Edinburgh
Our free drop-in at the Stafford Centre on Broughton Street is a safe environment where you can begin to build supportive networks and get the mental health support you need. We want to help you as soon as you walk through the door, making sure you are directed to the activity or support that works best for your recovery. From here, you can relax in the company of others and regain confidence.
We provide transformational services for people in Edinburgh, and the Stafford Centre is home to a wide range of free group activities. You can take part in art, music, stained glass, carpentry, jewellery making, walking, karaoke and more.
There’s a main café area where you can chat and feel part of the community, a creative arts space, basement music sessions, carpentry workshops, and Radio Stafford 103 – a community radio run by service users. You can also join our Tai Chi sessions, gentle exercises that connect mind and body.
At the Stafford Centre, we aim to reduce isolation, promote belonging, and build resilience so that you can develop skills, confidence and find your community.
Services in Stafford Centre
Veterans
Community Café
The café is open every Wednesday from 6pm to 9pm to support veterans, former and retired members of the UK armed forces, police, fire services, merchant navy or other emergency services and their families.
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Counselling
We offer a counselling service which provides confidential, one-to-one support to explore how we can help to improve service users mental health further.
Welfare Rights
Service provides advice and support around benefits and related money worries. It is available only to people already using other Edinburgh services and through referrals from the Thrive Welcome Teams.
Listen to our community radio station, Radio Stafford 103 – ran by our people at Stafford Centre!
contact
Want to find out more about the support Change Mental Health delivers in Edinburgh?
Telephone: 0131 557 0718
Counselling service phone line: 0131 557 8459
Email: staffordcentre@changemh.org
Do you have any questions about the support Change Mental Health delivers across communities in Scotland?
Our National Advice and Support Service is open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm (closed for lunch between 12.30pm and 1.30pm), where advisers can signpost you to local support that most fits your needs, including our Change Mental Health services. We offer initial advice on money worries and help to deal with emergencies.
Contact 0808 8010 515, email us at advice@changemh.org or fill out the enquiry form on the Advice and Support Service page.
Our address in Edinburgh is:
The Stafford Centre
103 Broughton Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3RZ
“I have been coming to the creative group for 7 or 8 years now. Due to both physical and mental health, it can be very difficult to get out of the house and down to the Stafford Centre. Despite this, I always make the effort to go and I almost always feel better when I do get to the group. There is no pressure to create something perfect, just a dedicated time and space to experiment and relax. Over the past years, The Stafford Centre and the group have become my second home.”
