Edinburgh's Thrive Welcome Teams offer a drop-in service for anyone who’s struggling with their mental health - no referral needed.

There are Welcome Team drop-ins across the capital, open at different times during the week.

In this bonus episode of Keeping Edinburgh, Gus Harrower learns how the teams help to make mental health support more accessible and approachable.

Each Thrive Welcome Team is made up of experienced mental health practitioners with a range of professional backgrounds. They’ll give you a warm welcome, and put you and your needs at the centre of your support.

The teams can see people aged 18 to 64. If you’re unable to attend a drop-in (due to work commitments or difficulty getting out), you can also ask your GP for a referral.

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This episode is produced by Katie Revell for Bespoken Media.

Everyone expresses themselves in different ways - some of us with words, some by the way we dress - but lots of people in Edinburgh increase their wellbeing by enjoying the arts - music, theatre, painting, and lots more.

This episode of Keeping Edinburgh is all about organisations and people who, in different ways, are Keeping Edinburgh... Creative.

Featuring Strangetown, a theatre company for young people, North Edinburgh Arts' Art for Grown-Ups sessions, and Out of Sight, Out of Mind from CAPS Independent Advocacy. Scotland’s biggest mental health art exhibition.

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Following on from our 'Keeping Edinburgh Creative' episode, host Gus Harrower talks with Dr Linda Irvine Fitzpatrick of the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership about why spaces and groups for creativity are so important for wellbeing.