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Human Development Scotland (HDS) is a registered Scottish charity (SC043664).  Our vision is for a mentally healthy and emotionally well Scotland.

Our mission is to relieve mental and emotional distress by increasing the availability of, and access to, high quality psychodynamic and psychoanalytic counselling and psychotherapy for all who need them.

Find out more about how you can support our work by clicking the links below.

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Published: 8th October, 2019

Updated: 5th December, 2019

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