CODES:
mh: Mental health
ah: Accommodation/housing advice
ad: Advocacy
a: Alcohol workers
ac: Art classes
b: Barber
ba: Benefits advice
bs: Bathroom/showers
be: Bedding
ca: Careers advice
cl: Clothing store
c: Counselling
da: Debt advice
dt: Dentist
dw: Drugs workers
et: Education/training
ff: Food (free)
f: Food
fc: Foot care
it: Internet access
lf: Leisure facilities
ls: Luggage storage
ms: Medical/health
md: Music/drama
ne: Needle exchange
ol: Outreach worker links
ow: Outreach workers
sh: Sexual health
ts: Tenancy support
la: Legal advice
l: Laundry
ef: Ex-forces
eo: Ex-offenders
sf: Step-free
Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
17 Claremont Cres, Edinburgh
EH7 4HX
08088 01 03 02, https://www.ercc.scot
Monday-Sunday: 5pm-12am
(helpline);
Free and confidential emotional and practical support and information to women, all members of the transgender community. Young people aged 12–18 who live in Edinburgh and the Lothians and have experienced sexual violence can get help via the STAR project on star@ercc.scot. Textline: 07537 410 027
CODES: AD, C
LGBT Helpline Scotland
0300 123 2523, http://www.lgbthealth.org.uk
Tuesday-Wednesday: 12pm-9pm;
Thursday & Sunday: 1pm-6pm;
Working to improve the health, wellbeing and equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people in Scotland.
Livechat at www.lgbthealth.org.uk
CODES: C, MH, OL
Rape Crisis Scotland
46 Bath Street, Glasgow
G2 1HG
0141 331 4180 (gen enquiries), https://bit.ly/2stYJpm
Monday-Sunday: 6pm-12am;
Helpline: 08088 01 03 02. Free, confidential helpline for anyone, women and men, affected by sexual violence, no matter when or how it happened. We can also put you in touch with local rape crisis centres or other services if you need longer-term support. Minicom service for deaf or hard of hearing people (0141 353 3091). Interpreters are available if your first language is not English.
CODES: C, OL, SH
Shakti Women's Aid
Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh
EH7 5QY
0131 475 2399, http://bit.ly/13d5lf
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:30am-4pm;
Tuesday: 1pm-4pm;
Support and information to Black Minority Ethnic women, children and young people experiencing and/or fleeing domestic abuse. 24hr domestic abuse helpline: 0800 027 1234
CODES: AD, OL, SF
Stonewall Scotland
0800 050 2020, http://www.stonewallscotland.org.uk
Monday-Friday: 9:30am-4:30pm
(helpline);
Help, information and support for LGBT communities and their allies. Contact Freephone for information.
CODES: C, LA, OL
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