SMS is a free online service for children and young people living with long-term health conditions. By meeting and talking with other children and young people living with similar conditions, it can help to build confidence, friendships, communication and coping skills.
The Self-Management Service (SMS) is a FREE 6-week group programme for children and young people ages 9-17 who are living with a long-term health condition. The aim is to support you to develop coping strategies so that you feel more able to manage your health and wellbeing – as well as meet other young people just like you.
We run two versions of our SMS, each with a group for children ages 9-12, and for young people ages 13-17.
SMS:F2F is an in-person Programme where we meet once a week in Edinburgh – it is available to anyone living in, or able to travel to, the Lothians area.
SMS:CONNECT is an online programme that takes place twice a week in the evening over our safe online platform and is for children and young people living anywhere in Scotland. In these sessions you will meet the friendly SMS Coaches, as well as the other children and young people in your group, to play games, take part in quizzes, join in discussions, and practice relaxation techniques.
After the programme is finished you will be invited to join the SMS:HUB, which is monthly sessions with a mixture of social activities, workshops and taster sessions delivered by both the SMS Team and other amazing organisations!
Check out some other Children’s Health Scotland’s programmes
