Lochaber Hope

We are a registered charity in Fort William, offering mental health support and personal development opportunities to everyone in Lochaber.

Supporting the people of Lochaber with a wide range of sensitive and personal issues.

Read our Operational Update for Spring 2025

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£36

could provide a person in crisis an emergency appointment with a qualified counsellor.

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We offer our community a safe and positive space where you can find support regardless of your circumstances. We're here to help navigate life's challenges when you need it, empowering individuals to rebuild their lives and regain a sense of belonging. Our mission is to restore self-esteem, reduce social isolation, and prevent suffering and suicide in Lochaber.

Counselling, Mentoring, Training, and Employability Support.

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Our services

TWS is our social enterprise, aimed at reducing suicide in Lochaber. Volunteer or shop today!

The Workshop

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Our Community Hub in Fort William. Activities, events and groups!

New Connections

Work with us to start changing the culture in young people's mental health.

Bright Minds

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Fundraising is vital in order to continue providing the services we offer.

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At Lochaber Hope, we're dedicated to making a positive impact in our community. However, as a registered charity, we don't receive any core funding. This means that fundraising and donations are absolutely vital for us to continue offering our services.

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Listen to our latest podcast!

A positive look into mental health and wellbeing in the Highlands- Juliette Garrett and Carrie Kirkegaard from Lochaber Hope are bringing the latest news from the community and chatting to the people who help hold us up!

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Operational Update 2025

Lochaber Hope continues to actively support our community. Our staff, counsellors, and volunteers are working with a blended approach, offering both face-to-face support and the flexibility of online or phone-based services. We are here and supporting everyone who needs our services, so please don't hesitate to get in touch.

To maximize our funding and service capacity, Lochaber Hope's staff and services will be relocating to New Connections from April 21st, 2025. This move will strengthen our operations and allow us to provide even better support to our community.

As part of our ongoing restructuring, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily close The Workshop Studios effective March 31st, 2025. This decision will allow us to make the space more sustainable and accessible to even more volunteers in the future.

This year also marks an exciting milestone—Lochaber Hope’s 20th anniversary! We are already planning a special birthday event in November and can’t wait to share the details with you.

If you would like to get involved in any of our social, activity or peer support groups, please contact us. Our reception team will be happy to provide you with more details and answer any questions you may have.

We can be contacted on 01397 704 836, email admin@lochaberhope.org.uk or visit our Facebook page and see what we have going on! You can private message us at any time.

Our response times are between 9-5 from Monday to Friday and we aim to get back to you as soon as we can.

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We are deeply grateful to our funders whose generous support enables us to make meaningful impact in our community