A Digital Harm Reduction Toolkit, designed by Carezapp, is being utilised as part of a wider Harm Reduction response to help prevent and respond to individuals experiencing a crisis within South Lanarkshire. Carezapp allows staff to monitor real-time information to prevent and respond to crisis situations for identified individuals in [...]
Turning Point Scotland has enhanced two of their alcohol and other drug services within the Glasgow area. These improved services aim to reduce the number of drug related fatalities through harm reduction treatment. Both services have been relaunched using a refreshed integrated health and social care model that will look [...]
The Glasgow Housing First Consortium is in its transition year from the Pathfinder programme that supported the scale up Housing First from across the country, helping make Housing First the default model for people experiencing Homelessness who have complex needs. The Consortium is a partnership between Turning Point Scotland, Salvation [...]
New rapid response service for near-fatal drug overdoses in Lanarkshire launches. On the back of the successful launch of the Glasgow Overdose Response Team (GORT) funding was secured to enable the response to be rolled out in the Lanarkshire area. The Lanarkshire Overdose Response Team (LORT) is a rapid response [...]
This video explains a bit about The Feeley Review and Turning Point Scotland’s response to it. [...]
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today visited Turning Point Scotland’s North Lanarkshire service to hear about the vital support that the organisation provides to those facing complex and challenging situations, including homelessness, mental health and alcohol and other drug use, and the work they are carrying out to break [...]
Naloxone is a drug that blocks the effects of opioids such as heroin. It is either injected into the muscle or administered nasally, and can temporarily reverse the effects of an overdose, allowing time for emergency services to arrive and for treatment to be given. Scotland’s National Naloxone Programme, the [...]
Our Housing First Legacy service is now 10 years old! Previously, we have told you what the Housing service is about and then how we were getting on. This short video explains how people engage in the support of Housing First. [...]
Our annual report covering 2019-2020 is now available both online and as printed publication. You can download the PDF here otherwise if you would like to receive a the printed publication, please email hayleymorell@turningpointscotland.com and we will send one out to you. [...]
Nicola Sturgeon MSP thanks leading social care organisation for two decades of supporting adults Scotland’s First Minister has commended the important work of Turning Point Scotland on the 20th anniversary. Nicola Sturgeon MSP joined a large crowd of people at the organisation’s Head Office in Govan, Glasgow including those being supported [...]