Separate Gingerbread organisations are also active in Scotland. Other unassociated groups are available as well, and there are Internet newsgroups and WWW pages which can give you further information.

Gingerbread Scotland

1014 Argyle Street
Glasgow
G3 8LX
Tel: 0141-576 5085/7976

Family Mediation Fife

Helps parents who are separated or divorced discuss arrangements for the future care of their children.

30 North Street
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 5NA
Tel: 01592 751 095 

Cruse Bereavement Care

Offers personal and confidential help to bereaved people and those who care for them through counselling, information, and support groups.

665 Wellesley Road
Methil
Fife
KY8 3PQ
Tel: 01592 756 446

Telephone counselling Line - 0870 167 1677

Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project (KASP)

An independent voluntary organisation offering a range of FREE confidential support services to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (male and female).

29 Townsend Place
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 1HB
Tel: 01592 633 217
Helpline: 01592 646 644 - Office hours

Email: anne@kasp.org.uk

Web: www.kasp.org.uk

Dunfermline Abuse Survivor's Project (DASP)

Trained counsellors and befrienders offering one to one and group counselling to people who have experienced sexual abuse.  They can also offer support to partners and families of survivors.

Tel: 01383 739 084

Victim Support Scotland

Practical and emotional support for victims of crime.

15/23 Hardwell Close
Edinburgh
EH8 9RX
Tel: 0131 668 4486

Email: info@victimsupportsco.demon.co.uk

Web: www.victimsupportsco.demon.co.uk

Victim Support Fife

Area Office
2 Halbeath Road
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7QX
Tel: 01383 621 149

Childline Scotland

This freephone number will not show up on itemised bills.

FREEPOST 1111
Glasgow
G1 1BR
Tel: 0800 1111 (24 hours)
      0800 400 222 (for young people with hearing         
      difficulties)

Web: www.childline.org.uk

Child Protection Unit

Take direct referrals where there is suspected physical or sexual abuse.

Tel: 01383 312 910
Tel: 01592 412 970

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

The NSPCC Child Protection Helpline now offers a service via email as well as by telephone.

NSPCC
National Centre
42 Curtain Road
London 
EC2A 3NH
Tel: 020 7825 2500

Email: help@nspcc.org.uk

Web: http://www.nspcc.org.uk/

One Parent Families Scotland

One Parent Families Scotland
13 Gayfield Square
Edinburgh 
EH1 3NX
Tel: 0131 556 3899/4563

Email: opfs@gn.apc.org

Web: www.gn.apc.org/opfs

The Scottish Poverty Information Unit

SPIU aims to research and collate information about poverty in Scotland and to make it accessible to community groups, voluntary organisations and people working in the anti-poverty field. The Unit also hopes to make a contribution by providing information needed to develop and evaluate effective anti-poverty work.

Floor 5 
St Andrew House
141 West Nile Street
Glasgow 
G1 2RN

Web: http://spiu.gcal.ac.uk/spiu

Domestic Violence Unit

Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Tel: 01592 418 461

Scottish Women's Aid

Support, information and safe refuge to women experiencing domestic abuse.

Norton Park
57 Albion Road
Edinburgh
EH7 5QY
Tel: 0131 475 2372

Email: swa@swa-1.demon.co.uk

Fife Women's Aid

15 Nicol Street
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 1NY
Tel: 01592 261 008

160 Appen Crescent
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7TX
Tel: 01383 732 289

33 Argyle Street
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 9BX
Tel: 01334 477 747

Email: efwa@tesco.net

Learning Direct

National Helpline. Free, confidential, independent Advice. Education and training courses which have crèche places. Information on funding grants and trusts.

Tel: 0800 100 900

Web: http://www.learndirect.co.uk/

The Site (for teenagers)

the Site is produced and managed by YouthNet, a small registered charity which thinks it's important that people have the best information and advice available before taking decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. the Site's purpose is to be the definitive online social advice and guidance centre for young people in the UK.

Web: http://www.thesite.org.uk/

Parents Online

The UK web site for parents by parents. Covers all aspects of parenting including education, leisure and health. There are activities, worksheets from Letts and games to download, even the chance to join in topical online debates.

21 Universal Marina
Crableck Lane
Sarisbury Green
Southampton
Hants
SO31 7ZN

Email: Info@parents.org.uk

Web: http://www.parents.org.uk/

The Cottage Family Centre

The centre provides a welcoming, neutral and non-judgemental venue where children of divorced or separated parents are able to spend time with the non-resident parent.

34 St. Clair Street
Kirkcaldy
KY1 2QE
Tel: 01592 412 323 Tuesdays and Fridays 

The National Drugs helpline

Offers confidential advice and information about drugs and solvents, and trained advisors who provide support and information about local services.

Web: http://www.hpe.org.uk/

Fife Alcohol Advisory Service (FAAS)

One to one counselling sessions and befriending service.

17a Tolbooth Street
Kirkcaldy
Tel: 01592 206 200

Drug And Alcohol Project Levenmouth (DAPL)

Offers confidential information and advice on drugs and alcohol.
One to one counselling to under sixteen's.
Client appointments only Monday/Wednesday evenings 5 - 8 pm.

2 Parkdale
Park Drive
Leven
Tel: 01333 422 277

Home-Start

Home-Start is a voluntary organisation set up in Leicester in 1973 and now with around 300 local schemes, offers support, friendship and practical assistance to parents with at least one child under five who, for a wide variety of reasons are experiencing difficulties in parenting.

Email: info@home-start.org.uk

Web: http://www.home-start.org.uk/

Home-Start (Fife) 

Methilhaven Road
Methilhaven
Buckhaven
KY8 3HS
Tel: 01592 414 511

15 Chisholm Crescent
Lochgelly
Tel: 01592 783 041

41 Bruce Street
Dunfermline
Tel: 01383 621 349

St. Luke's Church Hall
Ninian Quadrant
Glenrothes
Tel: 01592 757 333

5 South Fergus Place
Kirkcaldy
Tel: 01592 565 285

St. David's Centre
Albany Park
St. Andrews
Tel: 01334 477 548

Scottish Legal Aid Board

44 Drumsheugh Gardens
Edinburgh
EH3 7SW
Tel: 0131 226 7061

Black and Ethnic Minority Women
Fife Racial Equality Council

2 Acorn Court
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 5LZ
Tel: 01592 610 211

Rape Crisis - 0131 557 6737

Shelterline

This is a freephone service providing information about emergency access to refuge services and general housing matters.

Tel: 0808 800 4444

Samaritans

24 hour confidential emotional support for anyone in crisis.  The number given links up all their branches, or you can use the number of your local branch in your phone book.

Tel: 0345 90 90 90

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