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Highland Children’s Forum

Listening to children and young people, speaking with policy makers. Highland Children’s Forum is a registered charity set up in 2000, created by the parent carers of children with additional support needs. The Forum aims...

Action for Children

Our vision is to ensure that every child and young person in the country has a safe and happy childhood and the foundations they need to thrive We protect and support children and young people...

CELCIS - Looked After Children in Scotland

We are CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland, based at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. We want to make a difference. Taking a multi-agency, collaborative approach, we break down...

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People (SCCYP) is Tam Baillie. He and his team work to promote your rights.

chip+

CHIP+ is a charity based in Inverness but covering all of the Highlands. It gives free, confidential advice to anyone involved with young people and children (from birth to age 19) with additional support needs...

Scottish Child Law Centre

The Centre provides free legal information and advice on the law relating to children and young people and their rights. It is a national service available to children and young people, their families, carers...

National Counselling Service – Skye and Lochalsh

A counselling service for children and young people who are experiencing difficulties in their life due to issues such as: low self–esteem anxiety relationship problems life transitions bereavement Young people of high school age...

Sense Scotland

Sense Scotland works with children and adults who have communication support needs because of deafblindness, sensory impairment, learning or physical disability. They lead the field in communication and innovative support services for people who...

Scottish Autism (Formerly The Scottish Society For Autism)

Scottish Autism is an organisation dedicated to enabling autistic people to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives. Established in 1968 by a group of parents, we are now the largest provider of autism-specific services in...

SOAR (Socialisation, Opportunities, Activities, Recreation)

SOAR Youth Projects provide out of school clubs for children and young people aged 5-19 years, in Easter Ross and Sutherland, who have a range of disabilities. We run holiday clubs during the Easter, Summer...

National Autistic Society Scotland

The National Autistic Society (NAS) Scotland is the leading UK charity for people with autism (including Asperger Syndrome) and their families. The NAS provides information, support and pioneering services, and campaigns for a better world...

Family Firm

The Family Firm – support for Care-experienced Children. If you are care-experienced at home or away from home, and over 14 years of age, you are entitled to a supported work placement with Highland Council...

Lochaber Women's Aid

We aim to empower women, children and young people to live a life free from domestic abuse. Our services include: Outreach support service Emotional and practical support to women. Children & Young People’s Service which...

Royal National Institute of Blind People – Scotland

The Education and Family Services Department promotes the interests of children and young people with sight problems and those who support them, from the point of diagnosis, on through the young persons school, college and...

Highland Council Social Work Services Highland

Most of us need information, advice, or support at some times in our lives which cannot be provided by family or friends. Social Work Services may be able to help. They can: provide information; assess...

Sight Action

Sight Action provides services to blind and partially sight adults and children across the Highland region and in the Western Isles. People can refer themselves to us or are referred by GP, Health visitor, nurse...

Abriachan Forest Trust

Encouraging learning in the outdoors has been a passion from the very beginning of the community’s stewardship of the surrounding land. This was fired up in no small part by our first Patron Katharine Stewart...

Highlife Highland: Adult Learning (Literacies): Caithness

Free confidential tuition is provided on a one to one or on a small group basis to improve skills. We offer help to people who want to: Improve reading, writing and spelling Improve counting, calculating...

Scottish Out of School Care Network

The Scottish Out of School Care Network (SOSCN) is a Scottish Registered Charity (SC020520), established in 1991 and is the national infrastructure umbrella organisation providing support, mentoring, training, information and resources to the nearly 1,00...

Highlife Highland: Adult Learning (Literacies): Lochaber

Free confidential tuition is provided on a one to one or small group basis to improve skills or learn new ones. We offer help to people who want to: Improve reading, writing and spelling Improve...

Highlife Highland: Adult Learning (Literacies): Sutherland

Free confidential tuition is provided on a one to one or on a small group basis to improve skills or learn new ones. We offer help to people who want to: Improve reading, writing and...

Highlife Highland: Adult Learning (Literacies): Inverness

Free confidential tuition is provided on a one to one or on a small group basis to improve skills or learn new ones. We offer help to people who want to: Improve reading, writing and...

Highlife Highland: Adult Learning (Literacies): Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

Free confidential tuition is provided on a one to one or on a small group basis to improve skills or learn new ones. We offer help to people who want to: Improve reading, writing and...

Highlife Highland: Adult Learning (Literacies): Skye and Lochalsh

Free confidential tuition is provided on a one to one or on a small group basis to improve skills or learn new ones. We offer help to people who want to: Improve reading, writing and...

Highlife Highland: Adult Learning (Literacies): Ross and Cromarty

Free confidential tuition is provided on a one to one or on a small group basis to improve skills or learn new ones. We offer help to people who want to: Improve reading, writing and...

Well Scotland

www.wellscotland.info is a website supported by Scottish Government for people who have an interest in improving mental health in Scotland. Reflecting current mental health policy priorities it provides; up to date information and resources relating...

Highlands & Islands Autism Society

This support group is mainly made up of parents of children, young people and adults who have Autism Spectrum Disorder. They are a voluntary organisation run completely by volunteers/committee members. They have meetings on the...

CASWA - Caithness & Sutherland Women’s Aid

CASWA is a specialised organisation in Caithness and Sutherland for women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse. We have been delivering a support and information service since 2005 and are registered in...

Tigh Na Drochaid

Tigh Na Drochaid is a NHS Highland Resource Centre, providing adult services with support in the north of Skye. We may also become involved in the transition from children to adult services. The centre...

Self Directed Support

Self Directed Support is the principle that people have informed choice about the way their social care and support is provided to them by taking control of the money spent on that support. The new...

Deaf Services

The Deaf Services Team provide a range of services throughout the Highland area for people of all ages who are Deaf, hard of hearing, deafened or Deafblind and their families and carers. The work of...

HiMATS - Stage 5

What do we offer at Stage 5? HiMATS (Highland & Moray Accredited Training Services) are a voluntary sector organisation who offer tailored training on a one-to-one basis within your Childcare/Workplace setting throughout Highlands and Moray...

Ross-shire Women's Aid

Provides information, support and temporary accommodation to women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse across the Ross-shire. Skye and Lochalsh area. A range of support is provided from a one-off phone call to...

Green Tree Arts Studio

Green Tree Arts Studio is a creative hub providing an ideal space whether you are starting out on a therapeutic journey, wishing to reignite your creativity or continue to develop your artistic interests. Green Tree...

Interested in youth social action?

#iwill is a UK-wide movement helping more young people make a difference in their communities through social action. This includes activities like campaigning, fundraising, volunteering, befriending or mentoring. When young people take part in social...

HISEZ Fusion

Highlands and Islands Social Enterprise Zone launched HISEZ Fusion at the end of January 2016 to support the networking and education of Entrepreneurs. Fusion was originally established in 2002 to support the development of entrepreneurship...

HISEZ Fusion

Highlands and Islands Social Enterprise Zone launched HISEZ Fusion at the end of January 2016 to support the networking and education of Entrepreneurs. HISEZ provides support and advice to social enterprises. Fusion is a HISEZ...

Thor House - Stage 1 + 2

What do we offer at Stage 1+2? Thor House is a custom built facility carefully designed to provide a range of client services – all under one roof. The aim within this unit is to...

Autism Rights Group Highland (ARGH)

ARGH is run by and for autistic adults living in the Highland region who are 18 years or over. ARGH is a fully independent self run and self funded organisation, the first of it’s...

Opportunities for All

Opportunities for All is a commitment by Scottish Government to offer a place in learning or training to every 16-19 year old who is currently not in education, employment or training. Highland Council has a...

Scotland's Enterprising Schools

Schools throughout Scotland engage in enterprise activity. For some this can mean a one off event, for others enterprise is a way of life, it is the way in which the curriculum is delivered and...

High Life Highland - Youth Services Team

The Youth Team within High Life Highland provide and support a range of services for young people aged 11 to 26 who are interested in taking part in activities and working within their community to...

Change Mental Health

For 50 years, our mission has remained the same: to help and support people affected by mental illness. We are excited to continue that journey as Change Mental Health.At Change Mental Health, we place people...