This page details a list of local support services in Moray 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.
Aberlour Options – Moray provides respite services to children and young people with a moderate to severe learning disability and/or autism. The Options services offer a variety of support options for children and young people, which can be tailored to you and your family.
Aberlour Child Care Trust
6 Alba Place, Bishopmill, Elgin IV30 4JN
T: 01343 540 013
E: options.moray@aberlour.org.uk
W: www.aberlour.org.uk/services/options-moray/
Aberlour Youthpoint is a needs-led, person-centred service to vulnerable and challenging children and young people in Moray. They work with young people in the Moray area aged 12 and over and their families. Aberlour Mentoring Services provides one-to-one and group support to young people who are experiencing difficulties in their lives that are impacting negatively on their well-being.
Aberlour Child Care Trust
7 Parade Spur South, Pinefield Industrial Estate, Elgin IV30 6AJ
T: 01345 546 214
E: morayyouth@aberlour.org.uk
W: www.aberlour.org.uk/services/youthpoint-moray/
AVENUE is the leading provider of meditation, counselling and child contact in Northeast Scotland. They work with everyone, from children to grandparents, and can support you and your family through times of change and conflict. They have offices in Aberdeen, Elgin and Peterhead.
AVENUE
17 Institution Road, Elgin IV30 1QT
T: 01343 540 801
E: elgin@avenue-info.com
W: www.avenue-info.com
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 222 569
E: info@calachildcare.co.uk
W: www.careandlearningalliance.co.uk
Moray Council’s kinship care team provide social work support to looked-after children in kinship care; they can also signpost families to Children 1st and other local agencies, depending on their need.
Kinship Care Social Worker
Rose Cottage, PO Box 6770, Elgin IV30 1BX
T: 01343 563 568
E: kinship.care@moray.gov.uk
Grampian Child Bereavement Network is a dedicated resource and central point of reference for children who have been bereaved. It aims to provide information and support to families where a child or young person is bereaved, and to help children and young people access appropriate support for bereavement within Grampian.
The kinship care hub offers a range of services, which are provided by staff and trained volunteers and help to empower families and increase their resilience and ability to care for and support their children. Interventions include befriending, advocacy, mediation, practical support, individual and group work, parenting support, financial inclusion advice, family group conferencing, and direct intensive therapeutic support working with loss, harm and trauma.
Moray Kinship Care Hub
Children 1st Moray, Highfield House, Annexe,
Northfield Terrace, Elgin IV30 1NE
T: 01343 564 170
E: moray@children1st.org.uk
The Moray Wellbeing Hub project provides community and virtual spaces that welcome everyone to live more mentally healthy lives. They work to empower individuals to use their life experiences to better understand and self-manage their wellbeing but also provide support for others. Current projects include running self-management workshops, seeding peer-support groups and working alongside service providers in health and social care to better promote the concept of recovery.
Scottish Autism supports children and young people aged 5-19 in Fife 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 Children’s Service
Hilton House, Alloa Business Park, Whins Road, Alloa FK10 3SA
T: 01259 720 044
E: autism@scottishautism.org
W: www.scottishautism.org/services-support/childrens-services
YPAC (Young Person’s Addiction Counselling) offers free counselling to young people aged 12-24 who need a confidential space to explore issues around addiction, their own, or someone else’s.
YPAC
c/o The Loft Project, The Loft, 86A Mid Street, Keith AB55 5AF
T: 01343 886 630
E: admin@ypac.org.uk
