News — 2022
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Episode 17 of Life with Alcohol and Drugs now live!
The next episode of our podcast series Life with Alcohol and Drugs is now available! We’re joined with Clare Morrison, our Community Fundraiser, and David Wandrum, a supporter of Scottish Families who ran the Loch Ness Marathon last year and raised an incredible £1,156. David is also married to Lynne, our Senior Family Support Development […]
Our Distressing Level of Alcohol Deaths is Adding to Scotland’s Shame
A further 1,245 families lost a loved one through alcohol last year, according to new alcohol-specific death statistics released today. Over 1,000 people have died through alcohol in every single year but one of the past twenty years – a devastating loss of life for Scotland’s families and communities. At Scottish Families we hear every […]
Scottish Families Calls For Zero Drug Deaths Target As Families Struggle Hour By Hour to Keep Their Loved Ones Alive
Visit our ‘Hour by Hour with Holding On’ storytelling page. Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs (Scottish Families) is marking the release of the 2021 Drug Death Statistics on 28 July 2022 by sharing three family member stories. All are supported by our Holding On service which works with families at high risk of […]
Episode 16 of Life with Alcohol and Drugs now live!
The next episode of our podcast series Life with Alcohol and Drugs is now available! Carrying on in our mindfulness series, we are bringing you the final part of ‘Mindfulness with Stephanie’. These short sessions will go through different practices and techniques for our listeners. Part 3 is all about the STOP practice which stands […]
‘What about Families?!’ – Our Companion Report to the Final Report from the Drug Deaths Taskforce
The Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce has today published its final report ‘Changing Lives’ that sets out the evidence-based strategy for ‘turning the tide of Scotland’s drug deaths crisis.’ The Scottish Families’ Family Reference Group which supported the national Drug Deaths Taskforce has today published its own companion report alongside the office Taskforce report, called ‘What […]
We have a temporary Helpline number in place
From today (Monday 18th of July), we are switching to a temporary Helpline phone number. This is due to us moving to a new telephone provider and our regular Helpline number will not be ported over until the 2nd of August. If there are any further changes, we will post about this on our Twitter […]
Scottish Families Book Group Review – ‘Group’ by Christie Tate
By Lena McMillan, Family Support Development Officer June’s book choice for our group was ‘Group’ by Christie Tate. ‘Group’ is a searingly honest memoir of the author’s experiences of being part of a psychotherapy group in America and led to one of the most fruitful discussions we have had as a group. Successful in her […]
‘Changing Lives and Saving Lives’ Our Impact Report 2021-22
3,402 more people were supported by Scottish Families’ services in 2021/22 as well as those we are already supporting. ‘Thank you so much for all the hard work you all do for us, I have been with social services since 2007 and you are the best people we have worked with and you should be […]
Episode 14 of Life with Alcohol and Drugs now live!
The next episode of our podcast series Life with Alcohol and Drugs is now available! In this special episode, we are bringing you part one of ‘Mindfulness with Stephanie’ which will be a 3-part series. These short sessions will go through different practices and techniques for our listeners. Stephanie is a physiotherapist who is a […]
Charities create toolkit for journalists to responsibly report on alcohol and drugs
View the toolkit here. The ‘Reporting of Substance Toolkit’ is an online resource for journalists and editors who are looking to report on alcohol and drugs with dignity and respect. The toolkit encourages journalists to follow key recommendations such as appropriate imagery and avoiding stigmatising language such as ‘user’ and ‘addict’. There is also the […]