Just the ticket! Wellbeing on Wheels launches in Dundee
6th April 2023
A new mental health drop-in service will launch in Dundee this week, giving the local community access to peer support for any challenges or questions related to mental health and wellbeing.
Sam’s Wellbeing on Wheels will officially launch in Seagate Bus Station on Thursday 6 April, bringing free, non-judgemental support directly into the heart of Dundee, at an informal and easily accessible location.
The Sam’s team will offer information, tools and resources to help people self-manage their mental health and wellbeing. This may include support with low mood or wellbeing, low confidence levels, feeling isolated or disconnected from the community, coping with mental health challenges, or information on where to seek further support.
The innovative service, run by SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) in partnership with Stagecoach East Scotland, takes place on board a bus in communities across Angus, but will operate in Dundee as a permanent pitstop one day a week at the Bus Station Travel Shop.
Anyone over 16 is welcome to attend and access support from SAMH peer support workers, who have their own experiences of mental health challenges and a recovery journey. No referral or appointment is needed.
The service will be available every Thursday from 9.30am to 4:30pm, at Sam’s Wellbeing on Wheels Pitstop, Bus Station Travel Shop, 132 Seagate, Dundee, DD1 2HR.
Ross Reilly, Peer Support Practitioner at SAMH, said: “This is an awesome project and it is brilliant to be bringing Wellbeing on Wheels to Dundee City. The bus station is really accessible and the SAMH team are looking forward to inviting anyone to stop by for a chat about mental health.”
Wellbeing on Wheels will complement other SAMH services in Dundee, such as Chrysalis, a horticulture service that supports people on their recovery journey by helping to develop self-resilience and employability skills.
The Wellbeing on Wheels initiative has so far engaged with almost 500 people and provided one-to-one support to almost 100 individuals. It is funded by the Co-op National Charity Partnership, which brings together SAMH, Mind, Inspire and Co-op.
