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Service / Project	Outreach Bus
Sector	Private
Address Line 1	Teen Challenge UK
Address Line 2	Sunnybrae, Woodhead
City	Fyvie, Turriff
Postcode	AB53 8LS
Phone Number	01651 891627

Send Email >>	andrew@tcns.org.uk
Visit Website >>	http://www.tcns.org.uk/busoutreach.asp
Brief Outline of Service	The Teen Challenge bus provides a safe, comfortable place where anyone can come on board for a hot drink and a chat in regard to their substance misuse problems. It is manned by trained staff and volunteers. Further help is available through referral to Sunnybrae (men’s support centre), or other rehabilitation and support centres throughout the UK and local support groups.

Area of Operation
City Wide	Yes	North	Yes
South	Yes	Central	Yes
Specific Local Area (if applicable)	Aberdeen, Banff , Inverurie & Peterhead

Who is the Service for?
Male	Yes	Female	Yes
Children	No	Families	No
Age range	18-35

Personal Circumstances catered for
Pregnancy	No	People with children	No
People on benefits	No	People with pets	No
People who smoke	No	Former Prisoners	No
Offenders	No	Ex Armed Forces	No
Physical health & wellbeing	No	Diagnosed mental illness	No
Mental health problems	No	Discharged from hospital	No
Domestic abuse	No	Alcohol misuse	Yes
Drug misuse	Yes	People in drug treatment	Yes
Rent arrears	No	Mortgage problems / repossession	No
Evicted / asked to leave by landlord	No



Access to the Service
What is the charge to the client?	No charge
Is the client expected to pay personally?	No

Who can refer clients?
Professional referral	Yes	Self referral	Yes

How?
In person (drop-in)?	Yes	By telephone	Yes
By appointment	Yes



Opening Times
Which days are you open?	Specific Days	Do you open 24 hours?	No
Opening Hours	Tuesday, 2.30pm-5pm. Banff, Castle Street (opposite Zanres). Wednesday, 3pm-6pm. Peterhead, Drummers Corner.
Emergency / out of hours service?	No

Do you operate year round or seasonally?	Year-Round



Additional needs catered for
Literacy	No	Hearing Impairment	No
Visual Impairment	No	Physical Disability	No
Wheelchair Users	No	Learning Disability	No
Dementia	No	Other	No


Additional Information
Details of all selected categories	Health & Wellbeing, Counselling, Care & Support. Drug Misuse, Alcohol Misuse.

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Teen Challenge > Outreach Bus

This project is funded by The Aberdeen Homelessness Strategy © Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations 2008

This project is funded by The Aberdeen Homelessness Strategy
© Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations 2008