NHS Inform

NHS Inform is Scotland's national health information service. They aim to provide people in Scotland with accurate and relevant information to help them make informed decisions about their own health and the health of the people they care for

NHS Inform is Scotland's national health information service. They aim to provide people in Scotland with accurate and relevant information to help them make informed decisions about their own health and the health of the people they care for.

Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre

Students across the Edinburgh College Community who have experienced sexual violence at any time of their life will be offered long-term, trauma-informed, one-to-one support. This support will be offered in blocks of six sessions, with students having access to up to 18 individual sessions if needed.

Any students on the College support waiting list will be given the opportunity to access the normal Rape Crisis services for short-term support while they wait. This is in the form of the Here and Now service for over 18s or the STAR Project for under 18s.

If you would like to refer yourself to this service, please email studentsurvivors@ercc.scot or call 0131 556 9437, call/text 07966 067 301 and state you are an Edinburgh College student. Please note staff cannot refer students.

TOTUM

TOTUM is a UK-based student discount card and app. TOTUM membership opens up a world of brilliant student discounts, offers and vouchers on your everyday essentials, must-have gear and luxury items.

LGBT Youth Scotland

LGBT Youth Scotland is Scotland’s national charity for LGBTI young people, working with 13–25 year olds across the country whose goal is to make Scotland the best place to grow up for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex young people.

Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council

Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council or ELREC works towards creating a prejudice free society where everyone is treated with equality and justice.

Cycle Streets

CycleStreets provides a free-to-use national cycle journey planner for the United Kingdom. Input your start and end postcodes to be supplied with route options for your journey.

Young Scot

Young Scot is the national youth information charity, with discounts in shops and travel for 12 - 26 year olds.

Edinburgh Council Bins & Recycling

Information from City of Edinburgh Council on local recycling and waste services.

Health in Mind

Health in Mind promote positive mental health and wellbeing, and provide a wide range of services and courses to support people and enable them to make a positive difference in their lives.  

Support enquiry form here. 

Change Mental Health

Change Mental Health provide transformational support for people ensuring that everyone has access to the support they need, when they need it and in a way which works best for them.
They seek to change society by changing attitudes, fighting stigma and influencing government to ensure a better quality of life for those affected by mental illness.
 

Edinburgh Crisis Centre

The Crisis Centre is open 24 hours a day 365 days of the year and provides community based, emotional and practical support at times of crisis. It is a service for people who are aged 16 and over who are using or have used mental health services and are resident in the City of Edinburgh when they are facing a crisis.

Shelter Scotland

Shelter Scotland is a charity that works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing. They do this by giving advice, information and advocacy to people in housing need, and by campaigning for lasting political change to end the housing crisis for good.

Lothian Buses

Lothian Buses have over 70 services that run across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Visit their website to view timetables, route maps, ticket pricing, and to plan your journey.

Fast Forward

Fast forward provide high quality health education and prevention interventions and projects to enable young people to make informed choices about their wellbeing and live healthier lifestyles

The Junction

The Junction is a safe, friendly, confidential centre which offers lots of health-related services, education and support for young people in Leith and North East Edinburgh aged 12-21.

The Junction is a safe, friendly, confidential centre which offers lots of health-related services, education and support for young people in Leith and North East Edinburgh aged 12-21.

Zero Waste Scotland

Zero Waste Scotland supports businesses, communities, and the government to manage Scotland's resources responsibly. They have lots of advice on their website that will help you reduce your waste and save money.

Love Food Hate Waste

Love Food Hate Waste aims to raise awareness of the need to reduce food waste and help you take action. It shows that by doing some easy practical everyday things in the home we can all waste less food, which will ultimately benefit our purses and the environment too.

Cruse Bereavement Support Scotland

Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland (CBCS) exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people in Scotland. They seek to help anyone experiencing bereavement to understand their grief and cope with their loss. They work primarily through volunteers, providing free care to bereaved people. 

Edinburgh City Council

Local authority support for those facing homelessness or at risk of being made homeless.

Shakti's Womens Aid

Shakti is here to help ethnic minority (BME) women, children and young people who are experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic abuse. This charity originally offered support provisions in Edinburgh but have expanded to Fife, Falkirk and Dundee.