The Adolescent Project
LINK Adolescent Project provides a befriending service for young people with the aim of providing support to young people who are feeling lonely and isolated due to a mental health problem. Befriending can help to improve their resilience, self-esteem, confidence and mental wellbeing, through the support of a consistent and reliable befriender.
LINK was set up in January 2003 to help young people (12 to 18 year olds) in North East Fife. LINK is delighted to have been able to expand the service in August 2019 to cover Glenrothes, and then in January 2023 expanded to Kirkcaldy where we will be able to continue to provide support to young people who have a mental health issue.
** We are now piloting the service in Burntisland and Lochgelly **
Benefits of Befriending for Young People
This all help to improve the young person's emotional wellbeing, enabling them to build meaningful relationships, make healthier choices and be able to feel that they belong and have a valuable contribution to make to society.
"When working with young people there are times when you will see results in 10 seconds and there are times you won't see it for 10 years. Either way, keep planting those seeds of character, eventually they bloom." |
Listen to what one of our volunteers has to say about being a befriender
Jane Maciver, Project Manager
