MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES LANARKSHIRE
Below you will find a list of mental health resources freely available and openly accessible for people living in Lanarkshire. This includes online information and courses, phone apps, telephone contact numbers, and local counselling services that provide one-to-one as well as group sessions
You may wish to contact these services directly, but if you are concerned about your mental health please contact the practice to arrange a consultation, where one of these resources may be included as part of your treatment plan. Out of hours you can contact NHS 24 on 111. If it is an emergency and you need immediate help for yourself, call 999 straight away.
--- Online resources and courses
Elament - https://www.elament.org.uk/
Lanarkshire Mind Matters - https://www.lanarkshiremindmatters.scot.nhs.uk/
Scottish Association for Mental Health - https://www.samh.org.uk/
Silvercloud (Online CBT) - follow links on Lanarkshire Mind Matters
--- Apps
Sleepio (insomnia) - www.sleepio.com/nhs
Daylight (anxiety) - www.trydaylight.com/nhs
Calm Harm (self-harm) – www.calmharm.stem4.org.uk/
--- Phone lines
Breathing Space – 0800 83 85 87 - https://www.breathingspace.scot/
Samaritans – 116 123 - https://www.samaritans.org/scotland/
Living Life - 0800 328 9655 - https://www.nhs24.scot/how-we-can-help/living-life/
--- Counselling services
YAMS (You are my sunshine)
https://www.yams.org.uk/
Chris’s House
https://chrisshouse.org/
Liber8
https://www.liber8.org.uk/
The Spark
https://www.thespark.org.uk/
--- Childhood Trauma Counselling services:
Moira Anderson Foundation
https://www.moiraanderson.org/
Talk Now
https://talknow.org.uk/
First Tier
https://www.firsttier.org.uk/
Gov.scot list of services for North Lanarkshire
https://www.mygov.scot/childhood-abuse-survivor-support-in-north-lanarkshire
--- Grief and bereavement services:
Cruse Scotland
https://www.crusescotland.org.uk
Chris’s House – suicide awareness and support
https://chrisshouse.org/
Touched by suicide
https://touchedbysuicidescotland.wordpress.com/
Petal: suicidal and homicide support
https://www.petalsupport.com/
Baby Loss Retreat
https://babylossretreat.org.uk/
Brake – the road safety charity
https://www.brake.org.uk/
--- Cancer and life-limiting illness support:
Maggie's, 01236 771199
https://www.maggies.org/our-centres/maggies-lanarkshire/
The Haven, 01555 811846
https://www.thehavencentre.com/
--- Neurodiversity
ADHD
https://www.scottishadhdcoalition.org/
https://procrastination-station.co.uk/
https://adhduk.co.uk/about-adhd/
Autism
https://embrace-autism.com/
https://swanscotland.org/
https://www.scottishautism.org/
--- Videos
Pranayama breathing exercises - https://youtu.be/lPJAtHWq08k
Calm - mindfulness meditation - https://youtu.be/ZToicYcHIOU
Headspace - mindfulness meditation - https://youtu.be/QHkXvPq2pQE
Sleep hygiene TED video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0kACis_dJE
Updated August 2025, next review due August 2026