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Mental Health Information Station NHS Lothian | Our Services

Mental Health Information Resources

Anxiety and Depression

Mental wellbeing – Advice on dealing with low mood, anxiety, phobias, stress and where you can get help, NHS Inform, 2020

Audio Visual

Anxiety, Stress and related conditions (15 minutes)

Jake, our fictional character, experiences feelings of anxiety and stress. This animation explains how these common emotions can develop and how they can affect our daily lives. We follow Jake’s efforts to deal with the problems before being given guidance on how to deal with these types of conditions.

Jake does CBT (9 minutes)

This short audio visual presentations show how Jake out fictional character can use Mindfulness Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to deal with his diagnosis of anxiety and depression.

Free Videos and Audio Files

The Wee Cinema guide is back by popular demand! We have surveyed the very best of free videos and audio files covering a wide range of mental health conditions and we think you will be impressed.

Information Sheets

These are one page sheets that cover a range of mental health conditions and supply useful additional information

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Community Resources

Connect Here publications are packed with information that can help those living with a long term condition. Each guide lists a service’s name, address, phone number, email address, website/social media details and a short summary. Connect Here publications (to name but a few) include extensive guides to:

Edinburgh’s Community Resources Directory
Befriending Services
Counselling Services
Edinburgh Crisis Guide
Employability Guides
Mental Health Apps
Physical Activities
Help with Long Term Conditions

All Connect Here publications are available for download from the Connect Here web page on the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership .

Mental Health Information Station service leaflet, December 2024
This leaflet explains what the MHIS can offer to a visitor and outlines when and where the service can be accessed.

Mental Health Information Station service poster, August 2023

This poster explains what the MHIS can offer to a visitor and shows when and where the service can be accessed.

Self Help Resources Pack: For people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, 2017
This pack has been put together using tips that adults with (AD(H)D have found helpful.