(Last Updated: 04 May 2022)
We are happy to be in our centre providing services in-person and remotely.
If you have any worries at all about using remote services or visiting our building, please speak to us.
In line with Government Guidance face masks are recommended but you do not need to wear one.
If you feel more comfortable in a meeting with the other person wearing a mask, please tell them.
We understand that people have different points of view, but we ask that clients, staff and volunteers respect each other’s personal choices without judgment.
Disposable masks continue to be available at the centre.
Please do not attend the centre if you have symptoms of COVID-19 or you are recommended by current Government Guidance to self-isolate.
Call us to let us know you can’t make your appointment so we can organise to do it another way or rearrange it.
Arrive close to your appointment time so you don’t have to wait.
If our waiting room is crowded, we may have to ask you to wait outside for safety.
If you are currently waiting for services and have specified you can only attend ‘in-person’ we will contact you about commencing with the service when a slot becomes available.
In the meantime if you need help from us, please contact us.
For our other clients happy to use telephone and online services, we will continue to provide these and we have been pleased at how successfully this is working for those taking part.
If you have any concerns at all about using remote services or visiting our building please [contact us] {link to: get-in-touch}.
Our Immediate Help Service continues to be available as a first point of contact if you are in distress or are seeking help for your mental health.
Whilst we continue to support people through a wide-range of issues, you are, of course, able to contact us due to distress caused by the Covid-19 situation. This service is available by phone or face-to-face.
You can also be referred or refer yourself directly to other services at FDAMH as normal:
Or call us on 01324 671 600 during office hours.
This site offers a wide array of self-help resources based on CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) principles. They’ve put together a special page on the pandemic with links to resources you might find particularly helpful at this time.
Visit siteFalkirk’s Volunteer Centre has put together a list of local helpful resources to help you keep well during the winter. This includes sources of support for those self-isolating, struggling with finances and in need of food.
Scotland’s Emergency website provides plenty of advice and information about the pandemic as well as linking you to other important resources.
If you have no one who is able to help you access essentials like food and medicine, you can call the NATIONAL ASSISTANCE HELPLINE. Call on 0800 111 4000. You can pass this number on to someone you are supporting or call on their behalf Monday-Friday, from 9am-5pm. Please remember this helpline is dedicated to helping those who cannot leave their home and who cannot get help online.
A great roundup of Coronavirus-related resources from YoungScot, along with some activities and challenges to help get you through the pandemic.
If you are under 19 you can get in touch with Childline confidentially to access their support and advice services. Their website also has some great interactive tools for young people to use along with lots of information about wellbeing and imaginative, fun ideas for managing mood and anxiety.
A great round-up of all sorts of mental health resources for children and young people, not just websites, but apps, books and videos along with resources specific to helping with a child’s anxieties during the pandemic. Helpful for parents or carers supporting a young person.
Silverline is a helpline for older people and may be particularly helpful for older people feeling isolated at this time.
The Campaign Against Living Miserably is a UK organisation working to reduce suicide. The site has lots of useful information and some helpful tools to help you cope with all sorts of issues and the pandemic.
A special Coronavirus information hub with links to mental health information and good signposting to sources of support.
Helpful relationship advice to help you during lockdown and social distancing.
Get started with mindfulness with this 28-day mindfulness learning programme, each daily exercise is only about 10 minutes.
