Get Help or Support & Contact Us

If you need advice, support or help you will find a range of support services here

If you need advice or support from us or other agencies you are on the correct page. Here is a handy resource of services you can contact by phone, email or online.

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Emergency:

In an emergency: Dial 999 and ask for police.

If you or someone you are near to are currently being confronted or a victim of rape, abuse or hate crime

If you or someone you know is/ are contemplating suicide:

Samaritans Scotland: for confidential emotional support Telephone: 116 123 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Email: jo@samaritans.org (it may take several days to respond)

NHS 24 Mental Health Services: for urgent mental health support. The 111 Mental
Health Hub is for people of all ages.
Dial 111 and select the mental health option; free, and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
Dial 999 if an ambulance is required in an emergency

Hate Crimes & Abuse:

If you are being targeted, blackmailed, abused or experiencing online hate crime: Dial 101

Galop: provides specialized support and a helpline for LGBTQ+ victims of abuse,
domestic abuse, ‘conversion therapy’, violence, or hate crime.
Telephone: 0800 999 5428
Email: help@galop.org.uk

Webchat option through their website: https://www.galop.org.uk (click on the speech
bubble icon in the bottom right hand corner)

Arygll and Bute Rape Crisis: organisation supporting survivors of sexual violence, and
non-offending friends and family.
https://www.rapecrisiscentre-argyll-bute.org.uk/about-us
Telephone: 0800 121 4685
Email: support@ab-rc.org.uk

Helplines:

Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline: a national helpline providing, confidential, and non-
judgmental support for, sexuality, gender identity, and sexual health.
Telephone: 0300 330 0630 (open 10am–10pm, 7 days a week)
Email: hello@switchboard.lgbt

Online chat option after 5pm: https://switchboard.lgbt/contact-us

LGBT Foundation: offers support via phone and email.
Telephone: 0345 3 30 30 30 (9am-9pm on weekdays and 10am-6pm on weekends)
Email: helpline@lgbt.foundation

Support Agencies:

Equality Network Scotland: national charity working for LGBTI rights.
https://www.equality-network.org/
Includes:
Scottish Trans: A project of the Equality Network that provides information, advocacy,
and resources for transgender people in Scotland.
https://www.scottishtrans.org/

LGBT Youth Scotland: provides support for LGBTQ+ young people (aged 13 to 25),
including youth groups and digital support.
https://lgbtyouth.org.uk/

Time for Inclusive Education (TIE): campaigns for LGBTQ+ inclusive education in
schools.
https://tie.scot/

28/7/2026: Are you waiting for an appointment with Sandyford Adult Gender Service? Please act now.

Sandyford has contacted everyone who joined its waiting list before August 2024 to check whether they still need the service.

Anyone who has not responded by 9^th August 2026 will be removed from the waiting list.

Please check your emails, letters and junk or spam folders. If Sandyford has contacted you, respond as soon as possible.

If you believe you are on the waiting list but have not heard from Sandyford, contact the service now:

ggc.adultgender.sandyford@nhs.scot
0141 211 8693

You can find more information on the Scottish Trans website:
scottishtrans.org/sandyford-adult-gender-service-finishes-waiting-list-validation/

Please do not assume your place will remain active if you have not replied.

Share this information widely so that nobody loses their place simply because they did not receive or see the message.

Mental Health Support:

LGBT Health and Wellbeing: offers mental health support, social groups, community
events, and a helpline for LGBTQ+ people.
LGBT+ Helpline Scotland: Run by LGBT Health and Wellbeing for emotional support.
Telephone: 0800 464 7000 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 12pm to 9pm; Sundays:
1pm to 6pm)
Email: helpline@lgbthealth.org.uk

Samaritans Scotland: for confidential emotional support
Telephone: 116 123 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Email: jo@samaritans.org (it may take several days to respond)