This page details a list of local support services in Clackmannanshire that you can contact for further support for your family. These services range from family support to specific support needs.
If you run a service and it is not in this list or your details may have changed, please contact us so we can adjust.
The Clacks/Stirling PACCT service provides an early intervention and prevention service for families who are ‘just coping’ or not accessing local services despite unmet needs. The service provides a range of support, targeting families in greatest need but who would not otherwise receive a family support service.
Clacks/Stirling PACCT
Action for Children, 101A Newmills, Tullibody, Alloa FK10 2SE
T: 01259 214 695
Relationships Scotland supports individuals, couples and families experiencing relationship difficulties. Their office in Stirling offers a range of services, including family mediation and supervised contact, to families throughout central Scotland.
Family Mediation Scotland
12 Melville Terrace, Stirling FK8 2NE
T: 01786 472 984
E: fm.central@btconnect.com
W: www.relationships-scotland.org.uk/find-a-local-service/family-mediation-services/central-scotland
Scottish Families are operating a Family Support Service across the Forth Valley and will provide information and advice, one to one support, peer support through the facilitation of family support groups and advocacy to individuals, family members and friends affected by someone else’s substance misuse. Although they are only able to support adult family members (18 years and over) they will be able to direct you to other age appropriate services if applicable.
Forth Valley Family Support Service
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs, The Hub,
Whins Road, Sauchie FK10 3TA
T: 08080 10 10 11
E: fvfamilies@sfad.org.uk
W: fvfamilies.org.uk
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.
Home-Start Clackmannanshire
Office 92-94, Alloa Business Centre, Alloa FK10 3SA
T: 01259 213 453
E: homestart@hsclacks.co.uk
W: www.hsclacks.co.uk
intandem is a mentoring programme for children and young people in Kinship Care. It supports young people aged 8 to 14 years, and often carries on beyond age 14.
Mentors can make a big difference to a young person, building their confidence, helping them to try new things and set goals. By meeting regularly (often weekly), they build a positive relationship and have lots of fun together.
intandem is managed by Inspiring Scotland and delivered by 11 charity partners in 19 local authorities.
Find out more www.intandem.scot
Kooth.com is a free online counselling, advice and support service for young people aged between 10 and 18 years available in Clackmannanshire and some other areas in Scotland.
It provides a safe, secure means of accessing support with a specialist team of qualified counsellors and offers self-help tools and community spaces. The aim of Kooth is to support better emotional and mental health and wellbeing of young people and support is tailored to the individual young persons needs and situation.
The qualified counsellors are online 365 days a year.
Monday to Friday, from 12noon – 10pm and between 6pm – 10pm on weekends.
Kooth has no waiting list or referral process. Children and young people can access support for any issue they may be experiencing.
To access, young people simply register at www.kooth.com.
Nordoff Robbins use music therapy to help people with a range of conditions including learning disabilities, neurological disorders, life-limiting illness, brain injury, cerebral palsy, mental health issues, trauma, stroke and dementia.
Nordoff Robbins Scotland West
25 Lammermoor Avenue, Glasgow G52 3BE
T: 0141 237 4884
E: janetmclachlan@nrscot.org.uk
W: www.nordoffrobbinsscotland.org.uk
Scottish Autism supports children and young people aged 5-19 in Clackmannanshire through individualised outreach support, a respite and short breaks service and an education service. Services take time to build up a deep understanding of each young person, taking into account their processing and thinking style in order to maximise their learning potential. Their dedicated team of practitioners are equipped with the knowledge and skills to enable each child and young person to have positive life experiences.
Scottish Autism
Hilton House, Alloa Business Park, Whins Road, Alloa FK10 3SA
T: 01259 720 044
E: central@scottishautism.org
W: www.scottishautism.org/services-support/childrens-services
Barnardo’s offer a range of services throughout Stirling and Clackmannanshire from their regional office in Stirling. These services cover issues relating to children and young people affected by substance misuse, family support and parenting programmes, youth justice, and throughcare and aftercare.
Barnardo’s
Braehead House, 14 Calton Cresent, Stirling FK7 0BB
T: 01786 450963
The Spark is a leading provider of couples counselling, marriage counselling, individual counselling and family counselling in Scotland. They have centres in Trinity Church, Falkirk, and at the Forth Valley Sensory Centre, Camelon, which serve Falkirk and Stirlingshire. They offer a range of face-to-face, online and telephone appointments for couples counselling, marriage counselling, relationship counselling and individual counselling.
The Spark Counselling Falkirk
Forth Valley Sensory Centre, Redbrae Road, Falkirk FK1 4DD
T: 0808 802 0050
E: appointments@thespark.org.uk
W: www.thespark.org.uk/relationship-support-for-couples-individuals/local-counselling-locations/spark-counselling-falkirk
