Peer Support
Living with HIV can affect just about every aspect of your life. Sometimes it’s good to talk to someone who can relate.
At Waverley Care, we can put you in touch with one of our peer mentors – trained volunteers who have lived experience of HIV, who can help you work through some of the challenges you may be facing in your day-to-day life.
If you need support with HIV, peer support can help you in a variety of ways including:
- Thinking positively about the future
- Disclosing your HIV status to family, friends and others
- Increasing your confidence and self-esteem
- Feeling less isolated
- Living well with HIV and managing treatment
We offer peer support in service areas across Scotland. Find out how to access peer support or, become a Peer Mentor, below.
Edinburgh & the Lothians
In Edinburgh and the Lothians, we offer the following kinds of peer support:
- Hepatitis C peer support over the phone
- Hepatitis C one-to-one peer support
- HIV peer support over the phone
- HIV peer support groups
- HIV one-to-one peer support
If you would like to access peer support or, become a Peer Mentor, email info@waverleycare.org.
Forth Valley
In Forth Valley, we offer the following kinds of peer support:
- HIV peer support over the phone
- HIV one-to-one peer support
If you would like to access peer support or, become a Peer Mentor, email info@waverleycare.org.
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
In Glasgow, we offer the following kinds of peer support:
- Hepatitis C peer support over the phone
- Hepatitis C peer support groups
- Hepatitis C one-to-one peer support
- HIV peer support over the phone
- HIV peer support groups
- HIV one-to-one peer support
- Peer support for HIV positive mothers
If you would like to access peer support or, become a Peer Mentor, email glasgow@waverleycare.org.
Highland and Argyll & Bute
In Highland and Argyll & Bute, we offer the following kinds of peer support:
- HIV peer support over the phone
- HIV one-to-one peer support
If you would like to access peer support or, become a Peer Mentor, complete our self referral form.
Lanarkshire
In Lanarkshire, we offer the following kinds of peer support:
- HIV peer support over the phone
- HIV peer support groups
- HIV one-to-one peer support
- Telephone Peer support for HIV positive mothers
If you would like to access peer support or, become a Peer Mentor, email glasgow@waverleycare.org.
