Guide to Services Links and Resources for Health and Wellbeing 2! ! ! ! ! Health!is!a!state!of! complete!physical,! mental!and!social! wellbeing!and!not! merely!the!absence! of!disease!or! infirmity! ! ! ! (World'Health'Organisation)' ! ! ! ! 3! Guide to Services Links and Resources For Health & Wellbeing
Contents ! Introduction - Keeping Well 4 - 7
Emergency and Crisis Contacts 8 - 19
Who’s Who in the Community Mental Health Service 20 - 28
'Self Help Resources and Websites 29 - 42
Local Services and Agencies 43 - 68
List of Local Directories 69 - 73
Information on Local Groups and Activities 74 - 86
Index 87 - 94
Survey
This is for You - Relaxation CD
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1. Eat a balanced diet and drink sensibly: Improving your diet can protect against feelings of anxiety and depression. 2. Maintain friendships: Just listening and talking to friends who are feeling down can make a huge difference. So make sure your devote time to maintaining your friendships both for their sake and your own. 3. Maintain close relationships: Close relationships affect how we feel - so nurture them and if there is a problem within a relationship, try and resolve it. 4. Take exercise: The effects of exercise on mood are immediate. Whether it is a workout in the gym or a simple walk or bike ride, it can be uplifting. Exercise can also be great fun socially. 5. Sleep: Sleep has both physical and mental benefits. Physically it is the time when the body can renew its energy store but sleep also helps us to rebuild our mental energy. 6. Laugh: A good laugh does wonders for the mind and soul. 7. Cry: It is good to cry. Even though it may feel terrible at the time, a good cry can release pent up feelings, and people often feel better afterwards. 8. Ask for help when you need it: The longer you leave a problem, the worse it will get. Don't be scared to ask for help from a family member, friend or professional. 9. Make time for you: Do you sometimes feel like you have no time for yourself? Make time for your hobbies and interests. 10. Remember, work isn't everything: Ninety one million working days a year are lost to mental ill-health in the UK so maintain a balance between work and other interests. 5! Introduction
Welcome to the Directory for Health and Wellbeing signposting you to Services and Resources in Argyll & Bute.
This directory has been produced as part of the modernisation of mental health services in Argyll & Bute to aid front line staff and members of the public in finding out relevant information on what resources are available in their area to support people to get well, be well and stay well. Overall, our objective is to promote mental wellbeing and prevent mental ill health.
Where people do become unwell we are designing the services to promote independence and recovery.
‘There is no such thing as good health without good mental health’
Awareness of the importance of Mental Health and Wellbeing is essential in order to recognise and protect our own mental health and that of friends and loved ones.
There are many factors that influence our mental health and wellbeing, life has its ups and downs. When things are going well for us, most of us feel mentally and emotionally well.
Everyday set backs, long term illness, bereavement, separation, caring for someone, unemployment, family, housing and money problems are just a few examples that can cause us to feel anxious, stressed or depressed. 6!
It is a well-known fact that 1 in 4 people will experience a period of mental health problems at any time during their life.
We are all individuals. We all think and behave in our own way and react differently to stresses and strains. Sometimes it can be hard to deal with things, but with the right help, support and understanding it can be easier to cope with the difficult times. Remember, you are not alone.
This directory aims to signpost the reader to the support that is at their doorstep.
Good mental health can bring a healthier lifestyle, better relationships and greater satisfaction at work and at home.
For comments and updates to this directory, please email [email protected]
The most updated version of this directory can be downloaded electronically from the following website: www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/CHP/ArgyllandBute
You can pick up a copy at your health centre, or local library.
Thanks and appreciation is given to all participating agencies and individuals for their contributions to this directory. 7! ! !
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Crisis Contacts
Emergency Phone Numbers
Crisis Website Addresses 9!
Crisis Contacts Emergency Services 999 NHS 24 08454 24 24 24
Breathing Space 0800 83 85 87 (24 hours at weekends, Fri–Mon 6pm–6am and Mon–Thurs 6pm–2am)
Samaritans 08457 90 90 90
SANEline 0845 767 8000 (6.00 – 11.00 pm)
Child Line 0800 11 11 Domestic Abuse Helpline 0800 027 1234 Rape Crisis Scotland 08088 010 302 (6.00pm – Midnight)
(All the above services are open 24 hours a day except where stated otherwise.) 10!
My Crisis Contacts
Name Number
Notes: 11! Planning for an Emergency or Crisis
It’s always best to plan for an emergency or crisis when you’re not actually in the middle of one.
Things to think about are:
Who would support me if I had an emergency or crisis
Do I have their contact numbers
If I have to be away from home, who would water my plants, look after my pets, cancel my paper, empty my fridge, collect my post etc.
Some examples could be your neighbour, a family member, a support worker, a minister or spiritual advisor etc.
It can also be useful to have numbers at hand for domestic emergencies such as burst pipes, gas leaks, electricity, police etc. You will find them in your local phone directory.
There is some space under “My Crisis Contacts” for contact numbers and you may find it helpful to fill them in now on the previous page. 12! The next pages describe some of the emergency services in more detail. NHS 24
Tel: 08454 24 24 24 Website: www.nhs24.com If you are feeling ill now, contact your GP. If you're ill when your doctor's surgery is closed and you feel it can't wait until it re-opens, call NHS 24 on 08454 24 24 24. Calls are charged at local rate. The website www.nhs24.com provides comprehensive up- to-date health information and self care advice for people in Scotland. Breathing Space
Tel: 0800 83 85 87 (24 hours at weekends, Fri–Mon 6pm–6am and Mon–Thurs 6pm–2am)
Website: www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk
Breathing Space is a free, confidential phone and web based service for people in Scotland experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety. They are here in times of difficulty to provide a safe and supportive space by listening, offering advice and information. “It is our belief and 13! hope that by empowering people they will have the resources to recover.” Visit their website for information on self help and many links to subjects of interest. Samaritans
Contact: Chris P.O. Box 9090 Stirling FK8 2SA Tel: 08457 90 90 90 Email: [email protected] Website: www.samaritans.org Samaritans provide confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide. Volunteers offer support by responding to phone calls, emails and letters. Alternatively people can drop in to a branch to have a face to face meeting. SANEline
Tel: 0845 767 8000
Website: www.sane.org.uk!
SANEline is a national out-of-hours telephone helpline offering emotional support and information for people affected by mental health problems. Anyone who is worried about their own mental health, or have concerns about a family member, friend or 14! acquaintance can access this service.
No matter which part of the UK you are calling from, the cost from a landline is the same as a local call. The cost of calling from a mobile may vary and will depend on your network provider.
Childline You can contact ChildLine about anything. No problem is too big or too small. Whatever your worry it's better out than in.
There are several different ways you can get in touch with us: By calling us on our help line: 0800 11 11 By looking at our website for 1-2-1 chats, emailing and other information that cause you concern. www.childline.org.uk! ! !
Parentline 0800 028 2233 www.parentingacrossscotland.org
Information and support for parents in Scotland.
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Domestic Abuse Helpline
National Helpline 0800 2000 247 or call us on freephone number 0800 027 1234 - free from landlines and mobile phones.
Womans Aid runs a website and helpline in partnership with Refuge You will find information and help on www.refuge.org.uk
Rape Crisis Helpline
Phone free any day between 6pm and midnight on 08088 01 03 02
Local contact: 01369 700 800
Our helpline offers free and confidential support and information. It is for anyone, women and men, affected by sexual violence, no matter when or how it happened. We can also put you in touch with local rape crisis centres or other services if you need longer-term support.
The helpline has a minicom service for deaf or hard of hearing people. We can arrange for language interpreters if your first language is not English. www.ab-rc.org.uk 16!
Drugs Information! and Helplines
National Helpline: 0800 77 66 00 www.talktofrank.com/emergency-help
Most people don’t use drugs and even amongst those that do, emergencies are rare. But no one can be certain how drugs will affect them so there’s always the risk that they’ll have a bad time, fall ill, hurt themselves or even worse.
This website tells you what you need to know should you ever have to help a friend or relative who’s having a bad reaction to a drug. This is also a useful website to find out more if you are worried about someone you know who takes drugs or want to find out more about the effects of drugs on your health. Know the Score Drugs Helpline
Tel: 0800 587 587 9 www.knowthescore.info
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Do you have a friend or a loved one who takes drugs? Maybe you don’t want to confront them, you’re not sure what to say or how to get them help. There are a range of people you can talk to and services available that offer support. They are there to listen to your concerns, be it about yourself, or someone you know.
The Know the Score Helpline on 0800 587 587 9 can offer support about how to address drug issues with friends or loved ones and getting advice will give you confidence in talking to that person.
Victim Support Help Line
Tel: 0845 603 9213 8.00 am – 8.00 pm http://www.victimsupportsco.org.uk
Victim Support Scotland is the lead voluntary organisation in Scotland helping people affected by crime. It provides emotional support, practical help and essential information to victims, witnesses and others affected by crime. The service is free, confidential and is provided by volunteers through a network of community based victim and youth justice services and court based witness services.
18! Other Helpline Numbers
Dementia Helpline 0808 808 3000 (24hrs a day) Cruise Bereavement Care 0845 600 22 27 Scotland
Drinkline Scotland 0800 7 314 314 National Drink Line 0800 917 8282 (24hrs a day) Scottish Families 08080 10 10 11 Affected by Drugs
National Missing Persons 0800 700 740 Helpline (24hrs a day)
Hopeline UK 0800 684 141 (Young people suicide prevention) Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm & 7pm - 10pm Weekends 2pm - 5pm The Line 0800 88 444 (for young people living away from home)
GATEPOST 0300 111 4166 This is the first listening and confidential support service dedicated to the farming and land-based community in Scotland. 19!
My own Support and Helplines
Name Number / Web Address
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There are more web based support and self-help sites listed in this directory under the various headings. (See Index for page numbers.) ! 20!
Who’s Who in the Community Mental Health Service
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You Are Not Alone ! Remember that when you are feeling anxious or depressed, you are not alone. There is a host of opportunities and services to support you to Get well, Be well and Stay well It is important that you find a way of dealing with common mental health and emotional problems that is suitable for you with the right kind of support.
Our vision is to deliver services to individuals and their families in their local community, to enable recovery from mental ill health and promote wellbeing.
The mental health service’s aim is to support people who suffer from mental ill health to recovery in order to live a fulfilling live.
Seeking help is the first stage of dealing with distress, and those problems which seem insurmountable can often be dealt with very easily in the right hands.
Some problems may be more difficult and may take longer to unravel. But it is important to remember that there are people who will have experienced similar difficulties to you and there will be people who can help. The information in this directory may provide you with a guide to help you to find the right support or to help yourself.
The following pages describe what services are available through your community mental health service, what the referral routes are and some common mental health problems. The next chapter highlights web links and self help materials that have been developed with you in mind. 22! The Journey
A referral to a Primary Mental Health Worker (PMHW) could be made as a result of a visit to your GP or contact with a professional. During the consultation with the PMHW a plan of action is agreed between you depending on the nature, duration and severity of the problem. There are various options such as offering information, some face- to-face or group work or a referral to further relevant psychological support:
Sometimes a referral to a specific agency such as a Citizens Advice Bureau, a Housing Officer, Carers Centre or a specific counselling or advocacy service may be the most appropriate route. Sometimes it is about finding out about what’s happening in your community and how you can become involved in something that interests you.
Many local agencies are connected to the recently launched Argyll & Bute Advice Network (ABAN), which offers a confidential help and referral route of support between various agencies and services.
Guided Self Help Workers will help you to access materials on the web, CD form, books or to self help and support groups, help lines, IT access, literacy, leisure activities or any other community based programmes, 23! complementary therapies, relaxation, local activities, specific support agencies etc.
Talking Therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, aim to change patterns of thinking or behaviour that are behind people's difficulties, and so change the way they feel. There are CBT Practitioners available in each area.
CPNs (Community Psychiatric Nurses) support people with long term and more severe mental health problems and are often complemented by a Psychologist who offers counselling and coping skills or a Psychiatrist who can prescribe and assesses the effectiveness of drug therapy and review a diagnosis.
Link Clubs support people with long standing mental health problems. A Link Club is a place where you can be yourself and feel safe in the company of people who understand how you feel. All link clubs have Mental Health Support Workers who also provide support with the daily tasks of life. Some link clubs accept self referrals, but most work with referrals from the Community Mental Health Teams.
Peer Support Workers are trained members of the staff team with personal experience of mental illness. They bring a unique perspective and set of skills to working with service users. Peer Support workers also help address misconceptions and prejudices about people with a diagnosis of mental illness and inform 'professional' thinking around mental health services design and delivery. There are peer support workers in some areas in Argyll & Bute.
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How to get in touch with the service ' Name of Service Contact
Your own GP Tel No …………………. or local Health Centre out of hours NHS 24 NHS 24 08454 24 24 24
01586 555800 Community Mental Campbeltown Health Teams 9 am – 5 pm 01546 602323 Mid Argyll
Alzheimers Service/ Community Social Work Dementia Team 01546 605517
Social Work 0800 811 505 (Emergency Out of Hours service )
ACUMEN 0141 887 9103
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Alzheimer Scotland
FREEPHONE 0808 808 3000 Website: www.alzscot.org
Main Local contact: Jean Armitage Post Diagnostic Services Manager Dementia Resource Centre 16 East Clyde Street, Helensburgh G84 7PA Tel: 01436 678050 Mobile: 0771 777 4851 Email: [email protected] We provide local services all over Scotland for people with dementia and their carers. Our local services may include: Day centres providing the chance to socialise and enjoy activities and outings, and giving carers a break Home support services providing company and help to maintain skills and independence at home, while the carer is free to go out (sometimes this is also available overnight) Support groups for carers and for people with dementia Carer education helping carers learn more about the illness and how to cope One-to-one support through local link workers to help people with dementia and their families cope with the illness Welfare rights service Information and advice on a wide range of dementia related subjects 26! ACUMEN (Argyll & Clyde United in Mental Health) is a support network that enables mental health service users and carers in Argyll & Clyde to participate as equal partners in the development of services and the promotion of wellbeing and recovery. They hold regular events and gatherings that are organised by a local development worker based in Argyll & Bute.
FULL MEMBERSHIP of ACUMEN is open to mental health services users and carers (over the age of 18) who are residents of the Argyll & Clyde area, who have direct experience of mental ill health or who care or have cared for someone with mental health problems.
Contact: ACUMEN, Room 2015, Mile End Mill, 12 Seedhill Road, Paisley PA1 1JS Tel: 0141 887 9103 Email: [email protected]! Website: www.acumennetwork.org
Some other websites where you can find out more about mental health problems:
http://www.actionondepression.org http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk http://www.samh.org.uk (Scottish Association for Mental Health) www.nhsinform.co.uk www.mind.org.uk www.dementiascotland.org
27! What are mental health problems?
Feelings of depression, anxiety or confusion are normal responses to the ups and downs of modern life. A person is described as experiencing mental health problems when such feelings are so extreme s/he has difficulty carrying on everyday life.
Depression: It is commonplace to talk about ‘being depressed’. But depression defined by a doctor, as ‘clinical depression’ is a more severe version of this.
Anxiety states: Doctors describe chronic fear, tension and panic attacks as ‘anxiety states’. The condition is defined as an illness when it becomes an individual’s main experience and stops them getting on with everyday activities.
Eating disorders: Starving to the extent of severe, sometimes life threatening slimness is diagnosed as ‘anorexia nervosa’. Compulsive eating and vomiting is known as ‘bulimia nervosa’. Both behaviour patterns are often a way of coping with psychological or emotional problems.
Psychosis: Psychiatrists use the term ‘psychosis’ when someone is unable to distinguish clearly between what is real and what is imaginary, or what is external or internal to their own thought processes.
Schizophrenia: The popular understanding of the term, as describing a Jekyll and Hyde split personality, is not true. Doctors use the term ‘schizophrenia’ to describe a state of mind in which people’s sense of their own identity, thoughts and perceptions go beyond the range 28! of normal experience. People who hear voices, for example, or believe that they are being persecuted by other people may be diagnosed as having schizophrenia.
Bi-Polar disorder/Manic-depressive illness: Some people experience profound changes in their mood, which can switch from depression and lethargy to periods of elation and over activity. Doctors call this ‘bi- polar’ or ‘manic depression’. Some people may move from depression to elation and back in a week while others may go through this cycle once a year or less often.
Dementia: Dementia is caused by a slowly advancing form of brain damage, although the cause of this is often unknown. A person with dementia may become forgetful initially and extremely anxious and confused as the disease progresses. Twenty per cent of people over 80 suffer from dementia.
Alzheimer's disease: Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, which is a group of symptoms associated with a decline in mental abilities, such as memory and reasoning.
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Self Help Resources and Websites 30! Self Help Resources & Websites Local Face-to-Face Support
There is so much going on in each community that it would be impossible to write it all down in this directory.
Your library or local Volunteer Centre will be able to provide you with contact details of groups, local activities and community groups.
Your local library has a range of self help books available as well as a list of local addresses, directories and contact details of self help groups, local services and community groups and activities. Pop into your library to find out more about what is available in your area.
Your local Health Centre has a range of information leaflets about specific conditions and there are notice boards with posters and help lines. They often keep a supply of the Relaxation CD and the information booklet “Steps to Deal with Stress”, which is free on request. (You can also download or request a copy from the “Steps for Stress website” – see page 32 for details.) 31! The Internet
If you need help with access to the internet, your local Library or Community Centre has computers that can be booked out and they may offer drop-in sessions with support and training.
Alternatively a member of staff, a friend or Support Worker may be able to help you to access web based materials at a local drop in.
Are You New The Internet? ‘Once you’ve been shown how it works, you’d be surprised how easy it is and how it opens up a world of opportunity’
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An Adult Literacy Worker or Volunteer Tutor may also be able to show you how to get started on the internet. 32! Web Based Resources www.stepsforstress.org
This is easily the most user friendly website with short video clips, freebies, quizzes, information, relaxation about stressing less and enjoying life more.
Well worth a look!
33! Online CBT based Sessions
and information http://glasgowsteps.com/home.php Welcome to the STEPS website. We are the NHS primary care mental health team in South East Glasgow.! Although based in Glasgow there is a really good self help and information section, so well worth visiting this site. This site will tell you all about common stress problems and give you some ideas on how best to tackle them.
Various problems are described in the 'Stress Wheel' you can see on this page.
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! ! 34! ! www.livinglifetothefull.com Offers free life skills training based on a CBT model for people with anxiety and depression. There is a section for the general public and one for practitioners and support workers. Local Guided Self Help Workers can support people to use this website.
http://www.livingcbt.com/freeselfhelp.html Free self help materials available in both word and pdf format. http://www.mindingyourhead.info/sites/default/file s/stress_leaflet.pdf Excellent booklet on how to deal with stress, which is downloadable. http://www.mind.org.uk/help/information_and_ad vice A website full of information and advice on mental health. www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk A Scottish mental health charity that provides a range of self help programmes on line. www.moodgym.anu.edu.au A free self help program to teach cognitive behavioural therapy skills to people vulnerable to depression and anxiety. 35! Counselling www.counselling-directory.org.uk A database of UK counsellors and psychotherapists, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered, fees and contact details. Eating Disorders www.b-eat.co.uk This UK charity (formerly EDA UK) offers information and advice on eating disorders. Their website has a well-used and well-moderated discussion forum for people experiencing difficulties. They also run separate telephone helplines for adults and young people, a recorded information line and an SMS text information service. Self Harm www.selfharm.org.uk This site is a key information resource for young people who self-harm, their friends and families, and professionals working with them. Suicide http://www.chooselife.net Don't try to cope alone… Call one of the help lines under “Crisis Contacts” in this guide. 36! Drugs and Alcohol www.knowthescore.info
Clear, up-to-date information and advice on all kinds of drugs and drug-related problems. www.talktofrank.com Talk to Frank provides confidential and honest information on drugs. They operate a 24 hour phone line and email service 365 days of the year. www.al-anonuk.org.uk Al-Anon Family Groups provide understanding, strength and hope to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking. www.nacoa.org.uk National Association for children of alcoholics 0800 358 3456 (helpline) Provides information, advice and support to children of alcoholics and people concerned with their welfare. www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk A national voluntary organisation for alcohol issues. Alcohol Focus Scotland is committed to improving the quality of people’s lives by changing Scotland’s drinking culture – promoting responsible drinking behaviour and discouraging drinking to excess. www.alcoholics-anonymous.org Tel: 0845 769 7555 A national organisation offering help and support to people who are trying to overcome their drinking problems. Local groups through-out the country meet regularly to offer practical advice and fellow-ship. 37! Young People
'Get Connected' http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/CHP/Argylla ndBute/Pages/GetConnected.aspx!
This resource provides information, advice and contact details for services based on a wide range of topics.
Produced in Helensburgh with local contact details, as well as contacts for national and 24 hour services. The choice of topics featured was informed by young people telling us what information they want access to, and has been written with 16-18 year olds in mind. However, the information is relevant to a much wider age range including parents, carers, guardians and professionals.
38! The TESSA Project is an educational programme delivered in schools throughout Argyll & Bute by Rape Crisis.
In addition there is a new website: www.tessaproject.co.uk
This website has lots of information on how to deal with harassment, mobile sexting, sexual bullying and abuse.
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Children www.childline.org.uk ChildLine is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call ChildLine to talk about any problem.
Call them free on 0800 11 11 (Open 24 hours a day every day of the year.)
Parenting www.handsonscotland.co.uk This website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour, build up their self- esteem and promote their positive mental wellbeing.
Post Natal Depression http://www.children1st.org.uk
Tel: 0800 3 457 457
Lines are open from 9am-5pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday and from 9am-9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 40!
Older People
The most comprehensive website for older people www.ageuk.org.uk
We know that growing older doesn’t come with a manual, but we do have a range of information guides and factsheets to help you deal with some of the challenges faced in later life. Our information is impartial and easy to digest - it’s also free of charge. Call our free information and advice line on 0800 169 6565 to talk to someone.
Long Term Condition Management
! www.ltcas.org.uk/resources/library/ The Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland has a vision for Scotland where people with long term conditions enjoy, not endure, full and positive lives. It has information and printable leaflets for many long term conditions. 41!
WE ARE MACMILLAN Cancer Support 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk
Macmillan provide quality assured, up-to-date cancer information, written by specialists for patients, relatives and carers.
All their booklets and resources are now free and available to all.
Order them from http://be.macmillan.org.uk
If you have any questions about cancer, need support or just someone to talk to, call free, Monday to Friday 9am-8pm (interpretation service available).
MacMillan Nurses are based at Campbeltown Hospital. They can be contacted on 01586 55 5822.
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My own Useful Websites
Organisation Website details
Notes:
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List of Local Support Services Mid Argyll, Campbeltown Islay & Jura
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Statutory Services Argyll & Bute Council NHS highland - Argyll & Bute CHP Police Service
Local Support Services Advocacy Service Carers Support Complementary Therapies Debt, Finance and Savings Domestic Abuse or Violence Drugs and Addictions Support Services Employment & Welfare Rights Information and Advice Family Support Services Housing Support & Homelessness Learning and Development
45! Statutory Services
These days, the NHS and Argyll & Bute Council work closely together and/or in integrated teams that support people to live as independently as possible in their own home and community. There are also close links to voluntary organisations that provide specialist care in the community.
Both agencies provide useful websites, describing their services, local contacts and links to other available services.
Argyll & Bute Council Head Office: Kilmory, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RT Tel: 01546 602127 Website: www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
Social Care This service can offer you unbiased, sympathetic, practical and emotional support in a safe and confidential setting. The service is aimed at vulnerable people of all ages. Contact Phone numbers: During Office Hours 01546 605517 Emergency Out of Hours Service 0800 811 505
46! Telecare Service
The Telecare 24 hour, all year round Alarm Service is available to any Argyll and Bute resident who is assessed as being at risk due to age and / or disability and / or social circumstances.
This includes people who are:
• Living alone or living with another vulnerable person • Living with a carer or carers where the service is essential to maintain the care arrangements • Carers who require support to help look after a dependent • Disabled due to a clinical/medical condition such as MS, epilepsy or a heart condition • Responsible for a child/children who may be at risk due to the medical condition of their carers • Vulnerable when living alone due to a history of domestic violence • Isolated or housebound due to disability, regardless of age
Contact your local Telecare Outreach Worker: General Enquiries Nancy McLaren Tel: 01546 604275
Kintyre/Gigha (includes Campbeltown and all the surrounding villages) Aileen MacLean: 07876 393449 or 01586 559075
Mid-Argyll North (Lochgilphead, Inveraray, Kilmartin, Crinan) Donna Forbes: 07876 251037 or 01631 572188
Islay/Jura Lloyd Wells Tel: 01496 301350 47! NHS Highland – Argyll & Bute CHP
Head Office: AROS, Blarbuie Road, Lochgilphead PA31 8LD Tel: 01546 605646 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/CHP/ArgyllandBute
Health Hospitals Minor Injuries and Accident & Emergency services are provided 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week in the following hospitals: Campbeltown Hospital: Ralston Road, Campbeltown PA28 6LE Tel: 01586 552224 Islay Hospital: Gortonvoggie Road,Bowmore, Isle of Islay PA43 7JD Tel: 01496 301000
Mid Argyll Hospital: Mid Argyll Community Hospital and integrated Care Unit, Blarbuie Road, Lochgilphead PA31 8JZ Tel: 01546 602000 Argyll & Bute Hospital; Blarbuie Road, Lochgilphead PA31 8LD Tel: 01546 602323 48! Occupational Therapy Services
This service supports people to live in their own home independently through aids and adaptations. You can be referred by a professional following an accident or hospital admission or self refer by getting in touch with the department.
Kintyre OT Department, Campbeltown Hospital Tel: 01586 555811
Mid Argyll OT Department , Mid Argyll Community Hospital and integrated Care Unit Tel: 01546 462212
Islay OT Department, Kilarrow House, Bowmore, Tel: 01546 60 5517
Mental Health Teams
Kintyre and Islay Old Quay Head, Campbeltown, PA28 6ED Tel: 01546 60 5517
Mid Argyll The Caladh Centre, Aros, Lochgilphead, PA31 8LD Tel: 01546 60 56 06
Police Ardrishaig 01546 602222 Campbeltown 01586 862200 Lochgilphead 01546 702200
Isle of Islay 01496 810222 49!
Local Support Services
The following pages in this section will describe some of the other local support services that can help when you find yourself in a situation when you need support.
In addition, there is a chapter on local directories and how to get hold of them. These directories are written by local people with detailed knowledge of local services.
Many of those organisations are members of the
Argyll & Bute Advice Network (ABAN)
Each member can help you get in touch, refer or signpost you to the most suitable services for your situation via their confidential referral system.
Their website shows you which services they cover in their Directory of Members.
Website: http://www.argyllandbuteadvice.net/ 50!
Advocacy Service
Lomond & Argyll Advocacy Service http://www.laas.org.uk/ c/o Argyll & Bute Hospital, Blarbuie Road, Lochgilphead PA31 8LD Tel: 01546 606056
Monthly Drop-In session on the last Tuesday of the month in Campbeltown – Burnett Building (Old Library.) The Service currently operates a community based independent advocacy service for adults with learning difficulties, frail older people and adults who use mental health services throughout the area.
Lomond & Argyll Advocacy Service is firmly rooted in the communities it serves and has local advocacy support services throughout the area. The Service is FREE, independent and confidential. An advocate’s only loyalty is to the person they are supporting. 51! Carers Centres & Support
If you look after someone, a family member, friend or neighbour then you may benefit from the following information and support:
Argyll & Bute Carers’ Network Rehoboth, 3 Creran Gardens, Oban PA34 4JU Mobile 07788 501 426 Website: www.abcn.org.uk
The Carers’ Network consists of Carers Centres, Crossroads Groups, Carer Support Groups, individual Carers, and other voluntary and statutory agencies who work to bring support to Carers in Argyll & Bute. They are producers of the excellent Carers’ Directory of Information “Now I Know!” for Mid Argyll, Kintyre & the Isles, which is available from your local library or carers centre.
Alzheimers Scotland (See also chapter on “Who’s Who in Mental Health Services”) Mid Argyll, Kintyre & Islay Community Mental Health Team – Dementia, MACHICC, Blairbuie Road, Lochgilphead, PA31 8JZ Tel: 01546 605517 52! Crossroads Dalriada & The isles Support organisation Caring for Carers Tel: 01546 603082
They offer support, respite care, information, training sessions and drop-ins for carers.
Dochas Carers Centre Carer’s Room, Gallery and Garden of Hope 50 Campbell Street, Lochgilphead, PA31 8JU Tel: 01546 600 022 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dochasfund.org.uk Opening Times: Monday – Friday 10.00 – 4.00
They also offer bereavement counselling. Outreach service is available in Islay.
Red Cross o Transport for people either groups or individuals to go to and from appointments or meetings. o Medical Loan of wheelchairs, backrests and commodes on a short term basis – up to 6 weeks. o Therapeutic Care is a non intrusive massage done over the clothes; it is stress relieving and can be pain relieving, usually delivered in groups of people.
Tel: 01546 602386 Anke-Rita Brown Email: [email protected] Website: www.redcross.org.uk 53! Short Break Bureau
The Short Break Bureau coordinates short breaks for carers and service users in Argyll and Bute.
The service is directed towards adults and older people who have mental health issues, learning disabilities or physical disabilities. The service is run by the Red Cross in partnership with Argyll & Bute Council.
Find more information on www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/node/30807
If you are interested in arranging a break, or would just like to find out more please contact Lynda Barr or Claire MacDonald
Tel: 01436 672744
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
We all need a Break sometimes to re-charge our batteries 54! Complementary Therapies
Complementary Therapies are increasingly 54ecognized as effective paths to feeling joyful, balanced and healthy. www.solashealth.co.uk for a list of practitioners and links to their websites or call Anne on 01631 563 949 or for new members call Lynn on 07760 434908
Their whole-body approach means that your therapist is likely to look beyond your symptoms and view your health as a complete system. SOLAS Health represents a wide range of skills and approaches for you to choose from. Our practitioners practice throughout Argyll and some practice in support groups and carers’ centres. We’d love to hear from you.
Sue Clayton from SECNAD provides dance movement therapy to individuals, elderly homes, resource centres for the disabled, after school clubs, mother and baby groups, mother and toddler groups, primary and secondary schools, Link clubs, substance abuse rehabilitation units, individual one off group sessions and work in collaboration with other professionals. [email protected] www.secnad.com Call Sue for more information on Tel: 01586 551309 55! Debt, Finance and Savings
For confidential advice on debt, contact your local Citizens Advice Bureau (See “Information and Advice” heading in this section for more details.) Tel: 08456 123 808
Argyll & Bute Council – MONEY ADVICE Oban, Lochgilphead, Campbeltown and the Islands
Laura MacKay, Debt Counsellor, Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8RT Tel: 01546 604176
They offer free, impartial advice on multiple debts and can help people to negotiate affordable payments and set up repayment plans with their creditors, giving more time to pay. Theye concentrate on consumer debt to ensure household bills are able to be paid first.
National Debt Advice Line 0808 808 4000 www.nationaldebtline.co.uk/scotland/
The helpline that provides free confidential and independent advice on how to deal with debt problems. 56! Credit Unions are profit sharing, democratically run financial co- operatives which offer convenient savings and low interest loans to its members. The members own and manage their credit union themselves. They offer a real alternative to expensive loan sharks.
The three main aims of a Credit Union are:
£ To encourage its members to save regularly. £ To provide loans to members at very low rates of interest. £ To provide members with help and support on managing their financial affairs (if required). Scotwest Credit Union 13 Elmbank Street, Glasgow, G2 4PB Tel: 0845 634 7634 / 0141 227 2390 Email: [email protected] Website: www.scotwest.co.uk You can join over the telephone (0845 634 7634), on line, via your employer, by post or in person at the Scotwest Office.
Islay/Jura Credit Union www.islay-jura-credit-union.co.uk Port Ellen Collection Point: Every Tuesday, 10.30am – 11.30am in the Cybercafé Rear Office
Bowmore Collection Point: Every Friday, 12.30pm – 1.30pm at the MacTaggart Leisure Centre 57! Domestic Violence or Abuse
Argyll and Bute Rape Crisis Rape Crisis main local contact: 01369 700800
Helpline for Women: 0800 1214 685 Helpline for Men: 0800 0320 399
Website: www.rapecrisiscentre-argyll-bute.org.uk
The Argyll & Bute Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre offers free and confidential face to face, group, telephone and email support to survivors (13+) who have been raped, sexually assaulted and/or sexually abused, whether recent or historic. Woman’s Aid
Emergency Out of Hours Number Tel: 0870 241 3548 Website: www.argyllwomensaid.co.uk
Main office Tel: 01369 706636 Campbeltown Tel: 01586 550222
Woman’s Aid offers information, support and refuge (if needed) to women and children (if any) who have been or are being abused by their partner/ex partner. This is a confidential service. 58!
Drugs and Addictions
Argyll & Bute Addiction Services www.ab-adp.org.uk/aboutABADP.html
Kintyre Addiction Service: Campbeltown Hospital, Ralston Road, Campbeltown PA28 6BP Tel: 01586 554487 Mid Argyll (service covers Islay and Jura): Based at Argyll and Bute Hospital, Blarbuie Road, Lochgilphead, PA31 8LD Tel: 01546 605602
Encompass! 45 Chalmers Street, Ardrishaig, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA30 8EY Tel: 01546 602880 Email: [email protected]
Encompass Islay and Jura Customs House, Main Street, Bowmore, Isle of Islay PA43 7JJ Tel: 01496 301455 Email: [email protected]
Encompass offers community rehabilitation for Adults, Young People, Families and Carers; 1-to-1 counselling and client support in own home to maintain tenancies.
59! Kintyre Alcohol & Drug Advisory Service (KADAS) Castlehill, Campbeltown PA28 6AN Tel: 01586 55 35 55 [email protected] KADAS provides general information on alcohol and drugs as well as free and confidential personal counselling. The service is for anyone worried in any way about the use/abuse of alcohol and/or drugs for themselves or a person they care about. A trained counsellor is available by appointment in a suitable location. There is also access to Complementary Therapies.
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Argyll and Bute Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Helpline: 0845 769 7555 ARDRISHAIG MACAD, 45 Chalmers Street, Ardrishaig PA30 8EY (next door to Co-op, enter by back door) Open meeting: Thursdays at 19.30
CAMPBELTOWN Campbeltown Day Hospital, Stewart Road, Campbeltown PA28 6LE Open meeting: Last Wednesday each month at 8.00 pm 60!
Employment and Welfare Rights
For information on local jobs, career advice, CVs, retraining, redundancy, benefits and government schemes.
Skills Development Scotland 4 Castlehill, Campbeltown PA28 6AN Tel: 01586 552795
Campbeltown Jobcentre Plus 40 Hall Street, Campbeltown, Argyll, PA28 6BZ Tel: 0845 604 3719
Lochgilphead Jobcentre Plus and Skills Development Scotland c/o Argyll Training Ltd 1 Smithy Lane, Lochgilphead PA31 8TA Tel: 01546 603 597 (Jobcentre) Tel: 01546 605451 (Skills Development Scotland) Welfare Rights Kintyre/ Islay/Tarbert Argyll & Bute Council Community Services Burnett Building, St John Street, Campbeltown PA28 6BJ Tel: 01436 658918 Email: [email protected] Website: www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
Welfare Rights Mid Argyll, Lorn & Isles Argyll & Bute Council Community Services Municipal Buildings, Albany Street, Oban PA34 4AW Tel: 01631 572182 ! 61! Information and Advice (contd)
Online Advice guide Housing Information and Advice Line www.adviceguide.org.uk/scotland.htm Tel: 0800 731 8337
Argyll & Bute Citizens Advice Bureau (ABCAB) Head Office: Riverside, Oban Road, Lochgilphead, Tel: 08456 123 808
Email: [email protected]
Website: argyllandbutecab.cas.org.uk
The Bureau offers a wide range of services, including money, housing, benefits advice etc. You can click onto their website for a comprehensive guide to advice or use their Drop In Service on the following days:
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 10:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 16:00 Telephone Advice Service Monday - Friday 10:00 - 16:00 Due to the large geographical area covered by the Bureau they hold outreach sessions in outlaying towns in the Job Centre Plus Offices. Call the bureau for an appointment. 62! Family Support Services
Befrienders, PO Box 9576, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 9BB Tel: 01546 603 144 or phone Cathi: 0791 860 1567 Email: [email protected]
Befrienders is an independent voluntary organisation which recruits adult volunteers to offer friendship and support for children aged 7-16 years, living in Argyll and Bute, who are experiencing difficulties in some area of their lives. We are always looking for more volunteers from all walks of life, willing to spend a few hours a week with a child who has been referred to us.
Family Mediation Argyll & Bute
26 Alexandra Place, Oban, Argyll PA34 5PU Tel: 01631 570101 Email: [email protected]
They will support contact/mediation in rural areas including the islands when required by clients. Staff and volunteers will travel to the rural places required and hire halls in areas to facilitate supervised contact between children and parents who have separated. 63!
Homestart Majik Tel: 01586 551140 Mob: 07917285154 [email protected] www.home-start-majik.org.uk
The Aqualibrium, KinlochRoad, Campbeltown
We help to increase the confidence and independence of families by visiting families in their own homes to offer support, friendship and practical assistance.
Our volunteers, who are trained and have parenting experience themselves, can offer: • Precious time for listening and talking • Help with the children • A break for parents • Practical help and reassurance • Support to use local services and resources
Parents ask for Home-Start's help for all sorts of reasons, some examples are: They may feel isolated in their community, have no family nearby and be struggling to make friends or they may be finding it hard to cope because of their own or a child's physical or mental illness or they may have been hit hard by a separation or the death of a loved one. 64! Housing Support & Homelessness http://scotland.shelter.org.uk/ Free Advice helpline Tel: 0808 800 4444
Argyll & Bute Homeless Service www.argyll.bute.gov.uk
Mid Argyll Homeless Service Dalriada House, Colchester Square Lochgilphead PA31 8ST Tel: 01546 604763 Email:[email protected]
Kintyre Homeless Service Old Quay Head Campbeltown PA28 6ED Tel: 01586 559 090 Email: [email protected]
We can help you access useful information and advice on all sorts of issues that may affect your housing security – housing options, rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords, security of tenure, money advice, relationship breakdown and much more.
65! Young People
2-4 Main Street, Campbeltown PA28 6AG Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.kintyre-youth-service.co.uk Tel: 01586 550000 The project addresses difficulties faced by young people living in Kintyre. KYES provides a safe environment for young people aged between 12 and 25 to enable them to fulfill their potential, through access to information, training and activities.
Mid Argyll Youth Project 50a Union Street, Lochgilphead Tel: 01546 603 231 Email: [email protected] Website: www.youthworkargyll.com
Tarbert youth group Tarbert village hall, Campbeltown Road, Tarbert PA29 6SX Tel: 01880 821 480 (Heather Bellshaw)
Islay Cyber Cafe 30 Mansefield Place, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay PA42 7BJ Tel: 01496 302693 Email: [email protected]
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Learning and Development
Argyll College and University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
Provides units of study in their local learning centres on a wide variety of subjects at SQA, NC and HNC levels. Call or pop in to pick up the latest course prospectus.
Central Information Line: Tel: 0845 2309969
Cairndow Centre, Here We Are, Clachan, Cairndow PA26 8BH Tel: 01499 600 141
Campbeltown Centre, Hazelburn Business Park Millknowe Road, Campbeltown PA28 6HA Tel: 01631 559 670
Islay Centre, Flora Street, Bowmore Isle of Islay PA43 7JY Tel: 01496 810 130
Lochgilphead Centre, Lorne Street, Lochgilphead PA31 8LU Tel: 01546 600 070
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Argyll Training Offers flexible learning for individuals and organisations ranging from vocational qualifications through to short specific courses.
Hazelburn Business Park, Millknowe, Campbeltown PA28 6HA Tel: 01586 553 685 Email: [email protected]
The Attic, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RA Tel: 01631 564534 Email: [email protected]
is an international organisation whose aims are the education and stimulation of retired members of the community - those in the third 'age' of life.
National Office Tel: 020 8466 6139
Campbeltown Tel: 01586 810383
Mid Argyll Tel: 01546 850320 68! Long Term Conditions
Multiple Sclerosis Centre Mid-Argyll Campbell Street Centre, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8JU Contact : Karen McCurry
Tel: 01546 606 303 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mstherapycentres.org.uk/centre_lochgilphead.htm
Opening Times: Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm
Staff and volunteers at the centre aim to improve the quality of life for families affected by Multiple Sclerosis and other debilitating conditions by offering access to specialist support in a positive environment.
What’s on offer?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Physiotherapy, Osteopathy, Dance Movement Therapy, Yoga, Polarity Therapy, Hot StonesTherapy, Reflexology, Massage, Counselling ! 69!
List of Local Directories and Where to Find Them 70! List of Directories in Argyll & Bute
There are many directories about specialist services and information about local groups and activities throughout Argyll and Bute. Some are web based and can be downloaded, some are paper based and are available in libraries, carers centres or health centres. The list that follows is not complete, but it will help you find out more about what is going on in your own area. In addition, your local newspaper, tourist office or newsagent may sell local business directories.
Argyll & Bute Advice Network www.argyllandbuteadvice.net/Public/Directory List of member organisation and info on which services they provide in Argyll & Bute.
Argyll & Bute Alcohol & Drugs Partnership www.ab-adp.org.uk/agencies_listing.html Directory of Services and contact names in Argyll & Bute.
Argyll & Bute Council www.argyll-bute.gov.uk Directory of local services and community life, events, courses etc. with useful links to other services.
71! Argyll Voluntary Action (AVA) http://argyllcommunities.org Website with information and regular news updates from the voluntary and third sector. You can subscribe to their e-newsletter. For access to their directory listing of groups and voluntary organisations, click Directories and type in “all” and choose “all” from the drop down menu.
Carers Directory “Now I know” A very comprehensive local Directory for Carers is available from your local carers centre, health centre or library.
‘Get Connected’ www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/CHP/ArgyllandBute/Pages/ GetConnected.aspx Information site with information on a wide range of services and health topics.
Islay Directories www.armin-grewe.com/islay/islay-guide-v2.pdf A lovely little guide about the Islay community with much local information. www.islaydirectory.com Overview of who is who and what’s happening in Islay, Jura, Colonsay and Gigha. 72! Kintyre Forum on Community Care www.kfocc.org/pdfdirectoryofservicesV2.pdfV Very comprehensive downloadable directory of local and national services in the Kintyre Area. Available from Libraries, the Volunteer Centre and GP Practice.
Lochgilphead GP Practice Website www.lochgilpheadmedicalcentre.co.uk Directory of services and clinics with useful contact details and a downloadable practice leaflet.
News and events from Mid-Argyll & Kintyre http://midargyllkintyrenews.com
NHS Highland www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/CHP/ArgyllandBute/Pages/ ArgyllButeCHP.aspx Directory about local health services in Argyll & Bute.
NHS Inform www.nhsinform.co.uk NHS inform is a new national health information service, providing a co-ordinated approach and a single source of quality assured health information for the public in Scotland with a growing amount of links to local services. 73!
NHS 24 www.nhs24.com NHS24 - Health Information and Self Care Advice for Scotland with links to local services. NHS24 - Health Information and Self Care Advice for Scotland with links to local services. NHS 24.com provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self care advice for people in Scotland, with links to local services.
Tarbert GP Practice Website www.tarbert.gpsurgery.net Directory of many services and clinics in Tarbert with useful local contact details.
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Finding out… Information on Local Groups and Activities
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Doing things that you enjoy, getting involved, joining a group, having a hobby or special interest, learning a new skill, being active, creative, helping others are all things that make us feel good. Physical activity has the added benefit that it can prevent illness and improve our quality of life.
Communities in Argyll & Bute are buzzing places. It would be impossible to write up all the things that are happening in your local area, but the following pages signpost you to some of the things that are out there in your community and how to find out about them. 76!
There is no doubt about it that taking steps to become involved, to get connected and to take part in activities on offer in your own community will have a positive effect on your mental health and wellbeing
Theatre''Drama''Book'Groups''Writers' Groups' Music' Sessions' 'Camera'Club' Painting' Club' ' Art' &' Crafts' Groups' Museums' Birdwatching'Courses'' learning' ' Volunteering' ' Lunch' Clubs'' Social' Clubs' ' Bridge' ' Community' Gardening''Green'Gym'''WRIs''T’ai'Chi'' Yoga' ' Pilatus' ' Walking' ' Rambling'' Climbing''''Jogging''Running''Swimming'' Aquarobics' ' Sauna' ' Spinning'' Kettlebells' ' Gym' ' Country' Dancing' Old' Time' Dancing' ' Highland' Dancing' ' Line' Dancing''Street'Dancing''Belly'Dancing'' Ballet''Keep'Fit''Zumba''Squash''Tennis'' Badminton' ' Football' ' Rugby' ' Shinty'' Hockey''Cycling''Trampolining'''Sailing'' Diving''Surfing''Bowling'''Golf'''Fishing' ''''''''''''''''''and'much''much'more' ' Question'is…' What'would'YOU'like'to'do?' ' 77! It is a well known fact that people who have supportive and social networks, friends or family, hobbies and interests live happier lives…
Look Around You, Opportunities Are Everywhere!
Events and Celebrations
Posters around the town, in shop windows and public notice boards, village halls, local radio and newspapers such as the Argyllshire Advertiser, the Campbeltown Courier, the Ileach and the Oban Times are all useful sources to finding out what’s going on in your area.
Newspapers and magazines are available for you to read at your local library every day, free of charge.
Community Centres
Community Centres and Village Halls offer space to a range of groups, clubs, events and activities such as Dance Classes, Sports, Exercise Groups etc.
A visit or phone call to your community centre will give you an idea about the activities and courses that are currently happening and how you can join. 78! Community Based Adult Learning
This is an informal, fun and friendly way of learning within your own community. The main aim of their work is to provide training and/or learning opportunities for people to gain skills which can help them to find employment, progress to further education or participate more fully in their community. You do not need to have any formal education to take part. They also offer literacy and numeracy skills. “Everybody is welcome and we are happy to discuss any worries that you might have.”
WHO CAN TAKE PART?
Learners come from various backgrounds, for example, parents returning to work, people in receipt of benefits, people in existing employment facing redundancy or even those just wanting to keep up with new technology. Community Based Adult Learning is also available for Community Groups. Different types of training are available, such as committee skills, minute taking etc.
Kintyre Community Education Centre , Stewart Road, Campbeltown PA28 6AT Tel: 01586 552732
Mid Argyll Community Education Centre, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead PA31 8QX Tel: 01546 604750 or look at their Website: www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/community-life-and- leisure/adult-youth-and-community-education 79! Other Centres and Halls
Exercise Classes, Community Events, Arts & Crafts, Concerts, Group lets, Parties etc. often take place in Public, Village and Church halls. Most halls have public notice boards with posters advertising activities.
Ardrishaig Public Hall, Chalmers Street, Ardrishaig, PA30 8HQ Tel: 01546 603 079
Campbeltown Victoria Hall, Kinloch Road Campbeltown, PA28 6EG Tel: 01586 551212
Clachan Village Hall, Portachoillan (by Tarbert) PA29 6XN
Islay Bowmore Village Hall, Main Street Tel: 01496 810 479
Columba Centre, Gartnatra, Distillery Road, Bowmore Tel: 01496 810 818
Isle of Jura Craighouse Village Hall PA49 7UN
Tarbert Village Hall, Campbeltown Road, Tarbert, PA29 6TX
Templar Arts and Leisure Centre, Harbour Street, Tarbert, PA29 6UD Tel: 01880 820430 80! Community Gardens & Woodlands
There are various community gardens and woodlands in Argyll & Bute that provide an oasis of calm, and a haven for wild life. They welcome visitors and are always looking for volunteers to help with all aspects of gardening and woodland management, walks and events. A great opportunity to learn new skills in a hands on, outdoor environment.
Campbeltown Community Garden, Auchinlee Eventide Home, High Askomil, Campbeltown, PA28 6EN Tel: 07825 613683 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ccog.org.uk
Islay House and Community Garden Tel: 01496 810293 Email: [email protected]!
Tarbert Healing Garden, c/o Tarbert Health Centre, Campbeltown Road, Tarbert Tel: 01880 820219 Email: [email protected]
Blarbuie Community Woodland Lochgilphead Tel: 01546 604976 Email: [email protected] www.reforestingscotland.org/projects/blarbuie.php 81! Health Centres
It is worth paying a visit to your local Health Centre to pick up a practice booklet with information about the services they provide. They also have public notice boards with local and national information and health related leaflets to inform you.
Leisure Centre
Leisure Centres offer great opportunities to stay fit and active, with many exercise classes running for all ages and abilities.
Aqualibrium, Kinloch Park, Kinloch Road, Campbeltown PA28 6EG Tel: 01586 551212 www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/swimming-pool/aqualibrium
Pool, Fitness Suite, gym based rehabilitation classes, Relaxation Suite, Room Hire, Library, Café, Childrens’ Play Area
Mid Argyll Community Pool, Oban Road, Lochgilphead Tel: 01546 606676 Swimming lessons, clubs, pool hire, fun sessions
Mid Argyll Sports Centre – Lochgilphead Joint Campus, Trunk Rd, Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8AA Tel: 01546 603228 Email: [email protected] Sports Hall, Fitness suite, Squash, Dance Studio, 82! GP Referral for Exercise Scheme, Outdoor pitches.
Mactaggart Leisure Centre Islay and Jura Community Enterprises School Street, Bowmore, Isle of Islay, PA43 7JS Tel: 01496 810767 Swimming lessons and clubs, activities room for hire for parties, courses etc.
Outdoor Leisure
We live in one of the most beautiful places in Scotland, why not make more use of the Great Outdoors…..
There are rambling and walking groups, bird watching groups, golf courses, mapped paths and trails to challenge you.
Jog Scotland
There are no less than 7 active groups in Argyll & Bute, most of them in this area. Visit their website to see local contact and meeting details: www.jogscotland.org.uk/local-groups 83! Local Radio Argyll FM, 27-29 Longrow, Campbeltown PA28 6ER Tel: 01586 551800 Email: [email protected] Website: www.argyllfm.co.uk
Broadcasting 24hrs a day from Campbeltown on 106.5, 107.1 & 107.7 FM to the west coast of Scotland covering local information, news and events
Through their magazine programmes they are able to provide vital bulletins on educational, health and social issues of the day, thus becoming another channel of public awareness, especially to the more remote parts of our broadcast area.
Local Directories
Local Directories are a great source of information produced by people who know the area well. They are often available in news agents and local shops.
Web based directories are updated all the time and will have the latest news about events and matters of interest in your area. Simply google them by typing in your area and/or keywords.
See the separate chapter in this guide on local directories, but you can also search the web for directories in your chosen area or subject of interest. 84! Libraries
These days, our Libraries are modern central community hubs of information. They have not only books, but also a section on local archives, information for local studies, maps, family history, old Parish records, etc. Their comprehensive public notice boards are full of information about local activities, clubs, groups, events and courses and there is a range of information leaflets, all in well laid out sections.
You can read the local and some national papers and a range of magazines for free.
You can book some time at their computers free of charge and most libraries offer basic tuition in using the internet and emailing in partnership with Adult Learning providers.
They also host a variety of sessions, such as storytelling for toddlers, book/writers groups, plays, readings etc.
Regular visits to your library will keep you in touch with all that is happening in your local community. 85! Library contact details
Tarbert Library, Barmore Road, Tarbert. PA29 6TW Tel: 01880 820424 Opening Times: Tuesdays 14.00 – 17.30 & 18.00 – 20.00 Thursdays 10.00 – 12.00 & 12.30 – 17.00
Lochgilphead Library, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead. PA31 8QZ Tel: 01546 602072 Opening Times: Mondays 13.00 – 19.30 Tuesdays 13.00 – 19.30 Fridays 10.00 – 13.00 & 14.00 – 17.00
Campbeltown Library, Kinloch Road, Campbeltown. PA28 6EG Tel: 01586 555435 Opening Times: Tuesdays 10.00 – 13.00 & 14.00 – 19.00 Wednesdays 10.00 – 13.00 & 14.00 – 17.00 Thursdays 10.00 – 19.00 Fridays 10.00 – 17.00 Saturdays 10.00 – 16.00
Argyll & Bute Council also operates a mobile library in the more rural and island communities of Argyll & Bute.
For more information about libraries visit: www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/community-life-and- leisure/libraries-and-archives 86! Volunteering
Volunteering can be a rewarding experience both for yourself and for those who benefit from your chosen activity.
You can use the skills that you already have and gain new skills, build new friendships and generally get out there and help.
There are many volunteering opportunities for people of all ages in your own local community – find out more by contacting your local Volunteer Centre (Argyll Voluntary Action)or contact your chosen charity, project or club direct.
Lochgilphead Centre Office 10, Tigh Mhicleoid, Lochnell Street, Lochgilphead PA31 8JL Tel: 01546606808 Email: [email protected]
Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Isles Centre 21 Longrow South, Campbeltown PA28 6ER Tel: 01586 554744 Email: [email protected] 87! ' AVZ' List'of' Agencies'and' Services' mentioned'in' this'Guide' 88! ' Agencies/Services/Descriptions' Page'
Action on Depression 26 Acumen 24, 26 Addictions Services - Argyll & Bute 58 Advice Guide 61 Advice Network - Argyll & Bute 22,70 Advocacy Service 50 Advocacy Service 50 Age UK 40 Al-Anon 36 Alcohol and Drugs Partnership - Argyll & Bute 58 Alcohol Focus Scotland 36 Alcoholics Anonymous 36, 59 Alzheimer Scotland 25, 51 Alzheimer's Disease 28 Anxiety States 27 Aqualibrium 81 Ardrishaig Village Hall 79 Argyll & Bute Council 45 Argyll & Bute Advice Network (ABAN) 49 Argyll & Bute Community Health Partnership (CHP) 47 Argyll & Bute Council 45 Argyll & Bute Rape Crisis 57 Argyll College 66 Argyll FM 85 Argyll Training 67 Argyll Voluntary Action 71 B-Eat 35 Befrienders 62 Bi-Polar Disorder 28 Bipolar Scotland 26 ' 89! ' Agencies/Services/Descriptions' Page'
Blarbuie Community Woodland 80 Bluebell at Parent Line 39 Bowmore Collection Point Credit Union 56 Breathing Space 12 Campbeltown Community Garden 80 Campbeltown Jobcentre Plus 60 Campbeltown Library 84 Campbeltown Victoria Hall 79 Carers Network - Argyll & Bute 51 Carers Support 51 Child Line 14, 39 Children 39 Choose Life (Suicide Prevention) 35 Citizens Advice Bureau 55 Citizens Advice Bureau - Lochgilphead 61 Clachan Village Hall 79 Community Centres 77 Community Dementia Team 24 Community Education Centre - Kintyre 78 Community Education Centre - Mid Argyll 78 Community Gardens and Woodlands 80 Community Mental Health Services 20, 24 Community Psychiatric Nurses (CPNs) 23 Complementary Therapies 54 Council - Argyll And Bute 70 Counselling Directory 35 Credit Unions 56 Crisis Contacts 8-10
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Crossroads 52 Cruise Bereavement Care Scotland 18 Debt, Finance and Savings 55 Dementia 28 Dementia Helpline 18 Dementia Scotland 26 Depression 27 Dochas Carers Centre 52 Domestic Abuse Helpline 15 Domestic Abuse or Violence 57 Drinkline 18 Drugs and Addictions Support Services 58 Drugs and Alcohol 36 Drugs Helplines 16 Eating Disorders 27 Emergency Services 9 Employment & Welfare Rights 60 Encompass 58 Family Mediation Argyll & Bute 62 Family Support Services 62 Gatepost 18 Get Connected 37,71 Glasgow Steps 33 GPs 24 Guided Self Help Workers 22 Hands on Scotland 39 Homeless Services 64 Homestart 63 Hopeline UK 18 Hospitals 47 Housing Support and Homelessness 64 ' 91! ' Agencies/Services/Descriptions' Page'
Information and Advice 61 Islay - Bowmore Village Hall 79 Islay/Jura Credit Union 56 Islay Cyber Café 65 Islay Directory 71 Islay Guide 71 Islay House and Community Garden 80 Jobcentre Plus / Skills Development Scotland 60 Jog Scotland 82 Kintyre Alcohol and Drugs Advisory Service 58 Kintyre Forum on Community Care 72 Kintyre Youth Enquiry Service 65 Know the Score 16, 36 Learning and Development 66 Leisure Centres 81 Libraries 84, 85 Link Clubs 23 Living Life to the Full 34 Living CBT 34 Local Radio 83 Local Support Services 49 Lochgilphead GP Practice 72 Lochgilphead Library 84 Long Term Conditions 68 Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland 40 Macmillan Cancer Support 41 Mactaggart Leisure Centre 82 Manic Depressive Illness 28 Mental Health Support Workers 23 Mental Health Teams 48 Mid Argyll and Kintyre News 72 ! 92! ! Agencies/Services/Descriptions' Page'
Mid Argyll Community Pool 81 Mid Argyll Sports Centre 81 Mid Argyll Youth Project 65 Mind 26, 36 Minding Your Head 34 Missing Persons Helpline 18 Money Advice - Argyll & Bute Council 55 Mood Juice 34 Mood Gym 34 Multiple Sclerosis Centre 68 National Association for Children Of Alcoholics 36 National Debt Advice Line 55 NHS 24 12, 73 NHS Highland 72 NHS Highland - Argyll & Bute CHP 47 NHS Inform 26, 72 Now I Know - Carers Directory 71 Occupational Therapy 48 Older People 40 Online CBT Based Sessions and Information 33 Outdoor Leisure 82 Parent Line 14 Parenting 39 Peer Support Workers 23 Planning for an Emergency 11 Police 48 Postnatal Depression 39 Primary Mental Health Worker 22 Psychosis 27 Public Participation Forum (Have Your Say) 94 Rape Crisis Helpline 15 Red Cross 52 93! ! Agencies/Services/Descriptions' Page'
Samaritans 13 Sane Line 13 Schizophrenia 27 Scottish Association for Mental Health 26 Scottish Families Affected by Drugs 18 Scotwest Credit Union 56 Secnad 54 Self Help Resources & Websites 30-42 Self-Harm 35 Shelter Scotland 64 Short Break Bureau 53 Skills Development Scotland 60 Social Care 45 Social Work 24 Solas Health 54 South Kintyre Credit Union 56 Statutory Services 45 Steps for Stress 32 Steps to Deal with Stress 30 Talk to Frank 16, 36 Talking Therapies 23 Tarbert GP Practice Website 73 Tarbert Healing Garden 80 Tarbert Library 84 Tarbert Village Hall 79 Tarbert Youth Group 65 Telecare Service 46 Templar Arts and Leisure Centre 79 Tessa Project 38 The Line 18 University of the Highlands and Islands 66 University of the Third Age 67 94! ! Agencies/Services/Descriptions' Page'
Victim Support 17 Volunteer Centre - Campbeltown 86 Volunteer Centre - Lochgilphead 86 Volunteering 86 Webbased Resources 32 Welfare Rights 60 Wellbeing - Tips for 4 Women's Aid 57 World Health Organisation 2 Young People 37, 65 !
Have'Your'Say' How'You'Can'Get'Involved'With'The'NHS' ' The Argyll & Bute CHP has established a Public Participation Forum (PPF), made up of patients, focus groups, community groups, voluntary organisations and individual members of the public. There are local PPFs across the CHP.
Their role is to inform local people about the services that the CHP provides and to engage with the public about how services can be improved.
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