Local Service Directory

Orkney Blide Trust is a charity working to support and promote mental health and wellbeing within Orkney through active, personalised support, with a firm focus upon recovery.

The Blide offer a wide range of services for those with a mental health issue, in recovery or their carers such as Housing support, A befriending service, Activities out and about in the community, A drop in service, Access to Blide Hoose, A counselling service, A healthy lives service, A variety of social enterprises, lots of different projects and a program of training and development.

More specific information about everything they offer can be found on their website; 

https://www.blidetrust.org.uk

01856 874874

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Relationships Scotland Orkney (RSO), is a voluntary organisation affiliated to the national body Relationships Scotland. RSO provides a range of services to support individuals, couples and families and promote positive relationships. RSO is part of a national network of services which provide Help and Support for Separated Families 

They offer Individual and Relationship Counselling, helping individuals and couples explore difficulties and find ways of moving forward. Including a telephone counselling service for individuals by counsellors who have attended specific accredited training.

For young people they offer Youth Counselling and Play Therapy to explore difficulties and worries.

Their Substance Misuse Service is available to offer targeted support and therapy to individuals and family members affected by alcohol or drug misuse.

Family Mediation helps parents whose relationship has broken down to communicate with each other and to make practical arrangements for their children.

They run a Child Contact Centre which helps children and young people affected by family breakdown to keep in touch with adults who are important to them.

Their Family Connections Project helps families to work towards reducing conflict, strengthen family relationships and improve wellbeing. We can also help establish and maintain contact between parents, family members and children they no longer live with.

http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/rso/

Orkney Drugs Dog is a registered charity operated by a Board of Trustees, managing two paid staff and currently one dog, Zoe. 

Their aim is to contribute to the reduction of the supply of controlled substances coming in to Orkney by the provision of a trained drugs dog or dogs,helping to prevent access to harmful substances for the health benefit of the people of Orkney and neighbouring local authority areas.

They also work in partnership to increase public knowledge and to educate the community as to the extent of drug misuse, its damaging effects on individuals, families, society in general and the economy.

https://orkneydrugsdog.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/OrkneyDrugsDog/

https://twitter.com/OrkneyDrugsDog

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Advocacy Orkney is a free and confidential service whose aim is to help people have their voice heard in decisions that affect their lives. We are an independent charity who support people to speak up so that their views are taken into consideration. Our advocates can support you if you are affected by mental health issues, have a learning disability or for whatever reason are finding it difficult to speak up about something difficult you are dealing with. You can call us on 01856 870111, email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit our website at www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/advocacyorkney

Orkney Alcohol Counselling & Advisory Service ("OACAS"), formerly Drinkwise Orkney, has been offering substance misuse Counselling and support to the people of Orkney since 1975. Alcohol and drugs problems are our specialism, but seldom come on their own, so our Counsellors may also explore linked problems such as anger, low mood/depression, grief/loss, relationship (partner, family, work colleagues etc) problems.

At present we deliver:

• One-to- one Adult Counselling ages 25+
• One-to-one Young People's Counselling ages 11 -25
• Group Counselling
• Group Meditation
• Offender's Rehabilitation course

Seven of our Counsellors are Alcohol Focus Scotland trained and accredited. OACAS is a COSCA (Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland) Recognised Counselling & Counselling Skills Organisation.

We take referrals from GPs and other medical workers, Social Services and Criminal Justice, Education, Employers - and from clients direct, indeed from almost any source.

Contact us at:

6 Bridge Street Wynd, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1JD
01856 874738
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www.oacas.org.uk 

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. The Service is for those aged 18 years and over self referral are accepted but GP referral is preferable with the Clients consent.

Support for those with Dual Diagnosis, Alcohol and Drug Problems.

The Team comprises of Community Mental Health Nurses and Social Care Workers. We also have direct access to Psychiatrity and Psychology Services. We are supported by Social Workers and an Occupational Therapist.

The Service offers a range of evidence based interventions to address the needs of individuals with Substance misuse issues. These include: comprehensive assessments; client centred care planning; alcohol or drug detoxification; harm reduction strategies; access to Rehabilitation programmes; Recovery based treatments; Acupuncture, Psychological Therapies; signposting to appropriate Services and Agencies; Psychoeducation and specialist advice regarding substances and Psychosocial Interventions.

We also offer Training and advice to other Agencies around substances.

Please contact us for further information or to make a referral at:

Community Mental Health Team

Clinical Skills Building, The Balfour, Foreland Rd, Kirkwall KW15 1BH

(01856) 888000

The needle exchange service operates from Skerryvore Practice, Health Centre, New Scapa Road in Kirkwall. This is a free service for users of intravenous (IV) drugs and performance enhancing drugs (e.g. steroids).

The service aims to reduce the spread of blood borne viruses (HIV, Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B) and to offer information and advice to reduce the harms associated with injecting drug use.
No appointment is necessary and you can drop in Monday – Friday between 9am – 5pm

Further information is available on our website at: www.nordhaven.co.uk/needleexchange 

Orkney SFRS offer free home fire safety visits, during which they might engage with clients on a variety of issues relating to fire safety, especially the use of substances.

To arrange your Home Fire Safety Visit you can:

• call 0800 0731 999
• text "FIRE" to 80800 from your mobile phone
• complete our online form
• call your local fire station

Any enquiries should be directed to:

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01698 402263

Ypeople Orkney, in partnership with Turning Point Scotland and funded by Orkney Alcohol and Drugs Partnership (OADP) run a variety of local services, in addition to its Young Persons' Supported Accommodation Service (YPSAS).

Y-TALK

Y-Talk is a youth counselling service for children and young people living in Orkney, aged 12-25 affected by substance misuse, either directly or indirectly. They might also be experiencing additional problems with stress, depression, anxiety, feeling down, self-harm, not coping, feeling alone or bullying.

Y-Talk provides online and telephone counselling, as well as group and one-to-one counselling services at a range of youth venues, as well as at the office at 43 Junction Road. This is a free, professional and confidential service that welcomes referrals from all individuals and agencies.

CONTACT US

The Ypeople Orkney office is open Monday to Friday from 9.00am - 5.00pm. We offer flexible appointment times, including evenings and weekends, for both the Family Support Service and Y-Talk counselling sessions. Please contact us for further details.

Main Office:

Ypeople Orkney,
43 Junction Road,
Kirkwall KW15 1AR

Tel: 01856 875815
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