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Service / Project	Outreach
Sector	Voluntary / Community
Address Line 1	7 Hadden Street

City	Aberdeen
Postcode	AB11 6NU
Phone Number	01224 577120
Fax	01224 592295
Send Email >>	info@drugsaction.co.uk
Visit Website >>	http://www.drugsaction.co.uk
Brief Outline of Service	Weekly drop-in sessions at Woodside, Mastrick, Middlefield and Northfield. Regular counselling services at a number of locations across the city. Delivery of detached work and inputs to youth groups targeting young people at risk. Part-time Drugs Workers specifically in Woodside, Tillydrone and Torry.

Area of Operation
City Wide	Yes	North	Yes
South	Yes	Central	Yes


Who is the Service for?
Male	Yes	Female	Yes
Children	Yes	Families	Yes
Age range	All ages

Personal Circumstances catered for
Pregnancy	Yes	People with children	Yes
People on benefits	Yes	People with pets	Yes
People who smoke	Yes	Former Prisoners	Yes
Offenders	Yes	Ex Armed Forces	Yes
Physical health & wellbeing	Yes	Diagnosed mental illness	Yes
Mental health problems	Yes	Discharged from hospital	Yes
Domestic abuse	Yes	Alcohol misuse	Yes
Drug misuse	Yes	People in drug treatment	Yes
Rent arrears	Yes	Mortgage problems / repossession	Yes
Evicted / asked to leave by landlord	Yes



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
Other (please specify)	By e-mail
Any other relevant details	Counselling by appointment

Opening Times
Which days are you open?	Specific Days	Do you open 24 hours?	No
Opening Hours	Monday 6pm-8pm (Woodside) Tuesday 2pm-4pm (Mastrick) & 4:30pm-6:30pm (Middlefield) Wednesday 2:30pm-5:30pm (Northfield) Counselling by arrangement with Drugs Worker.
Emergency / out of hours service?	No

Do you operate year round or seasonally?	Year-Round

Are there any specific closures?	Saturdays and some public holidays.

Additional needs catered for
Literacy	No	Hearing Impairment	No
Visual Impairment	No	Physical Disability	No
Wheelchair Users	Yes	Learning Disability	No
Dementia	No	Other	No
Please give Details	appointments arranged at suitable venues

Additional Information
Details of all selected categories	Counselling, Mental Health, Sexual Health, Drug Misuse, Alcohol Misuse. Counselling provided in a number of locations across the city. Health and Wellbeing Services via Drop-in sessions on a weekly basis in Seaton, Woodside, Mastrick, Middlefield and Northfield.

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Drugs Action > Outreach

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