Advocacy

Independent Advocacy Perth & Kinross Independent advocacy involves speaking about issues that concern you and being able to speak up for yourself by being given information and support. Also, advocacy can involve someone speaking on your behalf to protect your rights and interests when you are unable, for whatever reason, to do this for yourself. Independent advocates can help with all sorts of issues and situations, for example, health, social work, housing, education, and family issues. Independent Advocacy Perth & Kinross offers independent advocacy to people resident in Perth & Kinross who have learning disabilities, mental health problems, dementia, physical disabilities and frailty in old age, and who are unable to act for themselves or have no one to act on their behalf. Address: Independent Advocacy Perth & Kinross 90 Tay Street Perth PH2 8NP

Telephone: 01738 587887 Fax: 01738 587650

Email: enquiry@iapk.org.uk

Arts Therapy

Art therapy encourages individuals to express difficult emotions, promoting physical, mental, social and emotional wellbeing through the creative use of art materials, music, role-play or story telling. Arts Therapies in the UK is a State Registered Health Profession and a member of the Health Professions Council. Art Therapy Art therapy provides a secure environment – usually a private room or study studio – and a variety of basic art materials, such as clay, paint and paper, collage, and themselves. Music Therapy Music therapy is the use of sounds and music to support and encourage physical, mental, social and emotional wellbeing. The music therapist works with a variety of clients in groups or individually. Music is used in a clinical setting to stimulate and engage clients and to help them towards realising their potential. Drama Therapy Drama therapy makes use of role-play, voice work, myth, ritual and story telling. Drama therapists work in a number of areas including mental health, training centres, prisons, childcare, learning disabilities and private practice. They use the healing aspects of drama and theatre as a therapeutic process that fosters creativity, imagination learning, insight and growth. In the course of having fun and being creative, individuals can build self-esteem and self-awareness. Contact your GP for more information about accessing Arts Therapy.

Day Services

DART/Meadowell

DART/Meadowell offers Day Services for people with severe and/or enduring mental health problems living in rural Perth & Kinross aged between 16-65 years. The service aims to enhance individuals' lives by providing opportunities for social and recreational activities and offers basic living skills groups as well as stress management, anger management, women's groups and therapeutic support. All referrals are received by the Team Leader and discussed at the weekly team meeting where, if accepted, are allocated to a specific worker. Contact: Christine Caldow Braan Ward Murray Royal Hospital Muirhall Road Perth PH2 7BH Telephone: 01738 562314 Fax: 01738 625477 Email: christine.caldow@tpct.scot.nhs.uk

Fourways

Fourways Day Service offers a service to adults with severe and/or enduring mental health difficulties aged between 16-65 years. Based in Aberfeldy, it provides a day service to North West Perthshire including, Dunkeld, Pitlochry, Kinloch Rannoch and the surrounding areas. The support and activities provided are social, recreational and therapeutically focussed. For example, there are social groups, fishing group, leisure group, and gym and computer access. Also, provided is individual support to engage in therapeutically focussed work and groups such as an anxiety management group. Referrals are made directly to the Day Service. They come from G.P.s, Psychiatrists, nurses and self-referrals are acceptable. Contact: Neil Morrison Day Centre Coordinator & Tracey Curran Day Service Officer. Address: Fourways Day Service Donnachie House Bank Street Aberfeldy PH15 2BB Telephone: 01887 829774 Fax: 01887 829669

Rannoch Road

Rannoch Road Resource Centre offers a day service for Older Adults, over 65 years of age. The main aim of the centre is to provide support to enable individuals to live as independently as possible within their own homes. This is achieved in a number of ways including, short term rehabilitation following a hospital stay or illness, carer relief, support through acute mental illness e.g. dementia or depression and also, support following bereavement. The service is open to vulnerable older people where there are concerns of risk to safety or self-neglect. Transport to the centre is usually provided in the form of a minibus taxi, volunteer driver or adapted car. Direct referrals can be made from Healthcare facilities under the Single Shared Assessment scheme. Referrals can also be made through the Adult Care duty team at Pullar House. Contact: Lynn Kennedy, Centre Manager Carolyn Whitehead, Acting Senior Social Care Officer Address: Rannoch Road Resource Centre Marlee Road Letham Perth PH1 2HL Telephone: 01738 636358 Fax: 01738 447241 Email: Lkennedy@pkc.gov.uk CWhitehead@pkc.gov.uk

Drug and Alcohol Services

Drug and Alcohol Team

The Drug and Alcohol Team offer confidential support and counselling to anyone aged 16-65 years with a drug and/or alcohol problem or to anyone living with, working with or caring for someone with drug or alcohol difficulties. The service operates Mon – Fri 9.00am – 5.00pm. Open referrals are welcome by telephone, letter or in person during duty system times and a duty worker is available Mon – Thurs 9.00am – 1.00pm with answer machine service outwith these times. Address: 1 Mill Street Telephone: 01738 444433 Perth Fax: 01738 631579 PH1 5HZ email: communitycare@pkc.gov.uk

Tayside Alcohol Problems Service (T.A.P.S.)

Tayside Alcohol Problems Service provides a confidential counselling and support service for anyone within the Tayside region who requires advice or help with an alcohol problem. The T.A.P.S. team consists of medical and nursing staff working in both community and residential settings, offering individual counselling and support groups along with support and advice for relatives. T.A.P.S. operates a direct referral system which means you can contact the service yourself or through other agencies such as your G.P. or Social Work Department. Address: Tayside Alcohol Problems Service Sunnyside Royal Hospital Hillside By Montrose DD10 9JP Telephone: 01674 830361 Ext: 225 Fax: 01674 830361 Ext: 251 For Perth & Kinross clients contact above number or Community Psychiatric Nursing Service, Murray Royal Hospital, Perth, Telephone (01738) 621151 Ext 2219.

Tayside Drug Problem Service (TDPS)

Tayside Drug Problem Service provides support and advice to individuals with opiate dependence problems in the community. A multi-disciplinary service, TDPS offers emotional, psychological and practical support to those affected by a drug problem. Tayside Drug Problem Service operates a referral system, which means that you can contact the service through your G.P. or Social Work Department. Address: Tayside Drug Problem Service 1 Mill Street Perth PH1 5HZ Telephone: 01738 642170 Mon – Fri 9.00am – 5.00pm Fax: 01738 631579

Employment & Education

Job Centre

Jobcentre Plus can help you find the right kind of jobs: full time or part time, temporary or permanent. In some areas we offer a fully integrated work and benefit service. We offer: Active help from personal advisers to find work to meet individual needs A more efficient and effective service for everyone who needs our help. Jobcentre Plus will be introduced everywhere by 2006. If you live outside these areas your local Jobcentre or social security office, both of which are part of the Jobcentre Plus network, will be able to help. If you are looking for work or claiming benefit as unemployed, you should contact your local Jobcentre, for other benefits, including the Social Fund, you should contact your social security office. The Job Centre deals with a wide range of employers through the Employer Engagement Team and Field Account Managers and also many partner organisations including Scottish Enterprise Grampian and Scottish Enterprise Tayside, Careers Scotland, Communities Scotland and the Local Authorities – Aberdeenshire Council, Aberdeen City and Dundee City Councils, Angus Council and Perth and Kinross Council Website: www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk Address: Job Centre Plus 60-62 High Street Perth United Kingdom PH1 5TH Telephone: 01738 412900 Textphone: 01738 412977

Perth Social Security Office 21 Mill Street Perth United Kingdom PH1 5JK Telephone: 01738 412000 Textphone: 01738 412158

Perth & Kinross Council Welfare Rights Team Pullar House, 35 Kinnoull Street Perth PH1 5GD Phone: 01738 476955 Sheriff Court Area/s: Perth Council: Perth & Kinross

Perth College

As one of Scotland's leading colleges of further and higher education, Perth College provides a wide range of education and training opportunities, with everything from one-day courses to degrees on offer. Perth College is very much a community college and have developed a network of Learning Centres throughout Perth & Kinross, to give people access to education and training in their own communities. If you'd like to study from your own home or workplace without the commitment of coming to the College, then our Distance Learning courses can help. Study over 140 courses with full tutor support at times and places that suit you best. Contact To find out more about any of our full-time or part-time courses, call 0845 270 1177 or e-mail pc.admissions@perth.uhi.ac.uk For any other queries, telephone 01738 877000 or e-mail pc.enquiries@perth.uhi.ac.uk Website: www.perth.ac.uk

Learndirect Scotland

The mission of Learndirect Scotland is to help individuals and small businesses across Scotland to realise their potential through learning, at a time, place, pace and style that suits their needs. Working closely with key partners, we seek to enhance the skills and employability of individuals and the competitiveness of companies, by encouraging disadvantaged and disaffected people back into learning to improve their personal and work-related skills and by helping small businesses to access training and development opportunities for their staff. Learning something new can be a way for you to earn more money, get a better job or do something you really enjoy. It can be a way to gain confidence and discover talents you never knew you had. It can be a way to meet new people and have a bit of fun. There are thousands of learning opportunities in Scotland, many right on your own doorstep. Advisers can help you choose one that's right for you, no matter where, when or how you want to learn. If you want to find out more about what help you can get to pay for your learning, or where to find childcare, they can help with that too. And if you need a little guidance in deciding what you want to do, they will be happy to spend some time discussing your interests and skills. You can call free on 0808 100 9000 Monday - Friday from 7:30am to 11pm. Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 6pm.

Local Contacts Go@l Training Ltd 1 Bowerswell Road PERTH PH2 7DL Telephone: 01738 447337 Fax: 01738 447388 Pathways Learning Centre 65-69 South Street PERTH Perth and Kinross PH2 8PD Telephone: 01738 445 255 Fax: 01738 444977 Support Training - Perth Drummond House 6 Scott Street PERTH PH1 5EJ Telephone: 01738 449 894 Fax: 01738 449 894 Website: www.support-training.co.uk

Healthcare Services

Central Healthcare

Central Healthcare is a nurse-led service that aims to meet the healthcare needs of vulnerable individuals and families within the Perth & Kinross area. The service includes outreach, drop-in, G.P. and nurse led clinics. Individuals must be homeless, temporarily accommodated or at risk of being made homeless. Central Healthcare is a confidential, non-emergency service. Operating a direct referral system whereby individuals can self refer or be referred by their G.P. To register or make enquiries contact: Address: Central Healthcare Practice 79 South Street Perth Telephone: 01738 631032

Community Liaison Team (CLT) The Community Liaison Team are responsible for assessing patients referred from within PRI and Ninewells Hospitals to facilitate and support discharge at the appropriate time, to the most appropriate environment. The purpose of the team is to: Assess the patients as appropriate for each individual service. Support and educate all staff involved with the CLT in relation to CLT responsibilities. Support the Acute Ward staff in understanding the service criteria. Early identification of delayed discharge patients. The team is a multi disciplinary team of Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Care Management that co-ordinates care for patients being discharged or transferred on to the following services: Step-down to Community Hospitals Step-down to Medicine for the Elderly Intensive Care at Home Service for Perth City (ICAHS) Assessment of care needs for care packages or long term care Referrals are taken from Doctors, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists from the Acute and Medicine for the Elderly Wards in Perth Royal Infirmary and the Acute Wards for Ninewells. The Team Service Manager is: Chrys Barr Intermediate Care Service Manager Moncrieffe Ward Perth Royal Infirmary PH1 1NX Tel: 01738 473119 Fax: 01738 473113 Email: chrys.barr@tpct.scot.nhs.uk

Community Liaison Team Care Management

Care Management within the Community Liaison Team offers assessments of need to patients/clients over sixteen years of age in Perth Royal Infirmary or Murray Royal Hospital who may require Community Care services to enable discharge from hospital. The majority of referrals are made by ward staff. However it is also possible for clients or their relatives to make referrals. Information is gathered from a number of sources including the client, their family, medical and nursing staff, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and professionals in the community such as Home Care Organisers, Care Managers, District Nurses, Community Psychiatric Nurses and GPs. From this information needs are identified and a care package implemented that aims to meet these needs after discharge from hospital. The care package can comprise of services to try and help maintain someone at home or, if their needs are too great to be met at home, a placement in a Residential Home or Nursing Home can be arranged. Chrys Barr Intermediate Services Manager Moncrieffe Ward Perth Royal Infirmary Perth PH1 1NX Telephone: 01738 473 119 Mon - Fri 9.00am – 5.00pm Fax: 01738 473 113 E-mail: chrys.barr@tpct.scot.nhs.uk

Older People Mental Health Teams

The aim of the teams is to enhance the quality of life for older persons with mental health difficulties, and their carers. There are four Older Peoples Mental Health Teams based at: Murray Royal Hospital, Perth. Contact: Val Aitken on 01738 562201 Blairgowrie Community Hospital. Contact Sue Richards on 01250 877851 Crieff Community Hospital (01764 653173) Dunkeld Health Centre. Contact Ann Robinson on 01350 728095 These teams provide assessment, treatment and monitoring as part of an assessment agreed by the older person. All the teams have close links with Day Services and Inpatient Services across P&K All teams work between 8:30am until 4:40pm, Monday to Friday. There are answering machines available out with these hours where a message can be left. Patients must be either over 65 years with mental health problems, or under 65 years and have memory problems. Referrals can be made through your GP, or any other health/social work professional. If you wish, you can self refer. All referrals made are discussed at a weekly team meeting, and your GP is informed of the outcome of this.

Perth City Locality Day Services

This service is a local day facility based at Murray Royal Hospital which enables people with mental health support needs to access opportunities and other services in the community. It aims to help people regain confidence and skills and promotes social inclusion in the community. A generalised aim is to encourage people to realise their full potential. Some examples of activities that the service helps individuals link into are : voluntary work, work preparation, leisure, recreation, education and social activities.The team consists of support worker Liz Swann who has extensive mental health experience and Development Officer, Pam Lamond who is a registered Mental Health Nurse.

Those who have used this service rate it highly, praising the individualised approach based on the principles of recovery and directing/ assisting the service user towards full citizenship. At present the srervice is only available to residents of Perth City or people registered with a Perth based GP but people in other areas of Perth & Kinross may be considered dependant on resource. To find more out about using this service please contact Liz or Pam on 01738 562403.

Psychological Services

The purpose of Clinical Psychology is to reduce psychological distress and to enhance and promote psychological wellbeing by the systematic application of knowledge derived from psychological theory and data. A wide range of psychological difficulties may be dealt with through the skills and expertise of psychologists in several different specialisms including anxiety, depression, relationship problems, learning disabilities, child and family problems, and serious mental illness. Specialisms in Tayside Psychological Services include the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Adult Psychological Therapy Service, Learning Disabilities, Health Psychology, Neuropsychology, Older Adult Service, Forensic Services and involvement in Community Mental Health Services. To find out more about psychological services in Perth & Kinross and how to access services contact your G.P.

Leisure

Perth & Kinross Leisure serves the whole of Perthshire and beyond – helping you to liveACTIVE lives! Operating in partnership, the company provide services on behalf of Perth & Kinross Council, with an annual fee paid for these services. The Youth, Community, Arts and Culture section of Education and Children's Services provide the client monitoring function for the Council. Perth & Kinross Leisure manage 9 leisure facilities throughout Perthshire including: Perth Leisure Pool, Bell's Sports Centre, Rodney Fitness Centre, Letham Centre, Strathearn Recreation Centre, The Community School of Auchterarder Sports Facilities, Aberfeldy Recreation Centre, Atholl Leisure Centre and Loch Leven Leisure plus several Community Halls. Perth & Kinross Leisure Head Office Caledonia House Hay Street Perth PH1 5HS Tel: 01738 450750 Fax: 01738 450740 Email: leisure@pkc.gov.uk

Perth Association For Mental Health

01738 639657

http://www.pamh.co.uk

Alcohol Advice and Information

Drumhar Health Centre

01382 828180

http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/pman/edu/

Littlewing

(Littlewing is a Forum for people who suffer from mental health problems, based in Dundee.)

01382 305741

http://www.littlewing.org.uk/