Wellness for all: A mentally healthier community

Our project aims to support anyone living in Helensburgh & Lomond over aged 16 to access wellbeing activities to boost mental & physical fitness. Jean's Bothy has had over 400 members join since 2018 and membership continues to grow rapidly. We create a safe and confidential environment to explore ways to support and manage your wellness, ensuring you remain well, and develop tools and techniques to support yourself. We operate a Peer Support model where members support and encourage each other. Building skills, increasing confidence and raising self esteem are all ways in which we can improve our own wellbeing and with the support of Jean's Bothy we can build a mentally healthier community, to live, work and play in. Having an asset such as Jean's Bothy in the heart of the community is vital to ensuring people don't need to wait to crisis point before getting support. Membership is free reducing any financial barriers to joining, and we run on a donation basis so if people can they do, and if they can't they can still access the support. We also value skills, willingness to get involved and time from our members which feeds the ethos of equality. This project would cover the costs to offer activities which encourage fitness and yoga along with cold water swimming. It will also include setting personal goals and working towards them, recognising a sense of achievement is a great boost to our wellbeing.

Who Benefits

Anyone living in Helensburgh & Lomond aged 16 and over seeking mental health and wellbeing support