This page details a list of local support services in North Lanarkshire 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.
Barnardo’s Axis is a service for young people aged 16-18 living within Lanarkshire who are affected by their own, or someone else’s substance misuse and other related issues. The service offers a broad range of activities and interventions.
Axis Lanarkshire
Barnardo’s, Suite T, Town Hall Business Centre,
1-11 High Road, Motherwell ML1 3HU
T: 01698 262 443
E: axislanarkshire@barnardos.org.uk
W: https://www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/services/barnardos-axis-lanarkshire-core
Barnardo’s Youth Involvement Project is an intervention service working with children and families affected by the impact of parental substance use. They support young people aged 8-15 who have emerging emotional and behavioural needs. And they support families to build on the emotional resilience of each child and young person and promote positive mental health and social inclusion.
Barnardo’s Youth Involvement Project
Westwood Business Centre, Aberdalgie Road, Glasgow G34 9HJ
T: 0141 773 4297
E: youthinvolvement.project@barnardos.org.uk
W: www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/services/youth-involvement-family-support-project
Families First is an intensive service that works with children and their families. The team work alongside the young person, their family, social work locality teams and other agencies to help increase positive opportunities and improve real life outcomes for children, their parents and carers.
E: kinshipcare@northlan.gov.uk
W: www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/children-and-families/advice-and-support/families-first
Relationships Scotland supports individuals, couples and families experiencing relationship difficulties. 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
W: www.relationships-scotland.org.uk/find-a-local-service/family-mediation-services/relationships-scotland-family-mediation-west
The Health and Wellness Hub aims to improve the quality of life for individuals, in particular those who face disadvantage. They provide a variety of weekly health improvement and wellbeing services for communities in North Lanarkshire. They provide services that are affordable, accessible and inclusive, and address health inequalities and social exclusion.
Health & Wellness Hub
Unit 4, 58-60 Albert Street, Motherwell ML1 1PR
T: 01698 262 437
W: www.thehealthandwellnesshub.org.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
North Lanarkshire Council offer social work support and a kinship care allowance to approved kinship carers. They also support kinship care ‘coffee catchups’ in Coatbridge, Cumbernauld and Bellshill; they organise a range of training opportunities; and they run an annual fun day for kinship families. (To receive information about upcoming events, carers can sign up to North Lanarkshire’s Kinship Care Newsletter). The social work team are well-connected with local agencies, such as Citizens Advice, Nurture Scotland, Motherwell Football Club Community Trust, and Reattach Parenting, and can help kinship carers access additional services through these partners.
Kinship Care
Kinship Care Team, Children’s Carers’ Centre, Mitchell Street, Airdrie ML6 0EB
T: 01698 332 675
E: kinshipcare@northlan.gcsx.gov.uk
LANDED work with young people across Lanarkshire to promote messages of harm reduction on topics such as; drugs, alcohol, cannabis, tobacco and sexual health. They deliver topic-based workshops to groups of young people. Some of these sessions are volunteer-led by young people with experience of these issues.
LANDED
3A King Street, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, ML2 8BS
T: 01698 269872
E: enquiries@landed.info
W: www.landed.info/
Love ‘n’ Light is a recovery organisation formed by a community members in North Lanarkshire. They provide services for individuals and families affected by addiction.
Love ‘n’ Light Recovery Group
The Pilgrim Community Centre, 1 Victoria Place, Airdrie ML6 9HA
T: 07473 102 975
T: 07875 634 701
E: loveandlight@gmail.com
The Moira Anderson Foundation, based in North Lanarkshire, provides a place of safety and support for children and adults who have been affected by Childhood Sexual Abuse. They provide counselling and therapeutic services as well as ongoing support by trained staff. They also offer a weekly drop-in service for clients to spend time in a safe, comfortable and non-judgemental environment.
Moira Anderson Foundation
3 Mavisbank Street, Airdrie ML6 0JA
T: 01236 602 890
W: www.moiraanderson.org
Nurture Scotland specialise in supporting kinship carers in all aspects of nurturing the children in their care. They aim to support carers to maintain suitable, secure placements that enable children and young people to achieve their full potential. They provide a range of services including a 24-hour information and advice service, one-to-one and emotional support, support in attending meetings, and training and workshops.
Nurture Scotland
Glenboig Life Centre, 110 Main Street, Glenboig, Coatbridge ML5 2RD
T: 07547 525674
T: 07505 855341
E: enquiries@nurture-scotland.org
W: nurture-scotland.org
1:1s or group work sessions for adults over 18 that are looking for support with their own substance misuse or supporting a loved one affected by substance misuse. Support is offered through the CRAFT approach to individuals affected by someone else’s substance misuse; these sessions explore how to implement and maintain healthy boundaries, positive communication, self-care and problem solving. We explore how to have a conversation with a loved one about their substance misuse and also how to improve their own wellbeing. Individuals who wish to access the service can self-refer or can be referred.
Phoenix Futures
42/43 Fountain Business Centre, 19 Ellis Street, Coatbridge ML5 3AA
T: 01236 856320
E: lanarkshire.communities@phoenixfutures.org.uk
W: www.phoenix-futures.org.uk/phoenix-futures-for/people-and-families-who-use-our-services/find-a-service/building-futures-north-lanarkshire/
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.
TouchBase Lanarkshire
4 Leys Park, Hamilton ML3 9EQ
T: 01698 422 280
E: edavidson@sensescotland.org.uk
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/support/touchbases/touchbase-lanarkshire/
Ypeople, formerly YMCA Glasgow, provides support to a range of vulnerable groups. Their Ypeer Mentoring project is a service for care experienced young people (aged 14-26) in Glasgow and surrounding areas, where peer mentors support young people leaving care or making another life transition.
Ypeople
William Harte House, 15 Dava Street, Glasgow G51 2JA
T: 0141 565 1200
E: admin@ypeople.org.uk
W: www.ypeople.org.uk
