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Services in East Renfrewshire

This page details a list of local support services in East Renfrewshire that you can contact for further support for your family. These services range from family support to specific support needs.

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East Renfrewshire services:

Family Mediation West of Scotland (Relationships Scotland)

Relationships Scotland supports individuals, couples and families experiencing relationship difficulties. They have offices in Glasgow and Kilmarnock, from which they offer a range of services, including family mediation, counselling and supervised contact, to families throughout the West of Scotland.

Relationships Scotland – Family Mediation West of Scotland
19 Woodside Place, Glasgow G3 7QL

T: 0141 332 2731
E: info@fmwest.org.uk

Relationships Scotland – Family Mediation West of Scotland
1st floor, 28-30 Grange Street, Kilmarnock KA1 2DD

T: 01563 572 429
E: fmayr@btconnect.com

W: www.relationships-scotland.org.uk/find-a-local-service/family-mediation-services/relationships-scotland-family-mediation-west

Functional Family Therapy (Action for Children)

Action for Children’s Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is a specialist family service team which supports families with young people aged 11-17 in Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire. FFT is a short-term intervention working with families with relationship difficulties, high levels of conflict or substance misuse and/or mental health problems. FFT therapists work with the families’ strengths to help overcome the difficulties they are facing. Referrals are made through social work.

Functional Family Therapy
Action for Children, c/o Renfrewshire Council,
St James Centre, 10 St James Street, Paisley PA3 2HT

W: www.actionforchildren.org.uk/how-we-can-help/our-local-services/find-our-services-near-you/functional-family-therapy/

RCA Trust

The RCA Trust, formerly known as the Renfrew Council on Alcohol, is a voluntary based organisation providing community-based services in Renfrewshire. The main aim of the organisation is to help and support people who are both directly and indirectly affected by alcohol, gambling and other problem behaviours to reduce the impact on the individual, their families and the wider community as a whole.

RCA Trust
8 Incle Street, Paisley PA1 1HP

T: 0141 887 0880
E: info@rcatrust.org.uk
W: www.rcatrust.org.uk

Renfrewshire Carers Centre

Kinship carers are welcome to access services available from Renfrewshire Carers Centre who provide a range of general support for all carers including a Carers Café and emotional support.

Renfrewshire Kinship Carer Group
Renfrewshire Carers Centre, Unit 55 Embroidery Mill,
Abbey Mill Business Centre, Paisley PA1 1TJ

T: 0141 887 3643
E: enquiries@renfrewshirecarers.org.uk
W: renfrewshirecarers.org.uk/

The Speech Language Communication Company (SLCo)

SLCo has a range of information services that provide help and advice to parents and carers about speech, language and communication. Their staff cover Dundee, Angus, Perth and Kinross, Edinburgh and Lothians, Glasgow, Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Borders and Western Isles; they organise local support groups, workshops, one-to-one support, and can arrange a Speech Language Therapist guided support service.

The Speech Language Communication Company
42-44 Castle Street, Dundee DD1 3AQ

T: 01382 250 060
text: 07580 022 151
E: admin@s-l-co.uk
W: www.speech-language-communication-company.uk

Threads (Barnardo's)

Barnardo’s Threads is a holistic family support service for young parents/carers in Renfrewshire, helping them give their children the best start in life. There are a range of services on offer at Threads for families to get the support they need at the earliest opportunity to provide a healthy, nurturing, stable environment for their children. These include: groups/peer learning, pre- and post-natal group programmes, individual tailored support to each family and practical and emotional support.

Threads
Barnardo’s, 4 Lochfield Road, Paisley PA2 7RG

T: 0141 884 6696
E: paisley.threads@barnardos.org.uk
W: www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/services/barnardos-threads-family-support

TouchBase & Parent Enabler Project (Sense Scotland)

Sense Scotland run several projects for families with disabled children and young people in Glasgow and the West of Scotland. TouchBase is a purpose built resource centre that helps school-aged children with communication support needs to develop their skills, take on new challenges and make friends. Their Parent Enabler Project provides a range of family support, tailored to the specific needs of the family.

Sense Scotland
43 Middlesex Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow G41 1EE

T: 0300 330 9292
E: info@sensescotland.org.uk
W: www.sensescotland.org.uk/what-we-do/touchbase-a-sense-of-place/