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There are lots of places you can get help and support when you need it. Please don't struggle on alone. Listed on our Find Help page are national resources for all responders, their families and the general public.

Mountain Rescue (MR) volunteers in Scotland, and their household family members, have access to Police Scotland's Employee Assistance Programme (Provided by Vivup). This is an advice and counselling service, provided by trained counselling and welfare practitioners. For more information, phone 0800 046 5593, 24/7 or visit the website. Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR) has also entered into an agreement with the Rivers Centre to provide Post Incident Support to all teams in Scotland should that be required in relation to MR incidents . You can  watch this short video explaining the Post Incident Support Process. Details of how to initiate that support can be found on their wellbeing information area along with a toolkit for managing the risks of psychological injury.

The RNLI website has information and resources for RNLI volunteer community. Contact the Volunteering team on: 01202 663301 (9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday) or email.

If you are involved in British Cave Rescue you can also check out some wellbeing resources on the their website. You can also contact the Wellbeing Officer, Ron Price, by email.‍

Shout is a 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. To access a dedicated service for the emergency responder community, text BLUELIGHT to 85258 any time day or night to be connected to a trained and supervised crisis volunteer.