Useful organisations
Addiction Organisations
North Ayrshire Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service (NADARS)
NADARS offers confidential support and advice to anyone affected by drug and alcohol addiction within North Ayrshire.
Rapid Access to Drug and Alcohol Recovery (RADAR)
RADAR provides rapid access to support and or treatment for anyone affected by drugs or alcohol in the East Ayrshire area.
South Ayrshire Treatment and Recovery Team (START)
Provides a variety of specialist treatment and support services in South Ayrshire for those with chaotic or problematic alcohol and drug use.
EACH Recovery Matters
A project dedicated to linking individuals who are facing challenges with drug and alcohol addictions with recovery support, training, and development opportunities.
Harbour Ayrshire
Working with individuals who are recovering from drug and/or alcohol addiction, assisting them to become independent and supporting their integration back into the community.
We Are With You
Offers a broad range of drug, alcohol and mental health support services for adults and young people.
BAME Organisations
Amina: The Muslim woman’s resource centre
Offers support to those experiencing domestic violence, financial support and advice, employability support, and ESOL sessions.
Sayheliya
A specialist mental health and well-being support organisation for black, minority ethnic, asylum seeker, refugee and migrant women and girls (12+) in the Edinburgh and Glasgow area.
Hemat Gryffe
Provides advice, support and safe temporary refuge accommodation for Asian, black and minority ethnic women and young people who are experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic abuse, forced marriage, or honour-based abuse.
Domestic Abuse Organisations
Women’s Aid offer a confidential service to women, children, and young people who are or have experienced domestic abuse.
Women’s Aid East Ayrshire
Women’s Aid North Ayrshire
Women’s Aid South Ayrshire
Barnardo’s East Ayrshire Children and Families Service
Barnardo’s East Ayrshire Children and Families Service offers supports young people to reduce their drug and alcohol use. They also support families facing domestic abuse where alcohol is involved, offering advice, intervention, and access to treatment.
Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline
Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline offers confidential, sensitive support for individuals experiencing domestic abuse or faced marriage and their families, friends, and professionals.
Mental Health Organisations
Penumbra North & South Ayrshire
Penumbra Mental Health provides dedicated services for people with mild to serious and enduring mental ill health.
Cross Reach: TOPS East Ayrshire
TOPS helps to promote and maintain good mental health and wellbeing.
Breathing Space
Breathing Space is a free, confidential phone service for those over 16, who are feeling low, depressed or anxious.
SAMH: Scottish Action for Mental Health
SAMH provides mental health support and accessible, practical information.
Samaritans
Samaritans is dedicated to reducing feelings of isolation and disconnection that can lead to suicide.
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Men’s Organisations
Andy’s Man Club - Kilmarnock & Ayr
A men’s suicide prevention charity, offering free-to-attend peer-to-peer support groups across the United Kingdom and online.
Harbour - Men Only Time
A weekly group offering support for addiction, and other inter-related problems such as mental health, homelessness, bereavement, and other social issues.
EACH Recovery Matters - EACH Man Matters
A weekly peer support group that provides men with a confidential, non-judgemental space to share their mental health challenges.
Abused Men in Scotland: AMIS
Supports male victims of domestic abuse.
Ayr & Prestwick Men’s Shed
Men’s Sheds are community workshops where men can create converse and connect.
LGBTQ+ Organisations
LGBT Health & Wellbeing
Promotes health, wellbeing and equality of LGBT+ adults (16+) in Scotland. Offers support services for mental health, older LGBT individuals and Trans people.
LGBT Youth Scotland
Offers support to LGBT+ young people between the ages of 13 - 25.
Mermaids
Offers support to transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children and young people until their 20th birthday, as well as their families and professionals involved in their care.
MindOut
A mental health service run by and for LGBTQ+ people with experience of mental health issues.
Galop
Offers support to all LGBT+ people ages 16+ who have experienced hate crime, domestic abuse or sexual violence by providing advice, support and help.
Sexual Health Organisations
Sexual Health Clinics Ayrshire
Clinics offering a range of services including contraception, STI testing and treatment, PREP/ PEP and PEPSE services, pregnancy tests, abortion advice and self referrals.
Waverly Care
Service that provides advice and support for people living with, or at risk of, HIV and hepatitis.
Terrance Higgins Trust
Organisation that provides a wide range of sexual health and living well with HIV programmes across the UK, including counselling and peer support.
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