External counselling & support services
Alcohol & drug misuse
Addaction
Telephone (Glasgow): +44 (0) 141 558 3230
Website: www.addaction.org.uk
Al-Anon Family Groups
National helpline: 020 7403 0888 (1000 - 2200, open daily)
Email: enquiries@al-anonuk.org.uk
Website: www.al-anonuk.org.uk
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Telephone (Glasgow): +44 (0) 141 226 2214 (0900 - 1700, Monday to Friday)
National helpline: 0800 9177 650
Email: help@aamail.org
Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Drinkline
National helpline: 0300 123 1110 (0900 - 2000, weekdays; 1100 - 1600, weekends)
Drugline Scotland
National helpline: 0800 776 600 (1000 - 1400)
Families affected by drug and alcohol use (FASS)
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 420 2050 (0900 - 1600, Monday to Friday)
Email: marlene@fassglasgow.org or dot@fassglasgow.org
Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA)
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 353 1800
National helpline: 0808 802 9000
Website: www.glasgowcouncilonalcohol.org
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
National helpline: 0300 999 1212 (1000 - 2400, open daily)
Website: www.ukna.org
Further links:
- Alcohol Concern
- Down Your Drink
- Drug Scope
- Gamblers Anonymous
- Know Cannabis
- Know the Score
- National Drugs Helpline
- Support for Family and Friends of Drug Misusers
Anxiety/phobias/panic attacks/distress
Breathing Space
Opening hours:
- Weekdays: Monday to Thursday, 1800 - 0200
- Weekends: Friday 1800 to Monday 0600
Telephone: 0800 83 85 87
Website: www.breathingspace.scot
Lifelink
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 552 4434
Email: info@lifelink.org.uk
Website: www.lifelink.org.uk
No Panic
National helpline: 0808 808 0545
Samaritans of Glasgow
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 0900 - 2200
Telephone (Glasgow): +44 (0) 141 248 4488 (local call charges apply)
National telephone: 116 123 (free)
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org
Abuse & assault
Archway Glasgow (for victims within the past 7 days)
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 211 8175 (1800 – midnight)
Breakthrough for women
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 552 5483 (0845 - 1645, Monday to Friday)
Galop (National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline)
National helpline: 0800 999 5428
Glasgow Womens Aid
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 553 2022
Website: www.glasgowwomensaid.org.uk
Health in Mind
Telephone: +44 (0) 131 225 8508
Website: www.health-in-mind.org.uk
Men's Advice Line:
National helpline: 0808 801 0327
Rape Crisis
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 331 4180
National helpline: 0808 801 0302
Glasgow Helpline: 08088 000 014 (1100 - 1400, Monday to Sunday; 1730 - 1930, Monday to Thursday)
Email info@rapecrisiscentre-glasgow.co.uk
Website: www.rapecrisiscentre-glasgow.co.uk
Sandyford Counselling & Support Services (SCASS)
Opening times: Monday to Thursday, 0900 - 2000, Friday 090 - 1600
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 211 6700
Website: www.sandyford.org
Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline
Telephone: +44 (0) 0141 951 6234
Scottish Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline
National helpline: 0800 027 1234 (24hrs)
Shakti Women’s Aid Edinburgh
Telephone: +44 (0) 131 475 2399
Talk Now
Telephone: +44 (0) 135 545 8272
Website: www.talknow.org.uk
Further links:
Bereavement
Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland
National helpline: 0845 600 2227 (1000 - 1600, Monday to Wednesday; 1800 - 2100, Monday to Wednesday; 0900 - 2100, Thursday; 0900- 1600, Friday; 1200 - 1500, Saturday)
Email: support@crusescotland.org.uk
Website: www.crusescotland.org.uk
Compassionate Friends Helpline (for bereaved parents)
National helpline: 0845 123 2304 (1000 - 1600 & 1830 - 2230)
Muslim Bereavement Counselling Project
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 585 8026
Petal Support Scotland
Telephone: +44 (0) 169 832 4502
Website: www.petalsupport.com
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
Telephone: +44 (0) 115 944 1117
National helpline: 0844 561 6855 (0900 - 2100)
Further links:
Eating disorders
B-eat beating eating disorders
National helpline: 0845 643 1414 (adults); 0845-643-7650 (youth)
Gerbera Eating Disorder Support (GEDS)
Telephone: 0808 801 0432 - for the rest of the UK please find numbers on the B-eat website.
Email: geds.team@gmail.com
Forced marriage
Forced marriage unit
National helpline: 020 7008 0151
General counselling service
Crisis Counselling
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 812 8474
Email: info@crisiscounselling.co.uk
Website: www.crisiscounselling.co.uk
Maggie’s Cancer Support Centre
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 357 2269
Website: www.maggiescentres.org/our-centres/maggies-glasgow
NHS Living Life
National helpline: 0800 328 9655 (1000 - 2100, Monday to Thursday; 1000 - 1800, Friday)
Nightline (SRC listening and information service)
Opening times: Instant messaging, Monday to Friday 19:00-00:00; Telephone, Monday to Friday, 19:00-07:00
Telephone: +44 (0)141 334 9516
Website: https://www.gunightline.org/
REACH Community Health Project
Opening times: 0900 - 1700, Monday to Friday
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 423 2289/2894 to make a counselling self-referral.
Email: zenib@reachhealth.org.uk or Asia Ali asia@reachhealth.org.uk
Website: www.reachhealth.org.uk
Stepping Stones
Website: www.stepstones.org.uk
Time and Space
Website: www.timeandspace.moonfruit.com
Tom Allan Counselling Centre
Opening times: 0900 - 2100, Monday to Thursday; 0900 - 1600, Friday
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 221 1535
Email: tomallan@crossreach.org.uk
Website: www.tom-allan.org.uk
Wellbeing Services South Glasgow
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 232 2555 (0830 - 1630 each day)
Email: South.PCMHT@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Website: www.wellbeing-glasgow.org.uk
Youth Counselling Service Agency (YCSA)
Opening times: 0900 - 1700, Monday to Thursday; 0900 -1600, Friday
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 420 6600
E-mail: info@ycsa.org.uk
Website: www.ysca.org.uk
Gambling
Gam-Anon
Scotland 24 hour Helpline: 0370 050 8881
Website: www.gamanonscotland.org
GamCare
Freephone: 0808 8020 133 (0800 to midnight, 7 days a week) for further information on counselling sessions within Glasgow.
Email: info@gamcare.org.uk
Website: www.gamcare.org.uk
Gamblers Anonymous Scotland
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 353 3223
GA Scotland 24hour Helpline: 0370 050 8881
Email: info@gascotland.org
Website: www.gascotland.org
Pregnancy support
Glasgow Pregnancy Choices
Opening times: 0900 - 1700, Monday to Friday
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 248 2667
Website: www.glasgowpregnancychoices.org
ARCH (Abortion Recovery Care & Helpline)
Opening hours: 0900 - 1700, Monday to Friday
Office number: +44 (0) 141 226 5407
Helpline number: 0845 603 8501 (0900 - 1700, Monday to Friday; 1900 - 2200, every evening)
Email: info@archtrust.org.uk
Website: www.archtrust.org.uk
Sexual health
Sandyford Initiative
You can find information on sexual health and book sexual health services including STI testing, at the Sandyford Initiative.
Archway
If you have experienced sexual assault, you can access medical assistance from the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (Archway).
This is open 24 hours a day to anyone in the Glasgow area who has been sexually assaulted. Archway offers a variety of services and support.
You can self-refer by phone on 0800 148 88 88.
Other external services
If you have been affected by sexual violence or harassment, the University's support pages has a list of external support services:
LGBT
LGBT Youth, Glasgow
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 552 7425