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 [...]
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 [...]
Our Chief Executive Neil Richardson has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, expressing the significant consequences an increase in Employer National Insurance contributions in the UK Budget, will have on our organisation. Read Neil’s letter by clicking the link below [...]
Rachel Reeves’ recent announcement of her Autumn Budget has significant impacts on social care in Scotland. Firstly, the rise in the Real Living Wage—higher than anticipated—carries important cost implications for Turning Point Scotland and other social care providers across the country. However, we stand by the principle of raising lower-wage [...]
Our Annual Report 2023-2024 explores a year of organisational development, including the implementation of Turning Point Scotland’s new strategy, staff success across the country, an overview of justice services and innovative prevention approaches. Despite challenges in the social sector Turning Point Scotland continues to be a leader that continues to [...]
Turning Point Scotland was first introduced to Citizenship more than nine years ago. Citizenship is an innovative model for community integration and social inclusion developed by the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH). The ideas behind the approach originated by way of Michael Rowe (co-director of PRCH) and [...]
Turning Point Scotland have delivered Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Verbal and Safety Interventions course for many years to ensure delivery of content that is safe, in line with current research and in line with Turning Point Scotland values of Respect, Compassion, Integrity and Inclusion. However, accreditation with the RRN in [...]