Services for Young People

YOUTH ACTION TEAMS

YOUTH ACTION TEAMS have a range of staff available to work directly with young people and families, who have drug & alcohol issues and have been in trouble with the law.  Three teams cover the Highland area.

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross  Tel: (01955) 605792

Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey  Tel:  (01463) 256603

Ross, Skye and Lochaber  Tel: (01397) 709830

 

ACTION FOR CHILDREN SCOTLAND GAEL OG SERVICES                                                             

Action for Children Scotland's Gael Og services

(Gael Og is gaelic for 'Young Highlander'), provides a wide range of support services for children, young people and adults in the Highlands such as -

• Positive Options
• Mentoring
• Fostering
• Probation
• Intensive Monitoring Service (ISMS)

 Gael Og Advice Service                                                               

This informal advice service gives information and advice about substance-related issues to 12-17 yr olds, their parents/carers ad social care professionals in Highland.  Outreach information and advice services are delivered in locations across the North of Scotland. 

A brochure of all the services provided by the Gael Og Advice Service is available.  To find out more about any of AfC advisory services, call 01463 717227.

or visit  www.actionforchildren.org.uk

 

CONNECTING YOUNG CARERS           
Information service to young carers whose lives are affected by having to care for someone in the family with a physical or mental illness, disability or drug or alcohol problems.

To contact Highland Young Carers Tel:  01463 723563 or log on to

http://www.forhighlandsyoungcarers.co.uk/

Text messaging service 07950 328 264 or email youngcarers@hccf.org.uk 

 further information

 

BARNARDO'S SPRINGBOARD SERVICE  

The Barnardos Springboard Service offers throughcare and aftrcare support to young people aged from 15 to 20 years of age who are or have been looked after by the Highland Council. Ther service covers the whole of the Highalnd Council area.  The miain Springboard office bas is in Ivnerness and there ar eproject workers based in Fort William and Wick.

Tel: 01463 718436 Inverness       Tel: 01397 708756  Fort William   

Supported Lodgings Service - Supported Lodgings is shared accommodation where the landlord/lady (knowen as Supported Lodgings Provider) providers a Young Person (Lodger) with practical and emotional support with a view to increasing their confidence and readiness to move into their own home.                      

Tel:  01463 718436                                   Text messaging service 07590 328 264. 

 http://www.barnardos.org.uk/

 

 THE CALMAN TRUST                                                                                     

Through support, training opportunities for young people (16-25) who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, to enable them to achieve a sustainable lifestyle and to contribute positively to the life of their community. Covering Easter Ross and Inverness.

Tel: 01463 248630 or visit  www.leavinghomeinthehighlands.org

Hilton Village, Inverness IV2 4HT

Calman Trust has opened a Cafe ....Artysans in Strothers Lane, Inverness, providing training skills opportunities for young people.....

 

ALCOHOL COUNSELLING SERVICES ROSS SUTHERLAND  

Provides Counselling, Group Counselling, Support for partners/family members, advice and guidance, telephone counselling, harm reduction programmes for schools, alcohol brief interventions, training provided.

 Contact details

 

SKYE AND LOCHALSH COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL  

SLCA offer a professional and confidential counselling service for people with substance misuse issues in the Skye and Lochalsh Area

Further details

 

HARM REDUCTION SERVICE

Tel: (01463) 717594  Specialist Harm Reduction and Needle Exchange; provision of injecting equipment, paraphernalia and literature.

 Contact details and opening hours

 

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