News — 2022
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Dedicate a Light of Hope for Christmas
Dedicate your Light of Hope here Fear, anger, stress, guilt – these are emotions that families supporting a loved one using alcohol or drugs carry every day. But no matter what, for families love and hope always remain. With Scottish Families, no one needs to feel alone. We are here when they need us, […]
Out of Hours Support during the festive period
During the festive period drug and alcohol services run on a reduced capacity due to the holidays. Here is a national list of all services which are offering out of hours support over the holidays – List of OOH services – Scotland Wide For information on local recovery groups and cafes please visit: Support over the […]
Scottish Families Book Group Review – ‘Comfort and Joy’ by Kristin Hannah
By Lena McMillan, Family Support Development Officer December’s book choice for our group was ‘Comfort and Joy’ by Kristin Hannah. Hailed as a modern-day fairytale, this is the story of Joy, a woman facing Christmas alone, after being betrayed by the two people she loved most in the world. Newly divorced and facing the holiday […]
Scottish Families Book Group Review – ‘What’s Left Behind’ by Angela T Edgar
By Lena McMillan, Family Support Development Officer November’s book choice for our group was ‘What’s Left Behind’ by Angela T Edgar. This book tells the story of Grace, whose mum is subjected to a horrific crime at the start of the novel. What unfolds is the impact this has on Grace and other members of […]
Our Support Over Christmas Podcast
If listening to podcasts is your kind of thing, we have a special short episode from our lovely Lynne, who is the Senior Family Support Development Officer here at Scottish Families who talks about all things Christmas. Lynne chats to Rebecca (our Communications Development Officer) about planning for Christmas, worries, advice, and we also have […]
Planning for Christmas when there’s substance use in your life
Christmas can be a challenging and painful time when you are supporting a loved one who uses alcohol or drugs. The perfect picture of the family around the dinner table that we are so used to seeing is unrealistic for most of us. The pressure of spending time together as a family can cause anxiety […]
Our Helpline Hours Over Christmas
The Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs Helpline will be running at a reduced capacity during the holidays. If no advisor is available you can leave a message and we will return your call. For Saturdays and Sundays, we operate a callback service where you can either leave a message, or email us. At […]
Grief at Christmas
This year, we are taking part in National Grief Awareness Week from The Good Grief Trust. It runs from the 2nd of December to the 8th and the aim is to raise awareness on the impact of grief. It is something we all go through in life and it is so important that we talk […]
Episode 20 of Life with Alcohol and Drugs is now live!
The next episode of our podcast series Life with Alcohol and Drugs is now available! Daryl, our Inverclyde Family Support Development Officer here at Scottish Families, is joined by Agnes, a family member who attends our Inverclyde service. They chat about Agnes’ personal experiences with attending the support group, and her experience being a family […]
Check your kit – Prenoxad injectable naloxone kits may be incomplete
The UK Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today issued a Class 4 Medicines Notification to anybody who supplies and possesses a naloxone kit that some kits may have been supplied incomplete. All naloxone supplied is safe to use. However, it appears that some batches supplied may contain only one or no needles, instead of two. This warning […]