Mental Health
Support you can get with your mental health.
Mind to Mind
If you’re feeling anxious, stressed, or low, find suggestions to help with your mental wellbeing.
Go to the Mind to Mind website
Mental health and money toolkit
This toolkit offers practical advice and support for people experiencing issues with mental health and money.
Go to the Mental health and money toolkit website
Young Scot Cost Crisis guide
A guide for young people to explain the cost of living crisis and give advice on money, energy and mental health support.
Go to the Young Scot Cost Crisis website
Young Scot Aye Feel
Young people can get advice on emotional wellbeing, mental health and organisations who can support them.
Mental health at work
Employers of any size can get information on how to support their employees’ mental health and wellbeing.
Go to the healthy working lives website
NHS 24 Mental Health Hub
Phone 111 for urgent mental health advice and support. The service is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Read more about NHS 24 mental health services
Breathing Space
Phone 0800 83 85 87 for free, confidential advice. The helpline is open Monday to Thursday from 6pm to 2am. Weekends from Friday 6pm to Monday 6am.
Go to the Breathing Space website
Samaritans
Phone 116 123 if you’re in emotional distress or at risk of suicide. The helpline is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Healthcare Costs
Support you can get with things like dental costs and glasses.
Free prescriptions
Everyone who lives in Scotland gets free NHS prescriptions.
Read more about free prescriptions in Scotland
Free dental care
You get free dental care up to 26 and everyone gets a free check up. Others could get help with dental care depending on their circumstances.
Check if you can free dental care
Eye tests and glasses
Regular eye tests are free and depending on your circumstances you could get help with the cost of glasses.
Check what help you can get with eye test and glasses
Free flu vaccine
You can get a free flu vaccine if you’re more at risk from the effects of flu. This includes school pupils, over 50s and if you’ve some health conditions.
Check how to get a free flu vaccine
Free period products
You can get free period products in many public buildings including schools, colleges and local councils.
Check where you can get free period products in your area
Help with health costs
Most NHS services are free in Scotland and there’s help with other health care costs you may not know about.
Check what help you can get with health costs
Wellbeing Support
Get wellbeing support.
Help to stop smoking
If you want to stop smoking you can get different types of free support.
Check what help you can get to stop smoking
Help to cut down alcohol
Get information and support to cut down on alcohol from NHS Inform.