The links below contain details on services and organisations that can offer help and support directly.
Click on the organisation names for more information and contact details.
important numbers
Important numbers
General help & support
Helpline Numbers
Scottish Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline
0800 027 1234 (Freephone)
http://sdafmh.org.uk
Rape Crisis Scotland Helpline
08088 01 03 02 (6pm till midnight)
https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk
Childline
0800 11 11 (24 hours)
https://childline.org.uk
Samaritans
08457 90 90 90 (24 hours)
https://www.samaritans.org
Breathing Space
0800 83 85 87 (Mon-Thurs, 6pm – 2am / Fri-Mon, 6pm – 6am)
https://www.breathingspace.scot
Shelter
0808 800 4444 (Mon-Fri, 9am – 5pm)
https://www.shelter.org.uk
NHS 24
111
Local Women's Aid Groups
CEA Falkirk
01324 635 661
http://cea.uk.com
Clackmannanshire Women’s Aid
01259 721407
http://www.clackswomensaid.org.uk
Shakti Women’s Aid (specialist service for BME women)
0131 475 2399
http://shaktiedinburgh.co.uk
Police Scotland
Domestic Abuse Unit
01324 574905
Police Scotland Non-Emergency Number
101
Housing and Welfare
Stirling Council Homelessness
01786 237900
Stirling Emergency Housing (Out of Hours)
01786 404040
Stirling Social Work
01786 417177
Social Work Emergency Duty Team (Out of Hours)
01786 470500
The Valley Furniture Project
Discounted furniture store run by the Salvation Army
Unit 8 IMEX Business Centre
Craig Leith Road
Stirling
FK7 7WU
01786 479162
The Bridge
The Bridge provides independent confidential advice and information for young people aged 16-25.
Assistance with applying for housing when homeless, managing housing problems, benefits advice and assistance maintaining your tenancy.
Citizen's Advice Bureau
Service providing information and advice on benefit entitlements, housing, debts and debt management.
Monday to Thursday, 10am – 3pm
The Norman MacEwan Centre
3 Cameronian Street
Stirling
FK8 2DX
01786 470239
www.cas.org.uk
Sexual violence support
Wellbeing Scotland
Wellbeing Scotland provides counselling, advocacy and group work for all survivors of childhood abuse.
They have offices in Stirling, Falkirk and Alloa.
Forth Valley Rape Crisis Centre
Free and confidential information, advocacy and support to anyone over 13 in Forth Valley affected by any form of sexual violence.
01786 439 244
contact@forthvalleyrapecrisis.org.uk
www.forthvalleyrapecrisis.org.uk
Mental health and wellbeing
Action in Mind
Person centred support for people who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health including befriending, counselling, home support and peer support groups.
01786 451 203
info@actioninmind.org.uk
www.actioninmind.org.uk
Family Life Centre
The Family Life Centre provides counselling and family support service around adult relationships, parent and child relationships and for children facing issues outwith parental relationships.
CAMHS Stirling
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services assess and treat young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties.
Addictions and substance misuse
Addictions Support and Counselling
Individual support and counselling around drug and alcohol misuse; group support and access to volunteering, training and employment programmes. Support and information for family members.
Stirling Family Support Service
Support service for families affected by drug and alcohol misuse including information and counselling; respite; home visits and complementary therapies.
Change Grow Live
Change Grow Live is a Community Addictions Service that includes motivational support, methadone prescriptions, needle exchange, advice on safe injecting, etc.
Services for BME women
Shakti Women's Aid
Outreach service in Forth Valley from Shakti Women’s Aid.
Help for black minority ethnic (BME) women, children and young people who are experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic abuse.
Services for men
Fearless
Support service across Forth Valley for men, BME women and LGBT
Abused Men in Scotland
Support service for men experiencing domestic abuse
Men's Advice Line
Helpline offering advice and support to men experiencing domestic abuse.
Monday to Friday, 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm
Survivor's UK
Helpline providing support to men who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their lives.
Monday & Tuesday, 7pm – 9.30pm; Thursday, 12pm – 2.30pm
Services for LGBT people
Galop
UK wide helpline providing support, information and advice for LGBT people experiencing hate crime, sexual violence or domestic abuse.
Monday & Tuesday, 10am – 5pm; Wednesday & Thursday, 10am – 8pm; Friday, 10am – 5pm
1pm – 5pm on Tuesday is a transgender specific service.
Online chat on Wednesday & Thursday, 5 – 8pm
National LGBT Helpline
A helpline providing support and information to LGBT people and their friends, families and supporters in Scotland.
Tuesday & Wednesday, 12pm – 9pm
LGBT Youth Scotland
Information, support and youth groups for young people between the ages of 13 and 25 who are, or think they might be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
See the website for information on your local youth group.
