Yogi & Cindy Bears is a Scottish registered charity dedicated to improving public safety, providing 24hr face-to-face crisis support for Mental Health Suicide Prevention. We also provide public Water Safety Drowning Prevention. Our trained First Responders and Water Safety Team use specialist trained Medical Detection & Water Rescue Newfoundland Dogs as part of our daily operations.
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0Yogi & Cindy Bears is a Scottish registered charity dedicated to improving public safety, providing 24hr face-to-face crisis support for Mental Health. We also provide public safety of Water Safety Drowning Prevention. Our trained First Responders and Water Safety Team use specialist trained Medical Detection & Water Rescue Newfoundland Dogs as part of our daily operations. We work across healthcare, education, emergency services, workplaces, and community environments, providing life changing support to children, adults, families, and staff teams.
OUR MISSION
To enhance lives and strengthen communities by:
• Supporting mental health and emotional wellbeing
• Providing early intervention and suicide prevention support
• Delivering specialist Medical Detection Dog services
• Offering Animal Assisted Therapy and engagement
• Promoting safety, resilience, and community connection
• Supporting NHS, education, and public services through partnership work
OUR CORE SERVICES
A. Medical Detection Dogs (MDDs) Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) Our dogs support emotional, cognitive, and social wellbeing.
We assist:
• Adults and children
• Individuals with disabilities
• People with autism, anxiety, PTSD, depression
• Dementia patients
• Isolated or vulnerable individuals
• Rehabilitation and recovery programmes Benefits include:
• Reduced stress and anxiety
• Improved communication and confidence
• Increased engagement in education or therapy
• Emotional regulation and behavioural support
B. Suicide Prevention Scotland Network Support
We provide 24hr Face-to-Face compassionate, non-clinical support including:
• Early intervention
• Crisis signposting
• Community awareness sessions
• Support for families and staff teams
• Trauma informed wellbeing engagement
Our approach is person centred, confidential, and safety focused.
D. Water Rescue Drowning Prevention
• Fully trained water rescue dogs
• Public safety demonstrations
• Education workshops on water safety and drowning prevention
• Support for emergency services
• Deployment from land, boat, or helicopter
• Multi agency support
HOW OUR CHARITY IS FUNDED AND OUR BIGGEST EXPENDITURE
We don’t have any employees all our volunteers don’t get paid (no wages).
As we cover the whole of Scotland providing a face-to-face mobile service, this is one of our biggest expenditures (vehicle maintenance and fuel).
We are funded by various corporate visits being provided by donations, Sponsorship, and we also provide First Responders at Community profit events
