Services in Highland

CALA offers a one-door approach to a broad range of childcare and family support services, providing universal services in the Highland and Moray areas. Their Family Support team delivers a programme of visits to local parent baby and toddler groups, as well as a flexible home visiting service to meet group, family and individual needs. And their Direct Services team supports groups and childminders across Highland & Moray, providing a range of childcare, out of school and daycare services.

Care & Learning Alliance
40 Longman Drive
Inverness
IV1 1SU

T: 01463 222569
E: info@calachildcare.co.uk
W: www.careandlearningalliance.co.uk

Osprey House offers a range of services including advice, information, treatment, support and contact with other agencies. The service is completely confidential, delivered by experienced staff and geared towards anyone who is experiencing problems in their life associated with alcohol and drugs or related issues, including family and friends. The service is provided in an informal friendly setting.

Osprey House
Raigmore Avenue
Inverness IV2 3DZ

T: 01463 716 888
Facebook: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service NHSH

Relationships Scotland supports individuals, couples and families experiencing relationship difficulties. Their office in Inverness offers a range of services, including family mediation, counselling and parent support, to families throughout Highland.

Relationships Scotland – Family Third Floor
46 Church Street
Inverness
IV1 1EH

Action for Children’s Gael Og services provide a wide range of support services for children, young people and adults in the Highlands. These include: advisory services; services that encourage young people to take part in healthy activities; one-to-one support for young people experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol; intensive support and guidance for extremely vulnerable young people. Gael Og works across Highland with the aim of ensuring the best outcomes for children and families in the North of Scotland.

Home-Start centres provide a range of support to families with at least one child under five years old. Each centre has trained volunteers who support families who may be struggling with isolation, physical health, bereavement or a range of other issues.

Lochaber Women’s Aid supports women and children who are experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse. Their children and young people workers are available to discuss issues that are happening in the home, at school, with family or with friends.

The Spark is a leading provider of couples counselling, marriage counselling, individual counselling and family counselling in Scotland. In Inverness they offer a range of face-to-face, online and telephone appointments for couples counselling, marriage counselling and individual counselling.

Thriving Families provides an independent information, advice and support service for families with children (up to age 25) with additional support needs, and the professionals working with them. An additional support need is anything which means a child needs more, or different, support to another child the same age to make the most of their lives.

Wave is a sexual health and relationships education service for all young people aged 24 and under living in the Highlands. As well as delivering education programmes to groups in schools and the community, their website provides Highland-specific information and help to find relevant local services.