Well Youth

If you are a young person and are worried about your own mental health or the mental health of someone you know, here's how we can help.

We offer the following services for free:

• One-to-one support sesions for those aged 10-25 years

Well Youth: Support for myself

Are you struggling with your mental health? Going through a particularly tough time? Not been feeling like your usual self? The Well Youth support service is a safe space to talk about anything that might be bothering you.

When you sign up to Well Youth, you can:

• Have one-to-one support sessions anywhere you feel comfortable (throughout Shetland)
• Work with your own Wellness Practitioner to create a personalised plan to help meet your needs
• Receive practical support towards whatever it is you are struggling with (for example - using public transport, getting out of the house, attending appointments, making phone calls, finding new hobbies, practicing self-love, building self-confidence)

If you would like to sign up to Well Youth's one-to-one support sessions, please leave a message on our contact form. You can also send us an email on [email protected] or phone 01595 745035.

Well Youth: Support for loved ones

Are you living with/looking after/caring for someone who is struggling with their mental health? Is this person your parent, sibling, child, family member, or friend?

When you sign up to Well Youth, you can:

• Get help towards understanding the issues that your loved one may be dealing with
• We work with you to promote your own self-care and help promote healthy boundaries
• Have one-to-one support sessions anywhere you feel comfortable (throughout Shetland)
• Know that someone is thinking of you and looking after you, while you are looking after your loved one(s)

If you are supporting a loved one through a tough time and would like to speak to us about this, please leave a message on our contact form. You can also send us an email on [email protected] or phone 01595 745035.

Take a look at our walkthrough video of what to expect when you attend the Well Youth service here

In-school Support

• Workshops - Mind Your Head staff can deliver primary and secondary workshops around mental health and wellbeing. These workshops can be tailored to respond to current needs.
• Drop-in sessions - Mind Your Head staff can attend school lunchtime or drop-in sessions in schools, community and residential settings, to talk about available support services.

Important information for families

• Wellness Together Programme - a Shetland-wide, free and confidential support service for adults who are supporting/caring for/living with someone with a mental health need
• Wellbeing 1000 - provides nurturing and compassionate low-level Wellbeing Support to families with infants up to the age of 2.5 years

Other useful contacts:

The Mix: Provides free, confidential support for young people under 25 via online, social and mobile.
0808 808 4994

Childline: A free, private and confidential service for anyone under 19. Can be contacted by phone, email, or 1-2-1 chat.
0800 1111

Beat: Offers a supportive space for you to explore your feelings and thoughts around eating disorders.
Helpline: 0808 801 0677 (over 18)
Studentline: 0808 801 0811
Youthline: 0808 801 0711 (under 18)

Samaritans: Provides emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide.
116 123

Breathing Space: A free, confidential phone and web-based service for people in Scotland experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.
0800 83 85 87