Resources for: Positive Wellbeing and Age 5-11
Having good wellbeing means you can cope with things life throws at you. It helps you to cope with the stresses of life, realise your abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to your community. It is an important part of health and well-being that helps to make decisions, build relationships and shape the world we live in.
Here you can find information and activities that can help your wellbeing.
Awestruck Academy Creative Arts and Media Centre
Awestruck Academy is a vibrant creative centre in Clydebank offering free or low-cost classes in music, art, media, digital tech, gaming, and podcasting to all ages. They host community events, exhibitions, and a dedicated “Gaming Zone” with consoles and VR—alongside a coffee bar, creche, and chess club. Their friendly, inclusive space fosters confidence, creativity, and community connection.
Web: www.awestruck-academy.org.uk/
Bellsmyre Development Trust
Bellsmyre Development Trust runs the Cutty Sark Centre in Dumbarton, a community hub offering free activities and support for all ages. They provide youth clubs, family events, gardening projects, employability drop‑ins, computer access, and counselling. It's a friendly space to get involved, meet others, and build new skills.
Phone: 01389 730111
Web: www.bellsmyretrust.org.uk
Centre 81
Centre 81 is a community hub in Whitecrook, Clydebank. It offers a wide range of activities and services for all ages, including fitness classes, IT and art workshops, a low-cost gym (Gym81), a café (Café81), and rooms for hire. The centre also hosts the ISARO Community Initiative, providing support for ethnic minorities, and Social Security Scotland's Local Delivery Service, assisting with benefit applications.
Phone: 0141 533 7070
Web: www.clydebank-ha.org.uk/community/centre81/
Clifftops Project
Clifftop Projects CIC is a community arts organisation in West Dunbartonshire offering free, inclusive creative activities for all ages. They run Art Youth Clubs (ages 5–18), an Intergenerational Dance Company, monthly youth creative nights (ages 13–25), and regular art challenges and workshops with local artists. Through projects like Creative Mental Health, they use art and dance to support emotional wellbeing and bring people together across generations.
Web: www.clifftopprojects.co.uk/
Includem
Includem works with young people and families to help them transform their lives. They work with social services, schools, partner services and criminal justice services to identify children and young people who could benefit from support, then engage with the young person and their family or carer to develop a package tailored to their specific needs that promote positive life choices and brighter futures.
Helpline number: 0808 800 0408
Phone: 0141 427 0523
Web: www.includem.org/
Intandem Mentoring
Scotland’s national mentoring programme for young people aged 7–18 who are in, or at risk of, care. It helps children, young people, and their families build and maintain positive, trusting relationships while supporting confidence and opportunities to thrive. In West Dunbartonshire, the intandem service is delivered by Y Sort It.
Phone: 0131 442 8760
Web: www.intandem.scot/
KIDS - Kids Independently Developing Skills
A helpful site with easy-to-understand health advice for kids, parents, and carers. Find tips on keeping your child healthy, spotting common illnesses, and knowing when to get extra help. You can find out about attending hospital and clinic appointments, with examples of children and young people’s experiences with health services. There are also links to supporting websites and other sources of help.
Web: https://www.rhcg.org.uk/kids-for-families/
Mind Yer Time
Designed by children and young people, the site offers tips, stories and practical information on screen time, online wellbeing and related topics, with content suitable for young people and helpful links for adults too.
Web: www.mindyertime.scot/
National Autistic Society West Dunbartonshire
The leading UK charity supporting people on the autism spectrum and their families. The site offers a wealth of information, resources, and practical advice on living with autism, including guidance on education, employment, health, and social inclusion. It also provides details on local services and support networks.
Web: https://www.autism.org.uk/
Scratch
Scratch is the world's largest free coding community for kids aged 8-16 years. Create stories, games and animations and share with the world. Scratch is a safe and playful learning environment that engages all children in thinking creatively, reasoning systematically, and working collaboratively - essential skills for everyone in today's society.
Web: www.scratch.mit.edu/
Smiling Mind
Web: www.smilingmind.com.au/smiling-mind-app
Think You Know
Web: www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
Tullochan
Tullochan supports both young people aged 5-25 and those aged 25+ through a range of development programmes delivered from our Tullochan Training Academy, within Primary/Secondary schools or through their Social Enterprises. Programmes such as Timber Transitions, Furniture Fix, Gardening & Landscaping, Personal Development, Work Placements within their cafe 'The Common Good', or Employability sessions are on offer, alongside LGBTQ+ Youth Action Group and High School Drop-in Youth Club. Their support allows young people and the wider community to improve their mental health and wellbeing, break down barriers and progress positively into education, employment or training.
Web: www.tullochan.org/
Underlined
Web: www.getunderlined.com/
WDC Libraries for Babies and Children
Web: www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/libraries/libraries-for-children-and-babies/
WDC Schools and Learning
Web: www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/
WD Sports Hub App
Web: https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/leisure-parks-events/west-dunbartonshire-leisure/book-and-pay/wd-leisure-app
WDC After School Activities
Web: https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/media/2114007/after_school__2_.pdf
Who Cares? Scotland
Helpline number: 0330 107 7540
Web: www.whocaresscotland.org/
Y Sort it
Y Sort It youth centre provides a dedicated youth friendly space with various weekly youth activities offered throughout the West Dunbartonshire area, including support for young carers (10-25 years), peer mentoring for care experienced young people, Outreach Project (8-25 years), Intandem (ages of 8 and 14 and on a Compulsory Supervision Order) and Y Sort-It FUSION LGBT Youth Group for young people 25 years and under, and currently meets online.
Phone: 0141 941 3308
Web: https://www.ysortit.org/
Young Composer's Music Forum
Web: www.youngcomposers.com/
Haldane Youth Services
Phone: 01389 600367
Web: www.haldaneyouthservices.org.uk/
Youth Mentoring & Befriending Project
Phone: 01389 776497
Web: https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/health-social-care/children/youth-mentoring-and-befriending/
Children and Young People's Comissioner Scotland
An independent organisation that protects and promotes the rights of children and young people in Scotland. They raise awareness of children’s rights, challenge unfair policies, and help young people have their voices heard. The Commissioner works to ensure every child’s rights are respected across Scotland.
Phone: 0800 019 1179
Web: www.cypcs.org.uk/
Disability Sports Finder
A free online guide that helps people of all ages and abilities in Scotland discover accessible local sports and physical activities. Simply enter a postcode or region to find community clubs or leisure centres offering adapted sessions tailored to various needs. It’s a user-friendly platform run in partnership with local councils and disability sports organisations, aimed at making sport inclusive and empowering everyone to get active Some activities have a cost.
Web: www.disabilitysportfinder.org.uk/
Salvation Army Clydebank
Providing practical help for people in need, defending those who are vulnerable and abused, and fighting against injustice, the services, such as Employment Plus, are diverse, reflecting the needs of the communities served.
Phone: 0141 941 1353
Web: www.salvationarmy.org.uk/clydebank
Scotland's Service Directory
Details of health and wellbeing services in Scotland. Includes GP practices, dental services and support groups.
Web: www.nhsinform.scot/scotlands-service-directory/health-and-wellbeing-services
Feeling Good Teens
Feeling Good offers Positive Mental Training audio programmes which can help you feel better, lift your mood and recover from stress, anxiety and depression by building resilience and developing positive feelings.
Web: https://www.feelinggood.app/teens-download/
Internet Matters
dedicated to helping children and young people aged 3-18 stay safe online. They provide free, expert-backed resources tailored to different ages, online activities, and specific needs, including support for neurodivergent, LGBTQ+, and care-experienced children. Their tools include age-specific guides, conversation starters, and digital safety checklists, all designed to empower parents, carers, and professionals to navigate the digital world confidently
Web: https://www.internetmatters.org/
I Am Me
I Am Me Scotland is a charity supporting disabled and vulnerable people through accessible education, training, and resources. Their Learning Platform offers schools, parents, and organisations tools on disability awareness, mental health, and inclusion to promote positive change.
Web: https://iammescotland.co.uk/
‘Alright?’ – An animation by Clan Childlaw
A short animated film co-created with young people that explores their experiences of the legal system, highlighting the importance of supportive relationships, clear communication, and access to lawyers who uphold children’s rights.
The animation is a useful tool to support conversations with children and young people about rights, remedies when rights are not upheld and the role of lawyers.
Web: https://www.clanchildlaw.org/alrightanimation/
Whizz Kids
Web: https://www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/
Childnet
Childnet helps kids and teens stay safe and have fun online. They’ve got cool games and videos that teach you how to spot tricky situations like fake news or bullying, and how to be kind online. You can also find tips for parents and teachers, plus ways to help your friends be safe too. It’s all about making the internet a better place for everyone!
Web: https://www.childnet.com/
Connecting Scotland - Digital Skills
Digital skills resources for families, children and young people, bringing together tools and guidance to support safe, confident use of the internet. Topics include online safety, fake news, managing screen time, privacy and digital wellbeing. It is ideal for parents, carers, youth workers and young people looking to build digital confidence.
Web: https://connecting.scot/digital-champions/digital-skills/families-children-and-young-people
Clydebank Can
Clydebank Can is a community-based project that aims to bring to life the canal and bandstand area of Three Queen’s Square in Clydebank. It will bring more arts and leisure activities into the area for local people to enjoy, giving everyone in the community more opportunity to take part in events and activities which improve health and wellbeing, and increase social and economic activity in the area.
The website also contains a 'What's On' section with a wealth of information on local events, clubs, activities and more.
Web: https://www.clydebankcan.com/
Action for Happiness
Phone: 020 3287 1354
Web: https://actionforhappiness.org/?
Sea Cadets Clydebank
Phone: 07491248882
Web: https://www.sea-cadets.org/clydebank
Clydesdale Harriers Athletic Club
Clydesdale Harriers Athletic Club is Scotland’s oldest open athletics club, founded in 1885 and based in Clydebank. They welcome members from age 8 onward and provide coaching and opportunities in track & field, road running, cross‑country, and hill running.
With a strong community focus, the club supports athletes of all abilities, promoting teamwork, confidence, and fitness through inclusive, structured training led by a dedicated coaching team.
Web: http://clydesdaleharriers.org/
Play Scotland
Web: https://www.playscotland.org/
HENRY Healthy Start, Brighter Future
HENRY provides a wide range of support for families from pregnancy to age 12 including workshops, programmes, resources and online help.
Early Years Scotland is delivering the Healthy Families Right from the Start 0-5 and Healthy Families Growing Up 5-12 programmes, along with a range of Stay Play & Learn workshops, in West Dunbartonshire.
Phone: 07387 414 287
Web: https://earlyyearsscotland.org/henry/
WDC Education - Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC)
Web: https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/additional-support-for-pupils/getting-it-right-for-every-child-girfec/