Health & Wellbeing Community & Social Justice 2025
Health in Mind

Our Impact 2024-25

Health in Mind delivers mental health support across Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders. In 2024-25, 2,053 people were supported through 49 service teams; counselling clients saw a 30% average improvement in wellbeing; 241,871 users accessed digital mental health portals; and 135 volunteers contributed. Social value generated was £3.39 for every £1 spent.

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📋About

Early intervention and peer support; counselling and talking therapies (including for D/deaf people); trauma support; in care survivor support (Future Pathways); guided self help; arts psychotherapy; nature and physical activity wellbeing; digital mental health information portals; trauma training programme Custom geography from upload: Scotland (Edinburgh / Lothians / Scottish Borders)

📊Key Metrics

2,053 people supported through 49 service teams across 5 local authority areas Key Metric 1
241,871 users accessed 4 digital mental health portals; counselling clients averaged 30% improvement in mental health and wellbeing Key Metric 2
£3.39 social value generated for every £1 spent; 135 volunteers involved; 98% of people felt treated with respect and their views were heard Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 96% of people agreed they were supported with compassion and care; 99% agreed they had better understanding of their mental health as a result of support
  • Support provided for 800+ adults who experienced childhood abuse in Scottish care system through In Care Survivors Alliance Future Pathways project
  • 177 staff employed across 5 offices; 114 people completed trauma training programme; first ever Darkness into Light event co-hosted in Scotland raising £5,300; carbon neutral organisation

📍Geography

Scotland

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