How can I get my point across and make my views heard?
Details of services to help you obtain the information you need to make informed choices, or course of action or make your views heard:
Counselling services
There are a number of counselling services available for people experiencing mental health difficulties:
One to One Counselling Deeside Service
Charleston Cottage
Ballater Road
Aboyne
AB34 5HY
Tel: 013398 86700 (answerphone)
Email: onetoone@mhaberdeen.org.uk
ACIS
44 Castle Street
Aberdeen
AB11 5BB
Tel: 01224 573892 or 01224 575954
Cairns Counselling Centre
27 Huntly Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1TU
Tel: 01224 633131
Mental Health Aberdeen (MHA) provide the following:
- Banff and Buchan Voluntary Counselling Service - counselling service for people with mental health problems
- Comraich - drop-in and local resource for people experiencing mental health problems
- Companions Befriending Scheme (Banff, Ellon, Peterhead) - offering social contact to people experiencing mental health problems
- Haven - drop-in and local resource for people experiencing mental health problems
- Nexus - day centre for people with mental health problems
- The Arches - drop-in resource for people experiencing mental health problems
Breathing Space - a free and confidential phoneline service for any individual, who is experiencing low mood or depression, or who is unusually worried and in need of someone to talk to.
Tel: 0800 83 85 87
Advocacy North East
Advocacy North East provides a free, independent and confidential service supporting people to speak up for themselves.
Tel: 01467 651604
Fax: 01467 651605
Email: advocacyne@btconnect.com
People First (Scotland)
People First (Scotland) is an independent self advocacy organisation for people with learning difficulties.
The Aberdeen group meets monthly. For further information please contact the Abereen group by email at aberdeen_peoplefirst@hotmail.co.uk.
The Fraserburgh group meets fortnightly at 44 Frithside Street, Fraserburgh. For further information please call 01346 518104
