Addiction – Youth Enquiry Service

Step Together Volunteering

Addiction, Criminal Justice, Education & Employment, Emotional Wellbeing, Health & Wellbeing, Mental Health, Risk Taking Behaviour, Stress, Your Rights

Regional

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Step Together Volunteering

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We provide 1-1 support and mentoring to young people, and help them find volunteer opportunities that are enjoyable, where they can make new friends and learn new skills. We provide support as long as our young people need, to build confidence and aspirations, as well providing practical support such as help with CVs and interview techniques.

If you would like to have a chat about how we can help you, we’d love to hear from you! You can get in touch with us by phone or email (details below). To make a request for support, you can also do this on our website.

0117 955 9042

admin@step-together.org.uk

Step Together Volunteer, St Brandon’s House, Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT

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ISSU18

Addiction, Alcohol, Health & Wellbeing, Mental Health

Regional

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ISSU18

ISSU18 is a regionwide service for children and young people up to the age of 18 who are affected by problematic substance use, this can be either their own or that of a family member, which is having a significant impact on the young person’s day to day life.

ISSU18 consists of mental health nurses and a consultant psychiatrist whom are employed by the NHS. In ISSU18 we believe in keeping knowledge base and skills as up to date as possible thus to give our clients the best standard of care.

01387 244662

dg.camhs-mail@nhs.scot

The Willows, Children, Young People and Family Centre, The Crichton, Glencaple Road, Dumfries, DG1 4TG

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First Base Agency

Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic Abuse, Health & Wellbeing, Housing, Life Skills

Nithsdale

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First Base Agency

First Base is a drug, alcohol and gambling information centre. Their services include support projects for Veterans, families and women at risk of violence as a result of addiction problems. They deliver training, issue food parcels and give ‘signposting’ advice to visitors to the Agency.

01387 279680

markglenmill@aol.com

6 Buccleuch Street Dumfries DG1 2AH

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ASH Scotland

Addiction, Smoking / Vaping

Regional

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ASH Scotland

ASH Scotland – Action on Smoking and Health (Scotland) – is the independent Scottish charity taking action to reduce the harm caused by tobacco. They seek to improve health and quality of life by limiting the number of young people taking up smoking, reducing the number of adult smokers, protecting people from secondhand smoke and tackling the inequality resulting from tobacco use.

0131 220 9486

enquiries@ashscotland.org.uk

8 Frederick Street Edinburgh EH2 2HB

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Alcohol and Drugs Support South West Scotland (Stranraer)

Addiction, Alcohol

Wigtownshire

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Alcohol and Drugs Support South West Scotland (Stranraer)

Alcohol and Drugs Support South West Scotland is a charitable company, which offers a range of community-based services across Dumfries and Galloway. They help people affected by alcohol, drugs or gambling problems and their families. They are affiliated to Alcohol Focus Scotland, the country’s National Alcohol Charity.

01556 503550

enquires@adssws.co.uk

32 Charlotte St, Stranraer, DG9 7EF

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We are with you

Addiction, Alcohol, Drugs

Nithsdale

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We are with you

We are with you service in Dumfries and Galloway provides support to anyone over the age of 18 with drug and/or alcohol addiction issues. They work in partnership with the Specialist Drug and Alcohol Service and the local social work department as part of a hub specifically supporting people with alcohol and/or drug related issues. services are offered across a range of community and office based settings as well as in service users’ homes. They include:

Individual face-to-face assessments
Group sessions using Mutual Aid Partnership (MAP) meetings as our key approach
Tools and techniques from MAP forming the basis of much of our one-to-one and other group sessions
Comprehensive and confidential assessments which include personal recovery plans
Using Outcome Star we can enable each service user to achieve their own specific recovery goals
A recovery plan, completed with each service user, specifically for tailored to their needs and reviewed on a regular basis
Out-of-hours appointments available on request and to suit service user needs

01387 259999

info@addaction.org.uk

79 Buccleuch St, Dumfries, DG1 2AB

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