The Capital City Partnership is a partnership of key statutory, voluntary and community agencies in the city working together to promote social inclusion and achieve social justice for the people of Edinburgh.
...provides a starting point for anyone looking for careers information, advice or guidance.
Carers Scotland - The voice of Carers
Carers Scotland is a Scottish carer-led organisation working for all carers, campaigning for a better understanding of the issues affecting and services needed for carers. Carers Scotland also provides information and advice for carers.
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers provides information, advice and support services to carers.
Centre for Clinical Interventions
Website with free workbooks and resources for varied mental health issues including: depression, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, self esteem, eating disorders, worrying, assertiveness and perfectionism.
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre works across the UK and maximises international links to tackle child sex abuse wherever and whenever it happens. Part of our strategy for achieving this is by providing internet safety advice for parents and carers and delivering a virtual police station for reporting abuse on the internet.
The web site of the ChildLine national phone line. 0800 1111. The website is also full of information and links.
At some time all parents find that parenting can be difficult, stressful, even impossible. ParentLine Scotland is the free, confidential, telephone helpline for anyone caring for a child in Scotland. You can call about any problem, however big or small.
The national strategy and action plan to prevent suicide in Scotland.
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice from over 3,000 locations, and by influencing policymakers.
The City of Edinburgh Council is responsible for providing political leadership and a comprehensive range of services making the City a cleaner, safer place to live and work.
College of Occupational Therapists
The British Association/College of Occupational Therapists is the professional body for occupational therapy staff in the UK.
Communities Scotland is a Scottish Executive agency. Our aim is to work with others to ensure decent housing and strong communities across Scotland.
As the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, COSCA seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services.
Providing the UK with a huge counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service that will hopefully encourage those in distress to seek help. The website also contains a number of sections on emotional disorders (types of distress section) and provides some useful statistics. Every counsellor on the site who has submitted their profile has either sent a copy of their qualifications and insurance cover to us, or is registered with a professional body online with recognised codes of ethics and practice, this way we can be assured of their professionalism.
Recovery consultancy and home of THRIVE Approach to Mental Wellness.
This website provides information, advice and support relating to drugs and substance use. Crew neither condemns nor condones drug use but believes there are ways to reduce harm for the significant numbers of our fellow citizens who decide to use them.
Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland is a registered charity which offers free bereavement care and support to people who have experienced the loss of someone close.
CruseYouth Line National charity set up to offer free, confidential help to bereaved people. Phone: (1) 0870 167 1677 (2) 0808 808 1677 Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-2pm 3pm-9pm - 7 days. *local rates apply
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