Links

The City of Edinburgh Council

Homelessness Services Manager
0131 529 7368

Emergency social work service
Tel: 0131 200 2324
Out of office hours: 0800 731 6969

Direct payments team
0131 558 3450

Helplines

Childline—Helpline for children
Tel: 0800 11 11
Website: www.childline.org.uk

Parentline Scotland—for parents with worries
Tel: 0808 800 2222

NHS Direct – Information about the NHS or a particular illness/condition
Tel: 0845 4647
Website: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

Benefits Agency

Benefit Enquiry Line: 0800 88 22 00
Textphone: 0800 24 33 55
Advice and information for people with disabilities and their carers about social security benefits and how the claim them. The person you speak to will not have your details but will be able to give you general advice.

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) Helpline: 08457 123 456
Textphone 08457 224 433

Other Useful Organisations

Young Minds—For children’s mental health 102-108 Clerkenwell Road London EC1M 5SA Tel: 020 7336 8445 Fax: 020 7336 8446 Parents’ information service: 0800 018 2138 Website for young people/parents and professionals: www.youngminds.org.uk
LAYC—Promoting youth and children’s work 7 Boroughloch Lane Edinburgh EH8 9NL Tel: 0131 667 1828 Email: enquiries@layc.org.uk Website: www.layc.org.uk
PRTC—Princess Royal Trust for Carers Glasgow office: Charles Oakley House 125 West Regent Street Glasgow G2 2SD Tel: 0141 221 5066 Website: www.carers.org Young carers website: www.youngcarers.net
Grapevine—Lothian Disability Information Service Norton Park 57 Albion Road Edinburgh EH7 5QY Telephone: 0131 475 2370 Textphone: 0131 475 2463 Email: grapevine@lothiancil.org.uk Website: www.lothiancil.org.uk
NHS Lothian Deaconess House 148 Pleasance Edinburgh EH8 9RS Tel: 0131 536 9000 Fax: 0131 536 9164 Website: www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
VOCAL-Voice of Carers across Lothian 8-13 Johnston Terrace Edinburgh EH1 2PW Tel: 0131 622 6666 Fax: 0131 622 7621 Email: vocal@carers.net Website: www.vocal.org.uk