Confidential peer support, for adults and young people (11+) in need or in crisis. Since then, a lot has happened.
Support available every evening www.mikeysline.co.uk/oursupport
🐝 Mikeysline was founded in December 2015 after a number of suicides in the Highland area. We have been supporting those in need across the Highlands ever since. People struggle on a daily basis with a multitude of emotional and mental health difficulties and we are here to change that. Text-based services (Highlands, Islands & Moray)
Hours: Sun to Thurs - 6pm to 10pm & Fri & Sat -7pm to 7am. TEXT 07786 20 77 55 or contact us via Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp (01463 729000) or live web chat at www.mikeysline.co.uk. The Hive Centre, 4 Strothers Lane, Inverness IV1 1LR
Face to face support for Adults & Young People
Appointments are available every evening between 6pm and 10pm (except public holidays) – to book an appointment please email visit www.mikeysline.co.uk/appointments
The Hive Outreach Centres:
Thurso - Face to face Support for Adults & Young People
Wednesdays - Morven building, North Highland College UHI, Ormlie Rd, Thurso, KW14 7EE. To book appointments please visit www.mikeysline.co.uk/appointments
Tain - Face to face Support for Adults & Young People
Tuesdays - 4.30pm - 8.00pm - For You Training Office, First Floor, Victoria Buildings, High St, Tain IV19 1AE - for your peace of mind, this is a private, confidential, safe space kindly donated to Mikeysline to provide support during those hours. To book appointments please visit www.mikeysline.co.uk/appointments
Alness - Face to face Support for Adults & Young People
Every Wednesday - 4.30pm - 8pm - The Place, 61 High Street, Alness IV17 0SH - for your peace of mind, this is a private, confidential, safe space kindly donated by The Place and which is only open to Mikeysline to provide support during these hours. To book appointments please visit www.mikeysline.co.uk/appointments
Nairn - Face to face Support for Adults & Young People
Every Wednesday 6pm - 10pm - Hall in Nairn United Reformed Church (rear entrance), Crescent Road, Nairn IV12 4NB - for your peace of mind, this is a private, confidential, safe space kindly donated to Mikeysline and which is only open to Mikeysline to provide support during these hours. To book appointments please visit www.mikeysline.co.uk/appointments
Elgin - Face to face Support for Adults & Young People
Every Thursday 2.45pm-7pm - Office 2, Caledonian House Business Centre, 164 High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BD - for your peace of mind, this is a private, confidential, safe space kindly donated to Mikeysline and which is only open to Mikeysline to provide support during these hours. To book appointments please visit www.mikeysline.co.uk/appointments
If you cannot attend a Hive for a 1:1 appointment, then we can offer you support online via zoom or a telephone support appointment. Please visit www.mikeysline.co.uk/appointments, select any Hive location, and select the appointment type you would prefer. Alternatively please email enquiries@mikeysline.co.uk during office hours and we will be happy to assist. Support for Parents & Carers
Hilton Family Support, The Light House, 4 Tomatin Road, Inverness, IV2 4UA - Fortnightly on a Friday from 9.30am - 11.30am. Dingwall Family Centre, Dingwall Primary School, Ross Avenue, IV15 9UU - Tuesday from 1.30pm-3.30pm
We are always amazed at the generosity of local businesses, but this is a first! 🤩
Dash Competitions are donating the proceeds of the raffle of a second-hand Vauxhall Corsa VXR 2012 to Mikeysline! 🚗
We are absolutely delighted by their support in these challenging financial times, with every penny that is fundraised for Mikeysline helping us to ensure we can keep on delivering our essential support services across Highland, Islands and Moray 🙌
The online competition is open now (👇link in comments👇 ) and costs 99p per entry, or free via postal entry, and runs to April 24th at 7:30pm. The winner will be chosen by using a random number generator of all the entries and this will be carried out live stream on Facebook when the competition closes.
Read the full Terms & Conditions on the raffle page, and note that road tax and insurance is the responsibility of the winner.
06/04/2026
Precious Moments 🥺🫶🏻 🎶 🐝
High Life Highland Leadership Programme
Generations Working Together
06/04/2026
Massive thanks to Simpsons for being the first stop for our Tin Man On Tour! ✈️ He will be out and about over the coming months for you to say hello, grab a selfie 🤳and leave a message of courage 🫶🏼 and hope 💕 for those in need. Thanks too to Charlotte from artsinnature for the INCREDIBLE artwork 🎨 accompanying the Tin Man 🐝
04/04/2026
🐝MIKEYSLINE VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
🐝JOIN OUR PEER SUPPORT VOLUNTEER TEAMS IN TAIN/ELGIN
Mikeysline currently has vacancies for Peer Support Volunteers to join our in person support teams based in our outreach Hives in Tain or Elgin.
The Tain Hive is open on Tuesdays and shifts are from 4.15pm – 8.30pm.
The Elgin Hive is open on Mondays & Thursdays and shifts are from 2.30pm – 7.15pm.
🐝Do you have a few hours to spare once or twice a month?
🐝Are you looking for a volunteer role which will let you give back by helping those in need of support?
🐝Would mental health related training assist you with your studies and career progression?
Such a powerful reminder of the reasons to stay. You are loved, and you truly matter 💛
This beautiful quilt, created by families and friends bereaved by su***de,honours “the things they loved and how they lived”🥹
We’re so grateful to have it here in the Highlands, thanks to the Lothians Speak Their Name Quilt and Inverness Cathedral, dedicated to St Andrew, for hosting.
🧵 Viewing: daily 8am–6pm
🫖 Wed 22 April | 4–6pm – cuppa & crafting crafternoon (bring your own materials)
🎶 Thurs 23 April | 6–8pm – community jam (a farewell to the quilt)
We’re working towards creating a Highlands quilt to honour those we’ve loved and lost. If you’d like to be involved, please get in touch 🤍
Support link in the comments below 🫶🏻🌻🌈🐝✨
04/04/2026
Weekend reminder from Mikeysline 💛 When we're struggling with our mental health, this can often impact how we talk, think and reflect about ourselves in our own mind. Think of little you, be kind.
March was buzzing 🐝🐝thanks to Harry Gow’s Bee Cupcakes 🧁
Bright, cheerful, and full of sunshine—these little cupcakes carried a powerful reminder: no one has to face their struggles alone 💛
With the magic of community, kindness (and a lot of cupcakes!), an incredible £15,000 was raised 😳👏🏼
We are completely blown away. This will help us continue being a vital lifeline across the Highlands, Islands, and Moray—supporting over 1,000 people of all ages and genders every single month, with no statutory funding.
Harry Gow… you really are the bee’s knees! 🐝💛
Thank you SO much 🙌
£15,000 RAISED FOR Mikeysline! 🐝
We’re honestly a bit lost for words… which doesn’t happen often.
What started as a simple idea has turned into something far bigger than we ever expected. Shop by shop, day by day, people across the Highlands got behind it, and it’s led to this.
Every cupcake bought. Every bit of support shown. Every person who chose to be part of it.
That’s what made this happen.
Our team put everything into it from start to finish, and the support from the community has been un-bee-lievable.
We’re incredibly proud. Mikeysline are over the moon. And we’re so grateful to every single person who got behind it.
So, THANK YOU!
And a little reminder… 💛🤎
02/04/2026
The year is certainly flying by, as are our busy bees who are flying all over doing so much to support the vital work Mikeysline does in local communities:
The eggs are all in the one basket as we wish huge congratulations to Finlay, the winner of our Easter Hamper that was generously donated by Tesco Inshes. Don't eat it all at once!
Nairn JAC fundraised at Nairn Show, which allowed them to make an incredible £400 donation to help us continue providing non-judgemental support to those who reach out.
Enjoy family friendly Easter fun as Munlochy community Market is holding an Easter Market at Munlochy Hall this Saturday, with the proceeds of the community cafe on the day going to Mikeysline.
You haven't missed your chance to experience the magic of Duffus Estate and their Easter Egg Trail, which they will be putting on again Good Friday (tomorrow!) Go and show them all the support you can as they will be supporting us over the next year
Well done to Jade, who raised an incredible £2075 doing Inverness Half Marathon , all in memory of her friend Toby. We are so grateful for your hard work and hope now you get a wee rest before the next one!
Also on the Half Marathon, volunteers on the day chose to nominate Mikeysline for their charity contribution, donating £520 to our grassroots charity!
Gillian at Sit back, Relax & Read - In Partnership with Usborne will not only be donating a portion of book sales to Mikeysline this month, but is holding an amazing raffle to win a Walkers Shortbread Hamper!
Specsavers Dingwall are holding an Easter competition to Guess The Bear's Name, all to help Mikeysline in the work we do. You should have gone to Specsavers this weekend!
02/04/2026
Our Golf Day may be in two weeks, but our Silent Auction is LIVE!
There are some amazing items donated by so many amazing people, so see if there is something on there for you. You can also browse the truly one-of-a-kind items for our Live Auction on the night and if you can't do without something, you can place an email bid ahead of the day!
Scan the QR code to view the auctions or click the link in the comments below!
01/04/2026
While there are still a few spaces for teams to sign up to our tee-rriffic golf day, you don't have to be a player to come along.
If good food, entertainment and swinging about the dancefloor is more your thing, we have tables available for those who would like to come along and enjoy the evening's events at the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness - the live auction alone is not to be missed!
Help score a hole in one for Mikeysline and support our mental health and su***de prevention services across the Highlands, Islands and Moray.
Have you seen the latest Mural for Mikeysline in Nairn?
Situated by the town's fire station, this incredible piece of artwork, brought to life by unbelievable talents of Marc at FRESH PAINT, celebrates kindness, connection and intergenerational support.
Paying tribute to the local community, including Nairn County FC and High Life Highland Leadership Programme, we hope this inspiring piece brings joy to all who pass by and ignites many meaningful conversations.
Support from Mikeysline is available locally every Wednesday between 6pm-10pm at the United Reformed Church, Nairn, IV12 4NB.
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TEXTLINE:
The Mikeysline text service was launched in December 2015. We have been supporting the people of the Highlands in their times of need ever since. It was the first of its kind in the UK.
By using a text line, as opposed to a phone line, anonymity is assured. This removes the awkwardness sometimes found in talking with a total stranger. 📷1 in 4 people will hang up when they use a phone line, the nerves taking over and sometimes, they aren’t quite able to get the words out. With a text line, this removes that ‘urgency’ if you like. A moment can be taken, words can be deleted and time taken to really manage to put it into words how they are feeling.
In this current age of multimedia communications, it is a tragedy to think there are so many still feeling alone, isolated and not able to express their feelings. We’re here to help.
A common misconception about Mikeysline is that it is only for young people. That’s not the case - we cater for all ages, and have been doing so since we were founded.
Our team of volunteers are there for you each and every day. Nobody has all the answers, but what they do have, is an understanding ear and guidance where we can. They do have time to support you when you need it most. Most of all, however, they’re there for you.
The Hive
The Hive is the Highland’s first out of hours mental health crisis centre, based at 19 Academy Street, Inverness. This ambitious local initiative provides a safe place to those who are in need of it. Coupled with our text service, the joint aim is to reduce social isolation. We want to help vulnerable people to maintain their mental health on a continuous basis.
The Hive is a place to attend without fear of being judged. It is a place for anyone aged 17 and up to come when they feel lost with nowhere to turn. Our staff and volunteers will lend an ear, be there for you and try to help you get through what you are feeling.
One of the main aims for the Hive is to provide an alternative. Instead of heading home and bottling up emotions, come to the Hive. In place of being trapped inside your own head, second guessing, the Hive is a platform to try and work it out. We promise we will try to help you through it.
We know we won’t have all the answers – we don’t profess to be experts. What we do promise is that we are there for you. Sharing your thoughts with an understanding ear can provide a different perspective, as well as the weight it will lift from your shoulders.
We promise you a warm welcome, a hot brew and we WILL listen.
