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Having a child with a disability can impact families in a number of ways, including mental health and well-being, with isolation being a huge factor for many.
When a child first receives a diagnosis or first starts requiring extra support, it of course puts extra strain on the family unit, and it impacts how everyone is feeling and their abilities to function. Often parents feel alone, and that other people just don’t “get it”. It can be extremely challenging if friends and relatives have children who are meeting their milestones and attending mainstream activities, schools etc if your child is not developing in the same way and experiencing more challenges. This often ends up with parents reducing contact with people and becoming more isolated and with poor mental health.
By bringing families together, in a safe and welcoming environment, they realise they are not alone, and that others are going through similar challenges and experiences. This reduces isolation, increases support networks and improves mental health and well-being. Families often tell us by using our services, that they feel better, stronger and more resilient in the day-to-day challenges they face.
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The Wellbeing Academy
The wellbeing Academy is a leading provider of Counselling and Psychotherapy for all ages. Our Counsellors provide face-to-face or online therapy for adults experiencing personal, emotional and psychological issues. From general anxiety, depression, and bereavement to stress, trauma, relationship issues and family conflict, we can help. Our Youth Counsellors work with teenagers experiencing complex emotions,…
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That Place in the Bay
That Place In the Bay is a charity that was set up to use art and crafts as a means to improve social and mental well-being. It is a community hub that promotes and facilitates other community groups such as Andy’s Man Club. The club opens on Christmas Day to provide a meeting place…
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Start Scotland
Fedcap Scotland is currently running the Fair Start Scotland contract in Fife supporting people into employment. We are based in Dunfermline but run an outreach programme meaning we travel all over Fife to see our customers. It is a free tailored service that looks at each customer’s needs and creates bespoke action plans to work…
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SAMH
Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. Today, we operate over 70 services in communities across Scotland, providing mental health social care support, addictions and employment services, among others. Together with national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention, and physical activity and sport, these services inform SAMH’s policy and campaign…
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Samaritans
Whatever you’re facing, a Samaritan will face it with you Every 10 seconds, Samaritans respond to a call for help. We’re here, day or night, for anyone who’s struggling to cope, who needs someone to listen without judgement or pressure. Samaritans are not only for the moment of crisis, we’re taking action to prevent the…
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Nourish
Having a child with a disability can impact families in a number of ways, including mental health and well-being, with isolation being a huge factor for many. When a child first receives a diagnosis or first starts requiring extra support, it of course puts extra strain on the family unit, and it impacts how…
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Lucky Ewe
Lucky Ewe’s vision is to use working outdoors with animals to empower each young person with the self-belief to change their world for the better. We have a small flock of dairy sheep in the beautiful Fife countryside where we aim to improve the mental well-being of everyone who works, volunteers or attends our working…
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Link Befriending
LINK Fife Mental Health Befriending Projects provide a befriending service for Adults and Young People who have become isolated, lonely and disengaged due to a mental health issue. The aim of befriending is to enhance the quality of the befriendee’s life by supporting their welfare, personal development and capacity for self-determination, through forming a trusting…
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FASS
Fife Alcohol Support Service is a leading provider of counselling and psychotherapy for people in Fife with alcohol-related problems. We help people deal with addiction, excessive regular drinking and binge drinking. We also have extensive self-help resources for anyone looking to cut down or stop because of worries they may be drinking too much. Our…
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Express Group
Express Group (Fife) Ltd is a mental health charity operating in Fife for almost fifty years. We provide group activities and one-to-one work for people over 18 experiencing poor mental health. The aim of the Groups is to provide a safe place where service users can share experiences and support each other (peer support). This aim…
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Combat Stress
At Ageless Companions we know that loneliness and isolation is a big problem for many people and which inevitably affects a person’s mental health. We believe that a good chat and a little bit of companionship can make a huge difference to someone’s standard of life including an improvement in their mental health. Ageless Companions…
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Charis Foundation
Charis Foundation is a professional counselling, training and retreat service in the heart of Fife, for the community of Fife and beyond. Charis provides counselling for a voluntary donation, to all people regardless of race, belief or social status. The charity is dependent on gifts from individuals and organisations and most team members give their…
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Women’s Wellbeing Club
Women’s Wellbeing Clubs are Peer Support Groups run by volunteers at local venues Nationwide. Our meetings are held Every Tuesday evening between 6pm and 9pm. Our meetings are safe, confidential spaces for any Woman to attend. We provide peer-led support in a group setting where you can receive and give support, during our meetings, everyone…
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Shout
Shout is the UK’s first and only free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope. We launched publicly in May 2019 and we’ve had more than 1.7 million conversations with people who are anxious, stressed, depressed, suicidal or overwhelmed and who need in-the-moment support. As a digital service, Shout…
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Relationships Scotland
Relationships Scotland Couple Counselling Fife provides a safe and confidential setting for couples and individuals to explore difficulties they experience in their relationship. We can help you to work through problems in current relationships, explore the effects of past relationships or look at how to improve and enrich relationships for the future. We offer a…
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Petes Man Chat Movement
Petes man chat movement is nothing more than a place to come and have a coffee and a blether. Whether you are in the worst place of your life or just feel like you are floating through, socialising is key. Everyone is there for the same reason so as far as being the perfect environment…
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Moodcafe
Moodcafe is a website providing self-help information and support covering a wide range of topics – from managing your emotions, to anxiety and stress management techniques. Moodcafe also provides areas dedicated to helping groups with specific needs, such as parents, teenagers, older people, carers, and those with addiction.
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KASP
The free and confidential services that KASP offers throughout Fife enable survivors of childhood sexual abuse to make sense of the present in relation to the past. Being heard and supported can help to ease the pain and reduce the power and impact of the memories. KASP has a range of services to support survivors…
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Fife Women’s Aid
Many women, who have experience of domestic abuse, have had no control over their lives for many years. They may never have had to make a decision regarding themselves, their children or home. Women and children also face the prospect of establishing themselves into a new community or school. Along with practical advice and support,…
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DAPL
DAPL is Fife’s local counselling service, born in the community 30 years ago by the request of families who were experiencing extreme trauma through deprivation and poverty. DAPL provides a free and confidential counselling service delivered by qualified, experienced workers. Adults affected by substance use issues can access the services via a referral process. https://forms.gle/LRQVMhZGTnzBB57S6 …
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Change Mental Health
Change Mental Health provide transformational support for people ensuring that everyone has access to the support they need, when they need it, and in a way which works best for them. We seek to change society by changing attitudes, fighting stigma and influencing government to ensure a better quality of life for those affected by…
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Breathing Space
We are a free, confidential, ‘phone service for anyone experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety. We are here in times of difficulty to provide a safe and supportive space by listening, offering advice and providing information. It is our belief and hope that by empowering people, they will have the resources to recover. The service…
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Barnardos Wellbeing
Wellbeing in Fife supports you with your mental health and wellbeing. We help you to develop your skills to manage difficult feelings and emotions. This is done through upskilling, supporting and education around mental health and wellbeing. We’ll work with you to identify the best support for your needs within your local community at times…
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