:

• Community Voluntary Sector

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Lanarkshire Association for Mental Health

Category:

• Ways to help my wellbeing

Mental Health Support:

• Community Café and wellbeing hub, Volunteering and employment opportunities, Group Work

Eligibility: 

• Community space where mental health is supported. Café runs alongside several wellbeing services

Age Range:

• Anyone welcome

Referral Route:

• Self 

Website:

• https://www.lamh.org.uk/wishaw-cafe-and-wellbeing-centre/

Contact Details:

• Email: foodforthought@lamh.org.uk

Lead Agency:

• Community Voluntary Sector

Locality:

• North Lanarkshire- Wishaw 

Delivering Organisation:

• Community Voluntary Sector

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Wise Group

Category:

• Ways to help my wellbeing

Mental Health Support:

• Relational Mentoring support services in the community

Eligibility: 

• N/A

Age Range:

• 16 years plus

Referral Route:

• Self-referral

Website:

• https://www.thewisegroup.co.uk/relational-mentoring/

Contact Details:

• Email: enquiries@thewisegroup.co.uk

• Call 0141 303 3131

Lead Agency:

• Third sector

Locality:

• North & South Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• Pan Lanarkshire

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Action for Children Young Carers Service

Category:

• Young Carers

Mental Health Support:

•  Support to complete a young carers statement
•  Personal support advice and guidance to individuals and group support
•  Short breaks and activities
• Help to access specialist services
•  Help to access universal services
•  Drop-in support sessions at high schools and the Barncluith Centre base

Eligibility: 

• Children and young people who are looked after or help to look after someone in their family who is unwell or disabled, including children caring for parents who have mental health or substance misuse problems.

Age Range:

• 8 – 18 years

Referral Route:

• Self or professional referral

Website:

• http://www.northlanarkshireyoungcarers.org/

Contact Details:

• Action for Children
  North Lanarkshire Young Carers
  Enterprise House, 61 Dalziel Street
  Motherwell ML1 1PJ
• Call 01698 337607

Lead Agency:

• Social Work

Locality:

• North Lanarkshire

Delivering Organisation:

• Community Voluntary Sector

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