Supports and Resources

We work with care experienced young people and care leavers age 14-26 yrs to provide advocacy and to ensure they have their voices heard.

Advice line and live chat.

Family Support and mentoring/befriending for young people age 8-14 yrs experiencing difficulties.

We offering a Befriending Support service to vulnerable young people aged 8-18.

Community-based mentoring programme:
– Weekly mentoring for young people who are living at home under a compulsory supervision order.
– Opportunities to have fun, learn new skills and access their local communities within a safe environment.
– It will help young people set and achieve their goals.

Bereavement and trauma support -counselling and art therapy for children and young people age 4 -18 yrs.

Support meetings for bereaved parents, families and friends. Peer support, emotional support and befrienders, signposting to the right support at the right time. 

Bereavement support including Seasons for Growth and groups.

Information and advice service for Carers in all aspects of their caring role. Includes advocacy, income maximisation and bereavement support

Information and reources about child protection in North Lanarkshire.

Support group for families who have children with disabilities. Includes weekly social group for parents/carers; activity group for children and summer trips.

PlayPeace is run by parents, for families with children and young people with any form of additional needs. Includes parent peer support, Active Saturdays and Bounce Fun Thursday.

Provides direct support and information to families of children and young people with disabilities.

Community-based health initiative to help improve health & wellbeing and build life skills for children and young people across all ages.

Community organisation open to all in Glenboig delivering youth work services, advice and information, community transport, training and employability services, and volunteering opportunities.
Community cafe serving healthy low-cost meals and acting as a hub for the local community.

We are locally based organisation which has an open-door policy and all members of the community are welcome to access all services and activities.

Provides facilities for the local community for all ages but with a focus on families with younger children.

A social enterprise, we want to get you outdoors and more importantly help you keep life fun. Activities include bike and scooter repairs, lessons, led ride outs and bike maintenance classes.

Community based support aiming to better the lives of people living in Airdrie.

Family support resource with family based activities. Includes Bookbug, arts and crafts, e-learning, employability services, Community space, health and wellbeing groups and supports, cafe.

A range of supports including outdoor play park, indoor soft play, community garden, cooking programmes and workshops, childrens clubs and youth clubs.

Support for families who have experienced murder or suicide. We aim to deliver a wide range of services that will include one to one and group counselling, telephone support, Befriender peer support, advocacy and practical advice.

Support for parents/carers with children under 5. We work alongside families in their own homes and support them through challenges of family life.

We offer support and advice to single parents. Includes one-to-one support, and small groupwork sessions.

Parent Action for Safe Playoffers a range of activities for children and families in the Coatbridge area.

We work with children, young people & families in the community of Cumbernauld and offer childcare services, after school care, activities and a community garden

Provides a helpline and direct support to families in Scotland affected by imprisonment.

Homelink workers are linked to Family Learning Centres and will work with parent/carers of children from birth – 3 years to provide family learning and parental engagement opportunities.

CLD Schools workers will work with parent/carers of primary school age children to provide family learning and parental engagement opportunities.

We will work with ages 16+ to provide learning opportunities, including refugees and new Scots.

Speech and language resources online for parents/carers or anyone who is supporting a child.

Occupational Therapy resources online for parents/carers or anyone who is supporting a child. Topics covered include mealtimes, anxiety, dealing with change, dressing and much more.

For more help with Occupational Therapy please type ‘Eventbrite’ and ‘NHS Lanarkshire Occupational Therapy’ into a search engine and up-to-date events will show, which you can join free of charge.

Community Food Project, working with children, young people and their families. Improving children and family’s life skills and knowledge of healthy eating; improving confidence to try new recipes, providing a fun activity which will improve bonding and attachment; support to cost out and manage a food budget each week.

Delivering throughout Lanarkshire the service offers a one time food delivery for people in desperate need.

Programme of support & therapies offered to people with life limiting conditions such as cancer, MS, Parkinson’s etc. Also to carers and relatives to relieve stress, tension and reduce anxiety.
Family bereavement counselling offered.

Housing advice, information and housing options interviews. Assistance with completion of the Common Housing Register Application. Homelessness support and provision of temporary accommodation. Income Maximisation, signposting and referral to other agencies/services. Housing Support/Tenancy Sustainment Service/Resettlement Service.

Families who are impacted by substance use and have experienced trauma.

Supporting children and their families impacted by homelessness.

Care experienced young people at risk of, or impacted by alcohol or substance use issues.

Provision of temporary accommodation to care experienced young people in crisis. Provision of housing support and tenancy sustainment services. Linkage to area housing offices for housing options advice and support to access permanent housing.

Housing support/tenancy sustainment services, including but not limited to support with tenancy resettlement, developing independent living skills, advocacy, signposting and referral to other services and connection with other community services.

Group work sessions to reduce social isolation, including, but not limited to arts and crafts, mindfulness, walking, cooking, befriending.

Intensive wrap around housing support services and swift access to settled accommodation.

Intensive support to those who have complex and enduring needs to be supported into recovery and connected to their community.

Intensive support and working Local authority boundaries to source suitable housing.

Advice, guidance and support in relation to all areas of kinship care.

Advice on up to date kinship news, kinship policy changes and support groups in your area.

Provides information to over 600,000 people online every year- more LGBT people than any other charity of this kind in the UK. Aims to help maintain your health and wellbeing and build strong LGBT communities.

Helpline for anyone needing support. They also offer a daily live chat service on their site between 3PM-9PM. Just use one of the links above and click on the box in the bottom right-hand corner.

For children and young people from Viewpark, Tannochside, Fallside and Birkenshaw we use boxing and physical training as an engagement tool for young people to explore their thoughts and feelings on their life circumstances and how these impact on our actions.

Martial Arts and Personal Training Centre age 3+. Includes 1:1 and group wellbeing and mental health sessions.

 Support for children and adults, whose wellbeing/quality of life is compromised by an adverse childhood experience including social isolation, poverty & caring responsibilities. Support includes group and 1/1 therapeutic support.

Support for children, young people and their families affected by a range of issues that impact on their mental health and emotional wellbeing. 

A range of services that deliver holistic support to children P1- S6 including relaxation/stress management sessions.

We provide a safe haven allowing children and young people to engage with rescued ponies. The aim is to help build resilience and promote positive mental health.

Living Life To The Full (LLTTF) is a self-help CBT based course that aims to give the participants skills to gain better control of their lives, feel less stressed and more able to cope with challenges

SilverCloud Helping Children and Teens – These include ‘Dayligh’t and ‘Sleepio’ (for anxiety and insomnia) and two new modules to help adults support anxious children and teens.

Support young people with Mental Health and Wellbeing through sport.- individual sessions and group sessions.

People experiencing mental health, addiction or recovery- opportunity to attend weekly football sessions -play football with fully qualified coaches.

Experience counts peer support service, community link workers. Support with experience of mental health.

Free confidential phone and web based support for anyone in Scotland who is experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.

If you need someone to talk to due to low mood, anxiety or feelings of suicide. Also able to support people working with others (schools, healthcare settings, workplaces, prisons etc) who may experience these feelings.

Immediate text based support 24/7. De-escalation volunteer driven service to work with people in immediate distress and empower them to take steps to feel better.

Free 24/7 text support for mental health crisis. This includes self harm, loneliness, panic attacks, anxiety, depression etc.

Mental health support for crisis and distress. Discussion boards, group chat, speak to someone.
On all social media platforms with urgent chat facility also.

Information on mental health and wellbeing. Signposting to local services.

Supporting people who attend through peer support and wellbeing activities. Cafe is open to all.

Charity providing support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition.

A specific charity helping people who are living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.

If you are having thoughts of suicide or are concerned for a young person who might be you can contact HOPELINEUK for confidential support and practical advice. 9am – midnight every day of the year (Weekends and Bank Holidays included)

Online support, telephone support and live chat. Self-help information, support an advice online.

Free counselling, community support and self help tools for young people.

Find information about how to look after your emotional wellbeing and mental health, discover support from organisations around Scotland and tips on how to promote a positive mindset.

Advice and practical tips from young people and advice on getting support. A-Z to help parents support their child.

Resource for mental health information, services and supports in Lanarkshire. 

Information on mental health and wellbeing. Signposting to local services.

The first free counselling service for 12-25 year-old’s who are physically disabled or have long-term physical health conditions.

Designed for people who live or work in Lanarkshire, it offers free, high quality mental health information, advice & help. That includes self-help and a range of therapeutic courses for difficulties including anxiety, sleep problems, low mood, panic and much more.

A free, private and confidential service for children & young people to talk.

A website designed for Care Experienced children and young people – Information is relevant for all children and young people.

Information & help materials about current issues, including mental health. For young people and relevant to their interests.

People experiencing mental health, addiction or recovery- opportunity to attend weekly football sessions. play football with fully qualified coaches.

Support for S1- 21yrs (26 if care experienced) young people who are affected by their own or someone else’s substance misuse and other related complex issues.

Provide a Welfare Rights (Income Maximisation) and Debt Advice (Money Advice/Financial Education) Service to the Residents of North Lanarkshire.

Supports for young carers aged 8-18 years who care for a member of their family

Peer education service. We work with young people across Lanarkshire to promote messages of harm reduction on topics such as drugs, tobacco and sexual health.

Weekly mentoring programme for care experienced young people 8-14 yrs who are looked after at home.

TNT is an interface between Care Experienced People in North Lanarkshire and the local authority:
– Raise issues
– Work with partners on topical issues
– Create change
– Champion, challenge.
– Champions Board Meetings every 3 months
– Network of peers to support activity

Creative workshops (visual arts and drama) that will encourage children and young people to get active, explore their creativity, increase their social skills and self-esteem while learning about the importance of positive mental health and wellbeing. Airdrie and surrounding area.

Reeltime Music aims to bring about a positive change in the lives of disadvantaged young people. Promotes team work and personal development, by providing affordable recording and rehearsal services; workshops and training; song writing; production of music videos and live performances.

Trash Music is a community music-based project for young people 13-17yrs in Cumbernauld which uses recyclable objects such as repurposed 205 litre barrels as musical instruments
Drumbernauld (summer music festival) for local teens.

Community based health initiative offering Dance, Gymnastics, Drama, Guitar and Singing Lessons for Preschool to teens. Also offers a mentoring program for 5th/6th years pupils.

Community Project which provides forest school and outdoor play/learning programmes to improve health & wellbeing; building resilience and confidence. Includes Family Woodland play, Den building, Loose Parts play, Wildcraft adventure, Street play and Story sessions.

BMX, skateboard, scooter hire. Bikeability and maintenance. Mental health sessions, mindful sessions and free hire, events and races.

Match people with volunteering opportunities to gain valuable work skills and build confidence. Young people age 16-24 yrs not in education.

We work with children, young people and with the wider community around the theme of wellbeing, with the aim of seeing people encouraged, empowered and engaged. Includes girls group; street work; football; volunteer development; chat cafe; youth drop in; in school visits and sessions.

Various Peer Mentoring Programmes for young people aged 8-16 who need additional support such as confidence building, developing positive relationships, or engaging with education.

* NLYC/ Youth Forums/ Youth voice/ MSYPs
* LGBT supports
* Employability support
* Wider Achievement opportunities
* Volunteering opportunities
* Community based youth groups
* Friday and Saturday night Youth Provision
* Residential Experiences
* Young Parent Groups
* Sign post to other services and organisations
* Mental health support

A number of activities open to anyone, either free or at low cost, which are based in Newarthill Community Centre. 

Youth work, activities, accreditation, sports

Bellshill: Fri. 6-10pm, Keir Hardie Sports Centre
Bellshill: Fri. 6-10pm, Birkenshaw Sports Barn
Coatbridge: 6-10pm, Townhead Community Centre Coatbridge ML5 2HT

Access to sports centre activities, youth work, sports, activities, accreditation

Wishaw Sports Centre 6.30pm-9.30pm
Shotts Leisure Centre 6.30pm-9.30pm
Tryst Leisure Centre
Sir Matt Busby Sports Centre 6pm-9pm
St Margaret’s High School: 6.30- 9.30pm

Youth engagement and participation opportunities, NLC wide. Including climate ambassadors, members of scottish youth parliament, educational reference group etc. Accessed online

We will work with parents/carers and young people aged 11+ to provide Youth Work and family learning opportunities in educational establishments and community settings.