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 [...]
Today it was announced there have been 1,277 alcohol related deaths and we send our condolences to those who have lost a loved one. We believe more can be done prevent this unnecessary loss of life. A minimum unit price on alcohol has a place in reducing harm to the [...]
Turning Point Scotland recently held their Bi-annual TPS Connects Conference at The Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel. Originally established in 2011, the TPS Connects Conference is a two-day event for people supported by Turning Point Scotland Learning Disability services. The first day began with a warm welcome from Craig Winter, Director [...]
1,172 more people have died because they used drugs. Our thoughts are with the families, friends and communities who have lost people unnecessarily. More than three years since the National Mission to reduce drug related deaths and harms was launched, how can this still be happening? There will be a [...]
Turning Point Scotland has officially opened a new clinical facility at the charity’s recently launched North Lanarkshire Crisis Outreach Service in Airdrie. This is the second clinical room Turning Point Scotland have opened this year to enhance access to primary healthcare services for the people the charity support, having launched [...]
Turning Point Scotland have prepared a summary of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill. We share this SWOT analysis to give a broader perspective to the Bill and to support a nuanced and informed consideration of its proposals. The SWOT can be [...]
Turning Point Scotland has been listed as one of the best places to work in the Sunday Times Best Place to Work. This nationwide workplace survey by The Sunday Times, powered by WorkL, honours and celebrates Britain’s top employers in the UK. Turning Point Scotland was categorized in Best Large [...]
Ending homelessness demands a quick and effective response when homelessness occurs AND efforts to prevent it from occurring at all. As well as a homelessness system that can respond in this way, we need other support agencies and service providers to understand what risk of homelessness looks like, and to [...]
We understand that Douglas Ross MSP will publish an updated Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill on Wednesday. Turning Point Scotland responded to the consultation on the draft Bill in January 2022, which at that point aimed to We carefully considered our response to the proposals, because while we welcomed [...]