Local Support - Dundee

As part of Scottish Government plans, all schools in Tayside now have access to counselling services for those aged 10 years and up. All schools aim to support children and young people as part of their approach to Getting it Right for Every Child.

If you have any concerns about your child’s emotional and mental health, these can always be discussed with the school to try and provide appropriate support.

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The NHS Tayside School Nursing Service is here to support your health and wellbeing. School nurses can help with things like emotional wellbeing, relationships, sexual health, worries at home, or other challenges you may be facing. They will listen, offer support, and help you get the right help when you need it

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The Corner is a confidential health and wellbeing service for young people aged 11-19. The Corner is located at 13 Shore Terrace, Dundee, on the corner of Castle and Exchange Street, across from Slessor gardens in Dundee’s city centre.

The Corner offers a wide range of services including sexual health, emotional health, counselling and crisis support. They also support young people experiencing exam pressures, bullying, body changes, relationship concerns and more. Their drop-in at 13 Shore Terrace is a safe and welcoming space where their experienced team of staff offer young people confidential support.

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Self-harm is a complex way of coping with difficult emotions. If this is something you’re experiencing in your life, Penumbra can offer you a safe, non-judgemental space where you can talk openly and explore how you’re feeling.

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If you are aged 16-25, you can join our regular group, which is an LGBTQ+ inclusive space where you can make friends, have fun and learn new things.

If you are aged 13-16, we can offer you one to one support, and the chance to participate in different trips and projects.

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Hot Chocolate can offer a wide range of support and opportunities, from drop-in youth work and 1-1s to groups, trips, and residentials.

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Archie’s Child Bereavement Service is offered free of charge to families within Tayside. The service supports families and professionals who are working with children and young people.

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Hillcrest Futures offer support and information to young people aged between 12 to 25 years old around drugs and alcohol, sexual health, and relationships and parenthood.

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Download is our specialist youth counselling service. Download creates a place where young people 12 to 25 years old can express how they are feeling and share their experiences in a confidential and safe place. Be real. Be heard. Be valued.

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DAYS support all young people, of any gender, aged between 8 and 18 who live in Dundee or Angus and have experienced sexual abuse of any kind.

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Women’s Aid provide a confidential, and non-judgemental service to young people and children who have experienced domestic abuse. The abuse may be from a partner, ex-partner or someone you are living with.

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Information, support, advice and resources for young carers, youth support services and schools


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Dundee CLD Youth Work Teams work collaboratively across the city with schools and a range of partners to deliver learning opportunities and activities for young people aged 11 (P7) -18 years old across all communities.
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Boomerang Community Centre is a welcoming community hub based in the Stobswell area of Dundee, Scotland. At the heart of everything we do is a simple aim: to create a safe, inclusive space where people of all ages can come together, feel supported, and take part in community life.

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