Life is really tough sometimes. We’re here to help.
Your youth workers are here to listen to you and support you, whatever you’re going through.
We won’t judge and we’ll work with you to find solutions that feel right for you.
You can have a quick chat with us during drop-in or - if you need a bit more time - we can arrange for you to pop into youthy another time and have a longer talk with the youth worker you feel most comfortable with.
Fiona, our Stepping Stones project worker, works with young people one-to-one, helping boost their self-esteem, emotional resilience and coping skills.
If you think this might help you, tell one of your youth workers.
We can keep most things you tell us confidential within the youth club, BUT if you tell us something that makes us concerned for your or another person’s safety, we have to pass that information on. There are laws to protect children in Scotland and we have to follow them, so we might have to speak to your parent/guardian, your school, social work or the police. We will always try and tell you what action we are going to take before we speak to anyone, as long as it is safe to do so.
As well as supporting you as part of youthy, we have loads of info about local and national services who can help you with all kinds of issues, from mental health to online safety.
We give out free condoms and other safe sex products through the NHS c:card scheme. Just ask a youth worker - no names, no judgement.
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