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|---|---|---|
|   | Citizens advice ScotlandCitizens Advice Scotland, the Extra Help Unit and the 59 member bureaux together form Scotland's largest independent advice network. They offer a free advice service that is independent, confidential and impartial. | https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/ 0800 028 1456 | 
|   | SamaritansSamaritans is the charity that prevents suicide through the power of human connection. Connecting people in crisis with trained volunteers who will always listen. People calling for change with those who need to listen. People who've been there before with those struggling now. | https://www.samaritans.org/scotland/ 116 123 jo@samaritans.org | 
|   | Lothian BusesLothian 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. | https://www.lothianbuses.com/ 0131 554 4494 mail@lothianbuses.com | 
|   | CrisisCrisis provides direct support for homeless people and influences policy to help end homelessness in Scotland. | https://www.crisis.org.uk/about-us/scotland/ 0131 209 7700 edinburgh@crisis.org.uk | 
|   | SamaritansSamaritans is a unique charity dedicated to reducing feelings of isolation and disconnection that can lead to suicide. | https://www.samaritans.org 116123 | 
|   | LGBT Youth ScotlandLGBT 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. | https://lgbtyouth.org.uk/ 0141 552 7425 info@lgbtyouth.org.uk | 
|   | Cruse Bereavement Support ScotlandCruse 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. | https://www.crusescotland.org.uk/ | 
|   | Shelter ScotlandShelter 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. 
 | https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/ 0808 800 4444 | 
|   | Edinburgh Crisis CentreThe 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. 
 | http://www.edinburghcrisiscentre.org.uk/ 0808 010 414 | 
|   | Shakti's Womens AidShakti 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. | https://shaktiedinburgh.co.uk/ Edinburgh: 0131 475 2399 info@shaktiedinburgh.co.uk | 
 
 
 
