I bet we’ve all also had times in our lives where our inability to make a decision has led to a situation where not making any decision becomes a decision itself, usually with dire consequences too. Today, I want to share the story of the national 218 women’s justice service aimed [...]
Turning Point Scotland’s North Lanarkshire Crisis Outreach service in Airdrie hosted a Launch Day this week, inviting key partners from across the community. The new service located in Stirling House began delivering support to people to increase their engagement with alcohol and other drugs services, in November 2023. About 100 [...]
Turning Point Scotland are saddened to confirm the closure of 218 service. For 20 years, 218 delivered a significant service providing options to improve the outcomes for women involved in the justice system and to address the root causes of their offending. The 218 service worked with approximately 50 women [...]
Discover how Turning Point Scotland are delivering their vision of ‘Everybody we support has a safe place to call home, positive relationships, a sense of belonging to their community and the opportunity to have valued roles’. The Turning Point Scotland Annual Report 2022-2023 delves into the charity’s year of investing [...]
This innovative service opened its doors in December 2003 with the intention of offering women a “time out” of their normal, usually challenging circumstances – without resorting to a custodial sentence – where they could explore and address the causes of their offending behaviour. For 20 years, 218 has delivered [...]
Turning Point Scotland has officially opened a new clinical facility at the charity’s established Holburn Street address to provide assertive outreach healthcare for individuals experiencing homelessness. The clinical room is a significant investment, built to the same specifications used in a GP surgery and will be staffed by a senior [...]
Turning Point Scotland have opened the North Lanarkshire Crisis Outreach service in Airdrie to reduce drug-related harm and death. This week the new service began delivering support that will include rapid response to near-fatal overdose, which provides a short, focused period of support for individuals. Commissioned by North Lanarkshire Council, [...]
Turning Point Scotland’s Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Team has celebrated one year since it was established to improve the quality of life for people with learning disabilities. People with learning disabilities or complex needs can often find themselves in situations where they are unable to communicate a need or want. [...]
Kathleen (Kate) Kirkpatrick from Dumfries and Galloway was presented with Turning Point Scotland’s Wendy Spencer Award for going the extra mile and consistently exemplifying the organisational values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity. The award ceremony took place on Tuesday 24th October in Glasgow, as part of Turning Point Scotland’s [...]
As we are ready to launch our new strategy, let’s take a moment to reflect back on our achievements during our Transitional Strategy from 2021 – 2023. [...]