"I wanted to end my life. Counselling saved me"

In 2 out of every 5 households in Scotland with a new baby there will be at least one parent who suffers from depression or anxiety (PND)

For someone affected by PND, it is often difficult to speak to close family or friends for fear of appearing "a bad mother or father". CrossReach Bluebell Counselling can provide a literal life-line - listening, understanding, not judging and helping people to recover quickly. Every £50 raised for our magnificent runners will fund a one-hour free counselling session (with crèche facilities)  

Please help us to extend that life-line.

What we do....

We provide counselling (free of charge) for parents affected by ante/post natal depression & Anxiety  on a 1:1 basis, as couples and group therapy. We also have a specialist Baby Massage service for which we accept direct referrals. Training and Consultancy is also offered to those interested in supporting families effected by PND.

The Bluebell campaign was established in Scotland to raise awareness of Perinatal Depression & Anxiety (PND) and to encourage more women to come forward for help. PND affects the whole family including  husbands and partners and can strike any family. 

There can be many reasons for PND. Society today puts many demands on new parents, They are told they must have the latest buggy and equipment etc. Expectations are high and often mums have little support and feel isolated.

We do not receive any statutory funding. As a Crossreach project we benefit from their financial support which goes some way towards meeting our costs but essentially we rely on donations and the goodwill of our volunteers.

We are a small charity – not as big and as popular as some charities who have a high profile and lots of volunteers and funding – but we are a charity with some stigma attached and that is why your support is really important.

Run the 10k for us and help us to keep our service going so that we can offer more crèche places to the mums who need counselling but cannot come due to no childcare provision.

Every £50 raised will enable us to provide 1 hour's free counselling (with a crèche) for a mother (or father) coping with the effects of PND.

THANK YOU!