SMILE Counselling in Bathgate say the demand for their service has increased significantly in recent times
Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.A mental health support group has warned that West Lothian is currently being hit by a “mental health tsunami”.SMILE Counselling in Bathgate say enquiries have quadrupled since May and they need help to continue to deliver their service.Declan Harrigan, CEO at SMILE, said: “My concern is that we may risk losing more young lives to suicide if we cannot offer the support they need when they need it.“Waiting lists are getting longer for statutory services, which in turn creates an ever-increasing dependence on the voluntary sector.“As a charity we have never been more needed than we are right now, yet we have also never felt more vulnerable due