12/30/2025
๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก & ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ข:
As a counsellor with Granite Occupational Health, I know the festive season can be a difficult time. While it can bring connection for some, it can also increase stress, loneliness, financial pressure, and emotional overwhelm.
If you or someone you know is struggling โ whether due to mental-health challenges, addiction, isolation, or other pressures โ please know help is available throughout the Christmas and New Year period โ both nationally and in Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire.
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๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐
24/7 confidential emotional support
116 123
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Low mood, anxiety, feeling overwhelmed
0800 83 85 87
(Weekdays 6 pmโ2 am; 24 hours at weekends)
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24/7 Mental Health Hub
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Free, confidential text support
Text SHOUT to 85258
๐๐๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐
Support for under-35s experiencing suicidal thoughts
0800 068 4141 ยท Text 07860 039967
๐๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ป๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ (๐๐)
Support for individuals struggling with alcohol misuse
0800 917 7650
๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ (๐๐)
Support for individuals dealing with drug use, offering community, recovery, and help to find meetings
0300 999 1212 (Helpline, daily 10 amโmidnight)
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๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ
Free, confidential support, safety planning tools and local crisis contacts, available 24/7. Prevent Su***de Northeast Scotland - App and Website
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ
Aberdeen Self-Harm Service
01224 621266
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ (๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐)
Short-term mental-health & wellbeing support across Aberdeenshire
Email: WELL.Aberdeenshire@penumbra.org.uk
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Crisis support, hardship, mental-health distress & signposting
0800 0304 713 (24/7)
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ โ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ
Support for loneliness, social isolation, and connection
0300 30 36 077
๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ & ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ง
Support for those affected by substance use or addiction, often overlapping with mental-health challenges
01224 594700
๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐&๐.
At Granite Occupational Health, we are committed to supporting workplaceโand personalโwellbeing all year round. If you need someone to talk to or need signposting, please reach out. You are not alone.
Wishing everyone a safe, supportive, and compassionate festive season.