Venture Scotland believes in empowering young people who are facing challenges in their lives to first understand and then improve their mental health and emotions and, in doing so, change the course of their lives. 

Through the power of the outdoors, we change, improve and often save the lives of young people across Scotland. Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Scotland, and we hear first hand from the young people we work with that our programme is what turned their lives around. 

Venture Scotland is the only provider of long-term, outdoor-based personal development support for young adults in Scotland. Using Scotland’s natural environments and a person-centred practice, we support young adults who are suffering from poor mental health, trauma, poverty, health inequality, unemployment, crime and alcohol and substance misuse.