Mental health and money

If money worries are affecting your mental health, support is available.

Get help with money worries

You can get help and support from these organisations:

• the Scottish Government's Cost of Living Portal provides help during the cost of living crisis
• Mind to Mind on NHS Inform gives advice on coping with money worries
• Citizens Advice Scotland offer free money and debt advice for anyone living in Scotland:
  • contact their Money Talk Team for personalised advice
  • call your local Citizens Advice Bureau on 0800 028 1456
• the Mental Health & Money Advice Service provides free advice, support, advocacy and representation for people affected by mental health and money issues:
  • call 0300 323 1545, Monday to Friday, 9am - 4:30pm
  • email info@changemh.org to be directed to the Mental Health & Money Advice Service
• the Mental Health and Money Toolkit is a free resource you can download to help with your mental and financial health
• Money Advice Scotland provides a list of services for people with money worries

If you provide money guidance to other people

The Money Guiders programme can help you if you give any type of non-regulated money guidance to individuals or groups. For example, you may be a community worker, volunteer or mental health worker. This programme can help you give safe, effective guidance.