Turning Point Scotland’s Aberdeen Gateway Support service closed today having successfully achieved its purpose, shortening the time people at risk of homelessness are in accommodation based support by over 80%. In the first year after the service opened in April 2023, Turning Point Scotland has reduced the time people they [...]
Turning Point Scotland are truly sorry to hear of the passing of the Minister of Alcohol and other Drugs Christina McKelvie. We recognise and appreciate Christina’s dedication to our sector and her interest in Turning Point Scotland’s harm reduction and recovery focused services. Patricia Tracey, Head of Alcohol and other [...]

In 1994, Turning Point Scotland Patron, Princess Diana attended the opening of the service which was as a radical and innovative response to prevent drug deaths. Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Crisis Service offers integrated health and social care which provides low threshold, direct access services for people experiencing a crisis [...]

Turning Point Scotland recently took part in the People’s Panel on reducing drug harm and deaths in Scotland. The panel brought together a small, representative sample of the population to learn about the current state of drug related harms and deaths, and to make a series of recommendations on what [...]

Turning Point Scotland submitted a response to Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) inquiry on the Safer Consumption Pilot Facility. Some key points of the response included: To read in more detail about our response, click the link below. [...]

The opening of the Thistle – the UK’s first official Safer Consumption Facility (SCF)– in Glasgow today is a huge step forward. I’m taking a moment today to acknowledge how far we’ve come, but also to think about how far there still is to go. I want to start by [...]
Recent Posts
- Aberdeen Gateway Support achieves goal, shortening accommodation based support time by over 80%
- Turning Point Scotland are truly sorry to hear of the passing of the Minister of Alcohol and other Drugs Christina McKelvie.
- Glasgow Alcohol and other Drugs Service celebrates 30 year milestone
- Turning Point Scotland’s People’s Panel Response
- Why is a pilot Safer Drugs Consumption Facility (SDCF) being opened in Glasgow, and how is it intended to reduce harm from problem drug use in the area?
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