Support for parents helping children and young people

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Back on Track (Liberton and Gracemount Area) 

This partnership between Home Link Family Support (HLFS), CrossReach and Goodtrees Community Centre offers a range of therapeutic interventions including art therapy, systemic family counselling, adult counselling and young person counselling. Parents and carer supports include: 

  • Adult counselling is offered for ages 19 years and above 

  • Systemic family counselling works across the generations.  

Requests are welcome from individuals, education, the voluntary sector, health, social work and any other organisation supporting the child, young person or family. 

Paula.s@homelinkfamilysupport.org 

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Thrive drop-ins

Thrive Welcome Team drop-ins are available to anyone from 16 years of age. Mental health practitioners can support with anxiety, depression, emotions, low confidence, carer’s mental health and wellbeing and more. For more information, visit

iThrive welcome team website

Support for mental health

The iThrive Edinburgh support directory can help you find support available for adults living and/or working in Edinburgh.

iThrive Edinburgh support directory webpage
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