This service provides support via a website
“We have been supporting women, children & young people in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey since 1979.
Our team have extensive experience, skills and knowledge to ensure that our clients get the best support to enable them to deal effectively with their experiences of domestic abuse. The staff team provides specialist support for women, children & young people.”
Telephone: 01463 220719
Email: info@invernesswa.org
“We are a multi-agency team supporting children and families with Neurodevelopmental needs throughout the Highlands”
“lots of information for supporting children with neurodevelopmental conditions. This included:
Website: THE PINES (thepineshighland.com)
Telephone: (01463) 720 030
Email: the.pines@highland.gov.uk
“We provide the UK’s most comprehensive debt advice service. We help people
with debt problems take back control of their finances and their lives.”
Helpline: 0800 138 1111. Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and Saturday 8am to 4pm
“We want a society in which single parent families are treated equally and fairly. To get there, we provide information to help single parents support themselves and their family. And we campaign and influence policy to reduce stigma against single parents, and make services more accessible to all families – whatever their shape or size.”
“No Panic is a registered charity that helps and supports those living with Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and other related anxiety disorders.
No Panic also provides support for the carers of people who suffer from anxiety disorders.”
“All of our services are provided over the telephone or internet which provide enormous flexibility, comfort and confidentiality to those we support.”
Website: Home – NoPanic
Telephone: 0300 772 9844 open10 am – 10pm. Calls cost the same as a 01 or 02 numbers and are included in minutes packages.
Youth Helpline: 0330 606 1174. A special helpline for young people under the age of 18.
Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri 3pm-6pm
Thurs: 3pm-8pm
Sat: 6pm-8pm
“Crocus Group is a bereavement support service for children and young people living in the Highlands. Our services are available free of charge to young people living with grief, regardless of their location or the cause of their bereavement.”
“the project HiMRA aims to empower and bring together people who identify as migrants and refugees, and to strengthen community integration and social inclusion in the Highlands of Scotland.”
Website: HIMRA
General enquiries email: himra@birchwoodhighland.org.uk
Director
Dr Clare Daly
clare.daly@birchwoodhighland.org.uk
07849398141
Community Worker
Huda Donald
huda.donald@birchwoodhighland.org.uk
07388995107
“Families Outside is the only national charity that works solely on behalf of families in Scotland affected by imprisonment
To achieve this we offer direct support to families via our Helpline and our Regional Family Support Coordinators.
We provide training and information to professionals who come into contact with families affected by imprisonment, such as teachers, social workers, health professionals, the police, and prison staff.
We also conduct research and provide information and resources to our supporters, funders, and government highlighting the issues affecting families and campaigning to improve policy and practice so that families are better provided for.”
Website: Help, information, and support for families of prisoners | Families Outside
If you are looking for support, please call our Helpline on 0800 254 0088
Email support@familiesoutside.org.uk
If you have a general enquiry, please call our Head Office 0131 557 9800
Email admin@familiesoutside.org.uk
“Reach can help you understand your rights to be included, listened to and involved in decisions about your support for learning.”
Reach offer support for a range of situations including:
Website: Reach – understand children’s rights to education and support in Scotland
“Supporting children, parents and families in Scotland
Families, in all their shapes and sizes, are the foundation of our society and our future. Parents and other family members mostly do a great job in bringing up children but it can be tough at times.
Parenting across Scotland is a partnership of charities which offers support to children and families in Scotland. We work together to focus on parenting issues and to help realise our vision:
“A Scotland where all parents and families are valued and supported to give children the best possible start in life.“
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