Befriending for Adults

LINK Adult Project provides a befriending service for adults with the aim to help people who have become lonely or isolated due to a mental health problem. 

The Project supports 18 - 65 year olds in the East Fife and Levenmouth area who are already known to a Key Worker, but who would benefit from additional support to use ordinary community resources and facilities.

LINK's adult project also facilitate two Peer Support Groups (St Andrews and Buckhaven) where people with lived experience can come together to support each other. 

Benefits of being befriended:

• companionship
• increased self-esteem and confidence
• increased social opportunities
• more structure to the week
• extra emotional support when trying something new, or potentially stressful.

A befriender can complement the service already being provided and should not be seen as a second best option or in any way replacing formal systems of support.

Please get in touch to find out more about any of our projects.