Mental health

Find information about mental health and wellbeing in Scotland

Get help for your mental health

Anyone can experience mental health issues, at any point in their life. You don’t have to deal with these problems alone. There are mental health services available online, in person and over the phone. Speak to your GP if you think you need help with your mental health.

How to get urgent help for your mental health

There are online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) courses available to help you cope with mental health problems like anxiety, stress and sleep.

Use our tool to find an online course to help improve your mental health

Anxiety and panic

Read about how to cope with feelings of anxiety and panic.

Low mood and depression

Read about depression and get information about how to help improve your mood.

Stress and anger

Read about how to cope with feelings of stress and anger.

Sleep

Insomnia

Learn about insomnia, a common problem of not being able to get to sleep or get enough sleep

Sleep problems and insomnia self-help guide

Work through a self-help guide that uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and expert advice to manage sleep problems.

Fears and phobias

Phobias

Learn about phobias, what causes them and how they can be treated

Phobias self-help guide

Work through a self-help guide for phobias that uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Self harm and suicide

Self-harm

Learn about self-harm, when somebody intentionally damages or injures their own body

Surviving suicidal thoughts

Hear from people who have been there and come out the other side.

Eating disorders

Learn about different types of eating disorders as well as possible causes and treatments

Dealing with traumatic events

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Learn about post-traumatic stress disorder, an anxiety disorder caused by very stressful, frightening or distressing events.

Support for people who have experienced a traumatic event

Get help and support to come to terms with tragic events experienced either in person or witnessed in the media

Bereavement and grief self-help guide

Work through a self-help guide for coping with bereavement and grief that uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Mental health during and after pregnancy

Postnatal depression

Learn about postnatal depression, a type of depression that many parents experience after having a baby

Your mental health and wellbeing in pregnancy

How to look after your mental wellbeing during pregnancy and when to get help

Your mental health and wellbeing after birth

How to look after your mental wellbeing after the birth and when to get help

Therapy and counselling

Get help with your mental health

Use our tool to find the right SilverCloud, Daylight or Sleepio course to help improve your mental health and wellbeing

Find the right therapist

What to look out for when finding the right therapist for you

If you’re feeling anxious, stressed, low, or having problems sleeping or dealing with grief, visit Mind to Mind to hear from other people about what they’ve found helpful.

Read about the types of mental health conditions