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Advice services
Axe Street Project
Monday & Friday:
9:30am–5pm
Tuesday & Wednesday:
9:30am–9pm
Thursday:
9:30am–7pm
Alcohol workers
Counselling
Drugs workers
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Counselling, support and information for drug users aged 19+. Group work. Complementary therapies. Drop-in or phone.
Blackfriars Road CDAT Team
Monday:
2pm–4pm
(drop-in)
Alcohol workers
Drugs workers
Medical services
Mental health
Mental health
Needle exchange
CLASH (Central London Action on Street Health)
Monday:
9am–1pm
(for women sex workers)
Monday–Friday:
9am–5pm
(office hours)
Friday:
10:30am–1pm
(for women sex workers)
Alcohol workers
Bathroom/showers
Drugs workers
Laundry
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Sexual health advice
Information, advice, counselling on drugs, HIV & other health issues for young homeless people, drug users, gay men and sex workers. Phone for emergency needle exchange and for times of LGBT sexual health clinics.
Community Drug Project Central Street Agency Services
Monday–Friday:
9:30am–1pm
(clinics and individual appointments)
Monday–Friday:
2pm–5pm
(drop-in)
Counselling
Drugs workers
Housing advice
Medical services
Needle exchange
Outreach workers links
For Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham residents who are experiencing difficulties with illegal drug use, and support for their families and friends. Advice, information, support and care plans. Assessment and shared care offered with clients' GPs, needle exchange, referral to specialist providers. Well users clinic on Thursday afternoons with Hep B vaccinations, HIV and Hep C screening. Range of welfare services - housing advice, benefits. Two prescribing clinics, GP support services, antenatal service. Wheelchair accessible. French & German spoken.
Compass - The Point
Monday & Friday:
10:30am–1:30pm
(drop-in)
Monday & Friday:
2:15pm–4pm
(drop-in)
Tuesday–Thursday:
12am–1:30pm
(drop-in)
Tuesday–Thursday:
2:15pm–6pm
(drop-in)
Alcohol workers
Benefits advice
Counselling
Dentist
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Free drop-in service for over 18s. Contraception & pregnancy testing, needle exchange, advice on drug-related harm reduction and blood borne viruses, safer sex advice, walk-in nurse service. HIV & Hep A, B, C tests. STD testing and treatment. HEP A & N vaccination. Dental and opticians service. JobCentre Plus benefits advisor, referrals for substitute prescribing/detox/rehab/day programmes. Advice and support for homeless service users, street and hostel based outreach services. Relapse prevention and crisis interventions and pharmacy needle exchange scheme. Drop-in or phone.
Great Chapel Street Medical Centre
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:
11am–12:30am
Monday–Friday:
2pm–4pm
Alcohol workers
Barber
Counselling
Dentist
Drugs workers
Foot care
Housing advice
Medical services
Mental health
Mental health
Needle exchange
Sexual health advice
Primary healthcare for homeless people.
Kaleidoscope Project
Monday–Friday:
11:30am–2pm
Monday–Friday:
2:30pm–6:30pm
Saturday:
10am–3pm
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
For drug users in the Kingston area, particularly heroin users. Medical team on site. Doctor's clinic Monday morning, Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday evening and all day Friday. Methadone prescriptions.
Mainliners
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:
12am–8pm
Wednesday & Friday:
4pm–8pm
Saturday:
12am–6pm
Drugs workers
Free food
Laundry
Medical services
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
For Londoners (especially in Wandsworth, Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Greenwich) affected by HIV and drug use. Drop-in day centre at Kennington. Wide variety of HIV, Hepatitis, social, welfare and health information services. Free complementary therapies, free meals, laundry, needle exchange, condoms. Outreach in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham area. Information services as above, needle exchange, condoms. Portuguese spoken. No disabled access.
Mainliners (England)
Monday–Friday:
9:30am–5pm
Counselling
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Works across blood-borne viruses, drugs and sexual health to help those most vulnerable. Excellent information, plus street outreach and on-site services. Mobile needle exchange. Hep C advice line (0870 2422467). Drop in, or contact by phone, email or letter.
Needle Exchange Van
Monday–Friday:
4pm–7pm
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
White van parked at bottom of Centrepoint Tower, Tottenham Court Road.
Pharmacy-based needle exchanges
London
Needle exchange
Classic Pharmacy, 55 St George's Road, SE1 6ER (Map); Deejays Pharmacy, 154 Norwood Road, SE27 9AZ, 0181 674 2455, 9am-6pm Mon-Sat (Map); Duncan's Pharmacy, 7/8 Camden Square, Peckham, SE15 5LW (Map); Foster & Sons Chemist, 14 Forest Hill Road, East Dulwich, SE22 (Map); Lockyer's Pharmacy, 252 Evelyn Street, Deptford, SE8 (Map); Lambeth Tower Pharmacy, 76 Kennington Road, SE11 6NJ (Map); Lenney's Pharmacy, 309 East Street, SE17 2SX (Map); P E Logan, 465-467 New Cross Road, SE14 6TA (Map); Perfucare, 136 Kirkdale, Sydenham, SE26 (Map); Ropharm Pharmacy, 169 Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 (Map); Sempex Ltd, 182 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SE5 (Map); Surdock Pharmacy, 162 Lower Road, Rotherhithe, SE16 (Map); The Pharmacy, 312-314 Lewisham Road, Lewisham, SE13 (Map); Wise Pharmacy, 363 Sydenham Road, SE26 5SL (Map).
Providence Row
Monday–Friday:
9:30am–12am
(8.30am for verified rough sleepers)
Monday–Friday:
1:30am–3pm
(appointments & activities)
Art classes
Bathroom/showers
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Drugs workers
Education & training
Food
Housing advice
Internet access
Laundry
Leisure activities
Luggage storage
Mental health
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers links
Safe keeping
Sexual health advice
SMART
Monday:
10am–1pm
(appointments only)
Monday:
12am–3pm
(women's group)
Tuesday & Friday:
10am–2pm
(drop-in)
Monday:
2pm–5pm
(drop-in)
Wednesday:
10am–8pm
(appointments only, closed 1pm -2pm)
Wednesday:
3pm–5pm
(relapse prevention group)
Thursday:
2pm–5pm
(drop-in)
Advocacy
Counselling
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Sexual health advice
For people with drug-related problems. Advice, information and support. Assessment, counselling, complementary therapies, referral to specialist providers and user groups.
Soho Rapid Access Clinic
Monday–Friday:
9am–5pm
Alcohol workers
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Services for people with mental health and substance misuse problems and learning disabilities living in central and north west London.
South London & Maudsley NHS Trust Dual Team Catford
Monday & Thursday:
9:30am–7pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday:
9:30am–5pm
Monday:
2pm–4pm
(self referral)
Alcohol workers
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
For residents of Lewisham & North Southwark who have problems with drugs or alcohol. Open referral system, advice and information, liaison and referral. Assessment and detoxification, counselling. Pregnancy liaison service to Lewisham Hospital, probation liaison service, homeless service, needle exchange, community care assessments for Lewisham residents, GP shared care. Also available on-site methadone dispensing. Long-term prescribing and dual diagnosis service. Interpreter can be organised. Wheelchair accessible.
St Mungo's (Lambeth Mobile Harm Reduction and Needle Exchange)
07920 701 264
London
Thursday:
2pm–4pm
(mobile Nx in Lambeth)
Friday:
2pm–8pm
(mobile Nx in Lambeth & Brixton)
Saturday:
11am–2pm
(mobile Nx in Lambeth & Clapham High St)
Wednesday:
1pm–7pm
(mobile Nx in Lambeth, Vauxhall, Waterloo & Brixton)
Tuesday:
10am–5pm
(mobile Nx in Lambeth, Vauxhall & Clapham Common)
Advocacy
Counselling
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Sexual health advice
Free injecting equipment. Harm reduction advice, sexual health advice and free condoms. Referral to relevant agencies. A place to listen... For more info, call the Nx hotline (07920 701 264).
Stockwell Project
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday:
2pm–5pm
(drop-in)
Thursday:
10am–1pm
(drop-in)
Monday–Friday:
10am–5pm
(needle exchange)
Tuesday:
2pm–5pm
(women only)
Advocacy
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Sexual health advice
Mainly for injecting drug users, and people with HIV and Hepatitis C (18+) in Lambeth, but there is no catchment area for needle exchange. Assessment, referral for treatment, medical and social referral, casework, needle exchange. Specialist workers available for women and black clients. Italian & Portuguese spoken. Wheelchair accessible.
The Margaret Centre (PCHP)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday:
10am–12:30am
Tuesday:
10am–12:30am
Tuesday:
4pm–6:30pm
Thursday:
2pm–4pm
Bathroom/showers
Benefits advice
Clothing
Dentist
Foot care
Housing advice
Medical services
Mental health
Mental health
Needle exchange
Sexual health advice
The Space KC (Earl's Court)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday:
2:30pm–5:30pm
(drop-in and needle exchange)
Thursday:
2pm–5pm
(women only - includes Well Woman clinic)
Accommodation advice
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Benefits advice
Counselling
Drugs workers
Housing advice
Medical services
Mental health
Mental health
Needle exchange
Sexual health advice
Tenancy support
Advice for people aged 12-30 in Kensington and Chelsea on housing, benefits, substance use and sexual health. Counselling by appointment. Needle exchange. Hepatitis clinic. Complementary therapies. Drop in or phone.
The Space KC (Golborne Rd)
Monday:
2pm–5pm
(telephone advice)
Tuesday–Thursday:
2:30pm–5:30pm
(drop-in)
Thursday:
2:30pm–5:30pm
(Shiatsu appointments)
Friday:
2pm–5pm
(drop-in)
Accommodation advice
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Counselling
Drugs workers
Housing advice
Medical services
Mental health
Mental health
Needle exchange
Sexual health advice
Tenancy support
Advice for people aged 12-25 in Kensington and Chelsea on housing, benefits, substance use and sexual health. Free contraceptives. Counselling by appointment. Needle exchange. Hepatitis clinic. Complementary therapies. Drop in or phone.
Turning Point (Druglink Hammersmith and Fulham)
Monday–Friday:
10am–5pm
(needle exchange, phone service)
Monday & Friday:
2pm–5pm
(drop-in)
Wednesday:
3pm–6pm
(drop-in)
Advocacy
Counselling
Drugs workers
Legal advice
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Crisis intervention, needle exchange, assessment and care planning, advice, information and support, 1:1 work, ear acupuncture. Crack service with structured day programme, crisis intervention and aftercare. Drug Interventions Programme working out of the local courts, police stations and probation offices, providing assessment, referrals, case management and ongoing support.
WDP - Wandsworth Drug Project
Monday–Friday:
1pm–5pm
Saturday:
1pm–4pm
Accommodation advice
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Art classes
Careers advice
Counselling
Drugs workers
Education & training
Housing advice
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
WDP aims to reduce the social exclusion of drug users and minimise the harm that they may cause to themselves and the wider community.
WDP - Westminster Drug Project
Monday–Friday:
1pm–5pm
(open access)
Advocacy
Counselling
Drugs workers
Housing advice
Medical services
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Open access services, structured treatment programmes, outreach and aftercare. Advice about blood-borne viruses. Helpline: 020 7266 6300.
Whitaker Centre (Equinox Project)
Monday–Friday:
11am–5pm
Accommodation advice
Alcohol workers
Bathroom/showers
Benefits advice
Clothing
Drugs workers
Foot care
Free food
Housing advice
Leisure activities
Needle exchange
Tenancy support
Drop-in centre with a wide range of services. Sessions for sex workers and rough sleepers.
The Wallich
Accommodation advice
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Bathroom/showers
Bedding available
Clothing
Counselling
Debt advice
Drugs workers
Education & training
Food
Foot care
Free food
Housing advice
Laundry
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers links
The Wallich is dedicated to helping the most excluded people in our society. They work with other agencies, the government and homeless people to deliver innovative solutions that are as diverse as the people they help. Over 50 projects throughout Wales, so please check their website for full details.
Addaction Birmingham
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday:
10am–6pm
Tuesday & Friday:
10am–8pm
Alcohol workers
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Information, support and advice for those with alcohol or drug problems. Harm reduction, auricular acupuncture, nurse.
Front Door Wolverhampton
Monday–Friday:
1:45pm–4:45pm
Advocacy
Counselling
Needle exchange
Outreach workers links
Safe keeping
Tenancy support
Fantastic range of support from starter kits for tenants to guidance on support options and benefits. Signposting to appropriate agencies, listening, needle exchange. Please note: the needle exchange is not open on Tuesdays and closes on Fridays at 4.00pm.
Breakthrough
Monday–Friday:
9am–5pm
(drop-in 1.30pm-4pm)
Alcohol workers
Counselling
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Pavement stockists
Health and social work project aimed at homeless people with drug or alcohol problems. Also incorporates prescribing methadone.
Castle Project
Monday–Thursday:
9am–4:30pm
Friday:
9am–4pm
Counselling
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Drugs project working with a harm-reduction policy and offering counselling, support, advice and help to drug users and their families.
Homeless Outreach Project
Monday–Friday:
9:30am–5pm
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Drugs workers
Education & training
Housing advice
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Sexual health advice
Tenancy support
Outreach service for homeless people in Edinburgh. Offers minimal alcohol and drugs support now, but has a women's outreach team for domestic violence.
Mainliners (Scotland)
Counselling
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Works across blood-borne viruses, drugs and sexual health to help those most vulnerable. Excellent information, plus street outreach and on-site services. Mobile needle exchange service. Hep C advice.
Spittal Street Centre
Monday–Friday:
9am–12:30am
(harm reduction)
Monday–Friday:
1am–4pm
(harm reduction)
Monday–Thursday:
9am–5pm
(community drug problem service)
Friday:
9am–4:30pm
(community drug problem service)
Monday–Friday:
9am–12:30am
(HIV team)
Monday–Friday:
1am–4pm
(HIV team)
Alcohol workers
Counselling
Drugs workers
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Wide range of services including drop-in needle exchange, outreach services for heroin users, methadone prescribing, sexual health and HIV advice.
Streetwork UK (Crisis Centre)
Monday–Sunday:
Open 24 hours
(24/7 crisis phone number: 0808 178 2323)
Accommodation advice
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Bathroom/showers
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Clothing
Debt advice
Drugs workers
Education & training
Free food
Housing advice
Internet access
Laundry
Luggage storage
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
24hr, 7 day Crisis Centre for people in housing crisis or at risk of sleeping rough. Includes outreach service / needle exchange. Free phone 0808 178 2323
Streetwork UK (Women's Service)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:
1pm–4pm
Advocacy
Art classes
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Clothing
Debt advice
Education & training
Leisure activities
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Tenancy support
If you're worried about housing, alcohol, drugs, health, benefits, relationships, sexuality, prostitution, or anything at all, please call.
The Sandyford Initiative
Monday–Thursday:
8:30am–7:45pm
Friday:
8:30am–3:45pm
Saturday:
9am–11am
Advocacy
Counselling
Drugs workers
Foot care
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Counselling for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Free emergency contraception for under-20s. Testing and counselling for men who have sex with men and for women involved in prostitution. Contact them for times.
Turning Point Scotland (Drugs Crisis Centre)
Monday–Friday:
9am–5pm
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Sexual health advice
Accommodation and support for young people (16+) with addiction issues. 24-hour advice, support and assessment. Detox, needle exchange, GP clinics, residential unit, post-residential methadone clinic, abscess and ulcer clinic, well woman clinic and much more. Also family support centre.
Animals/pets
Breakthrough
Monday–Friday:
9am–5pm
(drop-in 1.30pm-4pm)
Alcohol workers
Counselling
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Pavement stockists
Health and social work project aimed at homeless people with drug or alcohol problems. Also incorporates prescribing methadone.
Castle Project
Monday–Thursday:
9am–4:30pm
Friday:
9am–4pm
Counselling
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Drugs project working with a harm-reduction policy and offering counselling, support, advice and help to drug users and their families.
Homeless Outreach Project
Monday–Friday:
9:30am–5pm
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Drugs workers
Education & training
Housing advice
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Sexual health advice
Tenancy support
Outreach service for homeless people in Edinburgh. Offers minimal alcohol and drugs support now, but has a women's outreach team for domestic violence.
Mainliners (Scotland)
Counselling
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Works across blood-borne viruses, drugs and sexual health to help those most vulnerable. Excellent information, plus street outreach and on-site services. Mobile needle exchange service. Hep C advice.
Spittal Street Centre
Monday–Friday:
9am–12:30am
(harm reduction)
Monday–Friday:
1am–4pm
(harm reduction)
Monday–Thursday:
9am–5pm
(community drug problem service)
Friday:
9am–4:30pm
(community drug problem service)
Monday–Friday:
9am–12:30am
(HIV team)
Monday–Friday:
1am–4pm
(HIV team)
Alcohol workers
Counselling
Drugs workers
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Wide range of services including drop-in needle exchange, outreach services for heroin users, methadone prescribing, sexual health and HIV advice.
Streetwork UK (Crisis Centre)
Monday–Sunday:
Open 24 hours
(24/7 crisis phone number: 0808 178 2323)
Accommodation advice
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Bathroom/showers
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Clothing
Debt advice
Drugs workers
Education & training
Free food
Housing advice
Internet access
Laundry
Luggage storage
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
24hr, 7 day Crisis Centre for people in housing crisis or at risk of sleeping rough. Includes outreach service / needle exchange. Free phone 0808 178 2323
Streetwork UK (Women's Service)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:
1pm–4pm
Advocacy
Art classes
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Clothing
Debt advice
Education & training
Leisure activities
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Tenancy support
If you're worried about housing, alcohol, drugs, health, benefits, relationships, sexuality, prostitution, or anything at all, please call.
The Sandyford Initiative
Monday–Thursday:
8:30am–7:45pm
Friday:
8:30am–3:45pm
Saturday:
9am–11am
Advocacy
Counselling
Drugs workers
Foot care
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Counselling for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Free emergency contraception for under-20s. Testing and counselling for men who have sex with men and for women involved in prostitution. Contact them for times.
Turning Point Scotland (Drugs Crisis Centre)
Monday–Friday:
9am–5pm
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Sexual health advice
Accommodation and support for young people (16+) with addiction issues. 24-hour advice, support and assessment. Detox, needle exchange, GP clinics, residential unit, post-residential methadone clinic, abscess and ulcer clinic, well woman clinic and much more. Also family support centre.
Benefits agency
Breakthrough
Monday–Friday:
9am–5pm
(drop-in 1.30pm-4pm)
Alcohol workers
Counselling
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Pavement stockists
Health and social work project aimed at homeless people with drug or alcohol problems. Also incorporates prescribing methadone.
Castle Project
Monday–Thursday:
9am–4:30pm
Friday:
9am–4pm
Counselling
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Drugs project working with a harm-reduction policy and offering counselling, support, advice and help to drug users and their families.
Homeless Outreach Project
Monday–Friday:
9:30am–5pm
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Drugs workers
Education & training
Housing advice
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Sexual health advice
Tenancy support
Outreach service for homeless people in Edinburgh. Offers minimal alcohol and drugs support now, but has a women's outreach team for domestic violence.
Mainliners (Scotland)
Counselling
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Works across blood-borne viruses, drugs and sexual health to help those most vulnerable. Excellent information, plus street outreach and on-site services. Mobile needle exchange service. Hep C advice.
Spittal Street Centre
Monday–Friday:
9am–12:30am
(harm reduction)
Monday–Friday:
1am–4pm
(harm reduction)
Monday–Thursday:
9am–5pm
(community drug problem service)
Friday:
9am–4:30pm
(community drug problem service)
Monday–Friday:
9am–12:30am
(HIV team)
Monday–Friday:
1am–4pm
(HIV team)
Alcohol workers
Counselling
Drugs workers
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Wide range of services including drop-in needle exchange, outreach services for heroin users, methadone prescribing, sexual health and HIV advice.
Streetwork UK (Crisis Centre)
Monday–Sunday:
Open 24 hours
(24/7 crisis phone number: 0808 178 2323)
Accommodation advice
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Bathroom/showers
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Clothing
Debt advice
Drugs workers
Education & training
Free food
Housing advice
Internet access
Laundry
Luggage storage
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
24hr, 7 day Crisis Centre for people in housing crisis or at risk of sleeping rough. Includes outreach service / needle exchange. Free phone 0808 178 2323
Streetwork UK (Women's Service)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:
1pm–4pm
Advocacy
Art classes
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Clothing
Debt advice
Education & training
Leisure activities
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Tenancy support
If you're worried about housing, alcohol, drugs, health, benefits, relationships, sexuality, prostitution, or anything at all, please call.
The Sandyford Initiative
Monday–Thursday:
8:30am–7:45pm
Friday:
8:30am–3:45pm
Saturday:
9am–11am
Advocacy
Counselling
Drugs workers
Foot care
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Counselling for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Free emergency contraception for under-20s. Testing and counselling for men who have sex with men and for women involved in prostitution. Contact them for times.
Turning Point Scotland (Drugs Crisis Centre)
Monday–Friday:
9am–5pm
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Sexual health advice
Accommodation and support for young people (16+) with addiction issues. 24-hour advice, support and assessment. Detox, needle exchange, GP clinics, residential unit, post-residential methadone clinic, abscess and ulcer clinic, well woman clinic and much more. Also family support centre.
BME/refugee
Breakthrough
Monday–Friday:
9am–5pm
(drop-in 1.30pm-4pm)
Alcohol workers
Counselling
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Pavement stockists
Health and social work project aimed at homeless people with drug or alcohol problems. Also incorporates prescribing methadone.
Castle Project
Monday–Thursday:
9am–4:30pm
Friday:
9am–4pm
Counselling
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Drugs project working with a harm-reduction policy and offering counselling, support, advice and help to drug users and their families.
Homeless Outreach Project
Monday–Friday:
9:30am–5pm
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Drugs workers
Education & training
Housing advice
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Sexual health advice
Tenancy support
Outreach service for homeless people in Edinburgh. Offers minimal alcohol and drugs support now, but has a women's outreach team for domestic violence.
Mainliners (Scotland)
Counselling
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Works across blood-borne viruses, drugs and sexual health to help those most vulnerable. Excellent information, plus street outreach and on-site services. Mobile needle exchange service. Hep C advice.
Spittal Street Centre
Monday–Friday:
9am–12:30am
(harm reduction)
Monday–Friday:
1am–4pm
(harm reduction)
Monday–Thursday:
9am–5pm
(community drug problem service)
Friday:
9am–4:30pm
(community drug problem service)
Monday–Friday:
9am–12:30am
(HIV team)
Monday–Friday:
1am–4pm
(HIV team)
Alcohol workers
Counselling
Drugs workers
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Wide range of services including drop-in needle exchange, outreach services for heroin users, methadone prescribing, sexual health and HIV advice.
Streetwork UK (Crisis Centre)
Monday–Sunday:
Open 24 hours
(24/7 crisis phone number: 0808 178 2323)
Accommodation advice
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Bathroom/showers
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Clothing
Debt advice
Drugs workers
Education & training
Free food
Housing advice
Internet access
Laundry
Luggage storage
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
24hr, 7 day Crisis Centre for people in housing crisis or at risk of sleeping rough. Includes outreach service / needle exchange. Free phone 0808 178 2323
Streetwork UK (Women's Service)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:
1pm–4pm
Advocacy
Art classes
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Clothing
Debt advice
Education & training
Leisure activities
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Tenancy support
If you're worried about housing, alcohol, drugs, health, benefits, relationships, sexuality, prostitution, or anything at all, please call.
The Sandyford Initiative
Monday–Thursday:
8:30am–7:45pm
Friday:
8:30am–3:45pm
Saturday:
9am–11am
Advocacy
Counselling
Drugs workers
Foot care
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Counselling for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Free emergency contraception for under-20s. Testing and counselling for men who have sex with men and for women involved in prostitution. Contact them for times.
Turning Point Scotland (Drugs Crisis Centre)
Monday–Friday:
9am–5pm
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Sexual health advice
Accommodation and support for young people (16+) with addiction issues. 24-hour advice, support and assessment. Detox, needle exchange, GP clinics, residential unit, post-residential methadone clinic, abscess and ulcer clinic, well woman clinic and much more. Also family support centre.
Counselling services
Breakthrough
Monday–Friday:
9am–5pm
(drop-in 1.30pm-4pm)
Alcohol workers
Counselling
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Pavement stockists
Health and social work project aimed at homeless people with drug or alcohol problems. Also incorporates prescribing methadone.
Castle Project
Monday–Thursday:
9am–4:30pm
Friday:
9am–4pm
Counselling
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Drugs project working with a harm-reduction policy and offering counselling, support, advice and help to drug users and their families.
Homeless Outreach Project
Monday–Friday:
9:30am–5pm
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Drugs workers
Education & training
Housing advice
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Sexual health advice
Tenancy support
Outreach service for homeless people in Edinburgh. Offers minimal alcohol and drugs support now, but has a women's outreach team for domestic violence.
Mainliners (Scotland)
Counselling
Drugs workers
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Works across blood-borne viruses, drugs and sexual health to help those most vulnerable. Excellent information, plus street outreach and on-site services. Mobile needle exchange service. Hep C advice.
Spittal Street Centre
Monday–Friday:
9am–12:30am
(harm reduction)
Monday–Friday:
1am–4pm
(harm reduction)
Monday–Thursday:
9am–5pm
(community drug problem service)
Friday:
9am–4:30pm
(community drug problem service)
Monday–Friday:
9am–12:30am
(HIV team)
Monday–Friday:
1am–4pm
(HIV team)
Alcohol workers
Counselling
Drugs workers
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Wide range of services including drop-in needle exchange, outreach services for heroin users, methadone prescribing, sexual health and HIV advice.
Streetwork UK (Crisis Centre)
Monday–Sunday:
Open 24 hours
(24/7 crisis phone number: 0808 178 2323)
Accommodation advice
Advocacy
Alcohol workers
Bathroom/showers
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Clothing
Debt advice
Drugs workers
Education & training
Free food
Housing advice
Internet access
Laundry
Luggage storage
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
24hr, 7 day Crisis Centre for people in housing crisis or at risk of sleeping rough. Includes outreach service / needle exchange. Free phone 0808 178 2323
Streetwork UK (Women's Service)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:
1pm–4pm
Advocacy
Art classes
Benefits advice
Careers advice
Clothing
Debt advice
Education & training
Leisure activities
Needle exchange
Outreach workers
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Tenancy support
If you're worried about housing, alcohol, drugs, health, benefits, relationships, sexuality, prostitution, or anything at all, please call.
The Sandyford Initiative
Monday–Thursday:
8:30am–7:45pm
Friday:
8:30am–3:45pm
Saturday:
9am–11am
Advocacy
Counselling
Drugs workers
Foot care
Medical services
Mental health
Needle exchange
Outreach workers links
Sexual health advice
Counselling for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Free emergency contraception for under-20s. Testing and counselling for men who have sex with men and for women involved in prostitution. Contact them for times.
Turning Point Scotland (Drugs Crisis Centre)
Monday–Friday:
9am–5pm
Drugs workers
Medical services
Needle exchange
Sexual health advice
Accommodation and support for young people (16+) with addiction issues. 24-hour advice, support and assessment. Detox, needle exchange, GP clinics, residential unit, post-residential methadone clinic, abscess and ulcer clinic, well woman clinic and much more. Also family support centre.
