1. Home
  2. Social care and health
  3. Mental health and wellbeing
  4. Mental health, wellbeing, suicide prevention and crisis support links

Mental health, wellbeing, suicide prevention and crisis support links

If you are having thoughts of suicide or feelings of distress, call:

Emergencies on 999      

or

Contents

Mental health and wellbeing support available in GP practices

If you need help with your mental health and wellbeing use Angus’s:

Enhanced Community Support (ECS) Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs

These hubs manage referrals for adult patients who need additional support or specialist care and treatment for:

  • mental health and wellbeing

  • self-harm

  • substance use

The Hub also accept referrals for 11 to 16 year olds for the Young People’s Peer Support Worker. This service is for young people with less complex mental health and well-being challenges.

How to access the hubs

Call your GP surgery and ask to be referred into the ECS Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub for support. GP surgery staff can complete the self-referral form on your behalf or you can complete it yourself.

Or download the self-referral form and patient information leaflet from your GP’s website.

About the hubs

There are four hubs, one in each Angus locality. They are made up of staff from the following teams. They meet daily to review all mental health and wellbeing referrals.

  • Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs)

  • Angus Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service (AIDARS)

  • Angus Psychological Therapy Service

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Peer Support

  • Community Link Workers

The Community Listening Service

50-minute confidential appointments to talk through any life situation such as bereavement, loss, work, family, caring responsibilities, or chronic conditions. People can discover strength and find hope when they are able to share what's on their mind.

To self-refer or find out more information:

Email tay.listening@nhs.scot

Call 01382 423 116

Text 0796 777 1941

Community Link Worker

Non-clinical advice and support to improve health and wellbeing for people affected by social or environmental issues such as feeling alone, a lack of support, poor housing, or debt. Help to access local activities.

Self-refer: Ask at your GP Reception to make an appointment

Call Voluntary Action Angus (VAA) 01307 466113

Mental Health and Wellbeing Peer Worker

Mental health support and/or advice from a worker who has their own lived experience of mental health challenges. Can help with low mood, anxiety, sleeping problems, stress, coping strategies and connect people with self-help/community resources or organisations.

Adult Service (age 16 and over)

Ask at your GP Reception to be referred to Peer Support or use the contact information above to make a referral via the ECS Hub.

Young People’s Service (11 to 15 years, in secondary education)

Talk to the young person’s school, GP receptionist or contact Penumbra or Hillcrest directly:

South Angus (Arbroath, Friockheim, Carnoustie & Monifieth): Call Penumbra on 01241 873900 or email: angusyoungpersons@penumbra.org.uk

North Angus (Brechin, Montrose, Forfar, Letham and Kirriemuir): Call Hillcrest Futures on 01307 460101

Tayside Adult Autism Consultancy Team (TAACT)

Assessment for autism, specialist interventions and post diagnostic support. Talk to your GP about a referral