Support Organisations

We work with loads of local organisations to get you in touch with the right people

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		Contact Info
	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.	https://www.lothianbuses.com/ 0131 554 4494 mail@lothianbuses.com
	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.	0131 556 0441 admin@elrec.org.uk
	Who Cares? Scotland Who Cares? Scotland, is a national voluntary organisation, working with care experienced young people and care leavers across Scotland.	https://www.whocaresscotland.org/ 0141 226 4441 hello@whocaresscotland.org
	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.	https://edinburgh.cyclestreets.net/
	Beat Youthline Beat is an organisation that provides helplines offering support and advice on eating disorders, they are the UKs leading eating disorder charity and are on a mission to stop the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders.	https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ 0808 801 0711
	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.	https://shaktiedinburgh.co.uk/ Edinburgh: 0131 475 2399 info@shaktiedinburgh.co.uk
	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.	https://edinburghcrisiscentre.org.uk/ 0808 010 414
	Better Health: Quit Smoking You're four times more likely to quit smoking with NHS help. Find your local Stop Smoking Service on the SmokeFree website.	https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/
	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.	https://changemh.org/ 0808 8010 515 advice@changemh.org
	Rock Trust The Rock Trust works with young people between the ages of 16- 25 who are affected by homelessness.	https://www.rocktrust.org/ 0131 557 4059 admin@rocktrust.org