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Highlands and Islands Organisation Address Contact Number E-Mail Caithness Citizens Advice Bureau 7A Brabster Street, Thurso KW

OFFICIAL Highlands and Islands Contact Organisation Address E-mail Number 01847 894 Caithness Citizens Advice Bureau 7a Brabster Street, Thurso KW147AP 243 [email protected] 01955 605 Caithness Citizens Advice Bureau (Wick) 123 High Street, Wick, KW1 4LR 989 [email protected] Deaf Services and Hearing Support Team, 01349 868 Highland Council, Social Work 4 Fodderty Way, Dingwall, IV15 9XB 711 Olsen House, Main Street, Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 01408 633 East Sutherland Citizens Advice Bureau 6SN 000 [email protected] Alder House, Cradlehall Business Park, Inverness, IV2 01463 795 Harper MacLeod LLP 5GH 032 01463 719 HUG - Action for Mental Health SPIRIT Advocacy Cromwell Villa,23 Lotland Street IV11ST 366 01463 237 Inverness Citizens Advice Bureau 29 Union Street, Inverness, IV1 1QA 664 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL 01463 220 Inverness Women's Aid 2 Anderson Street, Inverness IV3 8DF 719 01397 705 Lochaber Citizens Advice Bureau Dudley Road, Fort William PH33 6JB 311 01667 Nairn Citizens Advice Bureau 6 High Street, Nairn IV12 4BJ 01667 456677 456677 [email protected] 01856 Orkney Rape & Sexual Assault Service (O.R.S.A.S) 26 Bridge Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HR 872298 [email protected] 01478 612 Skye and Lochalsh Citizens Advice Bureau The Green, Portree, Isle of Skye IV51 9BT 032 [email protected] Beechwood House 69-71 Old Perth Road, Inverness, 01463 233 Sight Action IV2 3JH 663 [email protected] The Scottish Highlands & Islands and Moray 07595 895 Chinese Association (SHIMCA) 1 Ardconnel Terrace, Inverness, IV2 3AE 450 [email protected] 1st Floor, Kirkwall Travel Centre, West Castle Street, 01856 Relationships Scotland- Orkney Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1GU 877750 [email protected] Fairways House, Fairways Business Park, Inverness, 0800 160 Victim Support Highland & Western Isles IV2 6AA 1985 www.victimsupport.scot OFFICIAL OFFICIAL 0134 416 Waverley Care 34 Waterloo Place, Inverness, IV1 1NB 989 [email protected] OFFICIAL .

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