Action on Depression in the Highlands and Islands
Action on Depression work in the Highlands and Islands to support people affected by depression. We do this through raising awareness about depression and how to get help and offering training to people experiencing low mood, depression and anxiety and for those working to support them.
Courses
We run Living Life to the Full life skills courses in the Highlands and Islands. These are either open to the public or run with partner organisations. Course details will be listed here.
Self-help groups
There aren't any self-help groups in the Highlands and Islands area which are affiliated to Action on Depression, but we also maintain a list of groups run by other organisations.
Other help and support
The Highland Recovery Network is made up of individuals and groups based in the Highlands who are interested in promoting mental well-being and mental health recovery.
HUG is a collective advocacy group, which represents the interests of users of mental health services across the Highlands.
Our partners in the Highlands and Islands
Birchwood Highland is a charity working with people with mental ill-health with a focus on improving the quality of a person's life experiences, whatever their background.
Action for Children supports and speaks out for the UK's most vulnerable and neglected children and young people, for as long as it takes to make a difference in their lives
Orkney Blide Trust is a charity, a company and a voluntary organisation. Providing a number of different services for people with mental health problems and their carers across Orkney
Orkney Relationship Scotland provides Relationship Counselling (individual & couple), Family Mediation, Child Contact Centres, Direct Consultation with Children, Stepfamily Mediation, Homelessness Mediation, Family Group Conferencing (FGC), Intergenerational Mediation, Counselling for Children and Young People
Advocacy Orkney provides ‘independent advocacy’ to the people and communities of the Orkney Islands. The service is free of charge and confidential.
Advocacy Highland provides ‘independent advocacy’ to the people and communities of the Orkney Islands. The service is free of charge and confidential.
Highland LGBT provides networking, news and events for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people in the Highlands and Islands.
North Argyll Carers raises awarness of the role of carers and provides support to those in a caring role throughout North Argyll.
ACUMEN positively promotes awareness of mental health to the general public. ACUMEN also promote the sharing of information throughout Argyll.
Skye and Lochalsh Mental Health Association offer a range of opportunities and services including a main meal every day (plus dinner when open late), support and guidance from staff, group activities and games like cards, painting, walks, music, snooker, backgammon, computers with free internet access, free access to the local gym and lots more in a safe and friendly environment.