Through Family Voices

We had a very busy, action-packed year in 2018/19 and we want to share our impact with you.

We decided this year that rather than just putting numbers on a page, we would ask the people we support (and who support us) to write a short story on their experiences with Scottish Families.

Our impact report is organised into our five main outcomes:

Families are supported
Families are included
Families are recognised
Families are connected to communities
Families are a movement for change

Under each outcome, we have shared a family story. What better way to show our impact than hearing it from the incredible people we work with and support?

Read our 2018/19 Impact Report

Our summarised figures for 2018/19:

951 Helpline contacts
139 Telehealth referrals
126 Bereavement referrals
105 new referrals in Forth Valley
58 new referrals in East Dunbartonshire
1,193 workforce trained
96,062 website views
402 mailing list subscribers
740 Community contacts
296 at Connecting Families events
99 Family Recovery Initiative Fund enquiries
£182,071 raised through fundraising

‘Thank you for your text. My son is doing brilliant and has not had a drink in months. Things are really good for us as a family. I can only thank you from the bottom of my heart for being there with me. I don’t think I would have had the strength to carry on if I didn’t know you were only a phone call away. I’ve got my kind loving son back and I hope it stays that way. I am really proud of him. Thank you so much for being there for me.’ – Linda (name change)