News — 2023
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Winter Learning and Development Courses with Scottish Families
We are running three new sessions from our head office in Glasgow throughout November and December. Our office is Edward House, 199 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3EX. Traditionally, we have offered courses to one workplace at a time or been commissioned by an agency. These new sessions are exciting because you can book on individually […]
The Family Recovery College – October 2023 Course and Spring 2024 Course
The Family Recovery College offers a free informal 12-week course, Understanding Substance Use and Holding on to Hope, for anyone living in Scotland who is concerned about someone else’s alcohol or drug use. We will support you to build knowledge, skills, and confidence to support yourself and your loved one. Our Autumn 2023/ Winter 2024 […]
UK Government Cannot Continue To Ignore The Case For Change
Scottish Families Response to Home Affairs Committee Report on Drugs published 31.08.23 Justina Murray, CEO of Scottish Families Scottish Families welcomes today’s cross-party report on Drugs published by the Home Affairs Committee at Westminster. The Committee members, the majority of whom are Conservative MPs, have taken the time to collect a wide range of evidence […]
Families want actions not words to reduce alcohol deaths
Today it was announced that there were 1,276 alcohol-related deaths in Scotland in 2022 – this is a 2% rise from the previous year. Over the past decade alone almost 11,000 people have died due to alcohol – well in excess of Scotland’s drug death toll, but with nothing like the same emergency response. On […]
Families have the answers to Scotland’s drug deaths crisis
The latest annual drug-related death statistics have been published in Scotland. 1,051 deaths are registered, meaning 1,051 families are grieving as a result of this. Until we reach our target of zero drug deaths, we will continue to campaign alongside families who have lost loved ones and those who are fighting every day to keep […]
Scottish Families Book Group Review – ‘The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul’ by Deborah Rodriguez
By Lena McMillan, Family Support Development Officer August’s book choice for our group was ‘The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul’ by Deborah Rodriguez The book tells the story of five very different women, whose lives cross paths in a café in Kabul: Sunny, an American woman who runs the café Yazmina, a young women plucked […]
The Cost of Loving- Our New Strategy 2023-2026
Exciting news today from Scottish Families! We are launching our new strategy for 2023-26 ‘The Cost of Loving’. When we launched our Change Will Come strategy (2020-23) in June 2020, we were just a few months into the global COVID-19 pandemic. At that early stage, we did not anticipate how much this would impact on our work, […]
‘Meet the Family!’ Our Impact Report 2022-23
Our latest impact report is now available to read! 3,724 more people were supported by Scottish Families’ services in 2022/23 as well as those we are already supporting. ‘This group has been a lifesaver for me, as I was feeling exceptionally low. I can share my feelings without judgement in a safe and empathic space. […]
‘Here’s To Us’ – Friendships and Alcohol Project
‘Here’s to Us’ was created to address a gap in conversation around how young adults can be affected by a friend’s alcohol use. According to our survey, 60% of people who responded had felt personally affected by a friend’s drinking, but more than half of respondents have never tried speaking to a friend about their alcohol […]
We are looking for people to volunteer as part of our Befriending Project!
This will be based on: Volunteers regularly meet with a matched family member, to build a relationship of friendship and trust and enjoy sociable outings. Help to reduce stigma around alcohol and drug use and understand the impact that this can have on the family. Encourage engagement and work with successful family support groups to […]