Turning Point Scotland is proud to share the recent achievement of the Scottish Government-backed Cyber Security Certification, ‘Cyber Essentials’ Cyber Essentials is a government-backed scheme which helps organisations protect themselves from potential cyber-attacks. It enables an organisation to have a clear picture of the level of cyber security and ensure [...]
Georgina Reid, 24, Administrator with Turning Point Scotland’s Turnaround Service has been coaching Scotland’s National team to take part in the International Cheer Union Junior World Cheerleading Championships and World Cheerleading Championships in Florida on 19th – 21st April 2023. Georgina has been competing in Cheerleading competitions for 14 years [...]
Jamie Hedges is a BA (Hons) Community Education student from the University of Dundee who has just completed a 6-month internship with TPS Connects. Jamie researched the long term benefits of being in a peer support group for those who have been through the justice system. Jamie shared his research [...]
Today social care provider Turning Point Scotland launched its newest local service in the city, Aberdeen Gateway Support. The service provides intensive support for 12 weeks across 2 core accommodation blocks with transitional support for up to two years of within the Aberdeen community. Aberdeen Gateway Support will deliver health [...]
The independent evaluation of Turning Point Scotland’s Overdose Response Teams was released today, evidencing the successes of the new service model in preventing drug deaths. Powerful evidence from individuals who used the service, their families and partner agencies, alongside recommendations to take forward, was shared with key partners at an [...]
On Friday 17th March, Director of Business Development, Craig Winter and Inclusion and Access Co-ordinator, Aileen Reid welcomed staff and TPS Connects members to come together to celebrate recent achievements and successes in a Buddy Training Programme and Bushcraft Instructor course. The 10-week Buddy Training programme aims to raise empathy, [...]
At Turning Point Scotland, we work with people on their recovery journey from a period of housing instability or homelessness. We do this with the belief people should be connected through citizenship to the same rights, roles, responsibilities, relationships and resources, with meaningful lives as valued community members. However, our [...]
Turning Point Scotland has continued to deliver a high-standard quality of care, develop services and lead in policy and innovation in 2022. This film highlights the dedication and hard work of all staff to ensure continued high-quality support to individuals, families and the wider community. [...]
The Home Affairs Committee visited Glasgow’s Alcohol and Drug Crisis Service to discuss and observe the work that it does to support persons into recovery, and its use of harm reduction methods. The Home Affairs Committee is a cross-party committee of MPs responsible for scrutinising the work of the Home Office and [...]
When King Charles met with members of the Aberdeen refugee community last week, Rosie’s Social Enterprises employee Zahed Ramadan and his young family were among them About 15 refugee families from Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine who now call Aberdeen home attended the event at the Town House to meet King [...]