Worried About Someone

Please remember that A&E or phoning 999 are for emergencies only, such as severe injury, a suspected heart attack or stroke, breathing difficulties, or severe bleeding.

If you think you may need emergency care but it’s not critical or life-threatening, call NHS 24 on 111, day or night.

Web: https://www.nhsfife.org/services/all-services/accident-and-emergency/

Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee (ASPC) has worked with service user groups to create information to support an adult at risk to participate fully in any adult protection process.

Web: https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/health-and-social-care2/help-for-adults-and-older-people/adult-support-and-protection

NHS Fife recognises that all children and young people have a right to be protected and that all adults have a responsibility to protect them from harm.

NHS Fife has a Child Protection Service of specialist nurses and medical staff. The team can be contacted via the hospital switchboard.

Web: https://www.nhsfife.org/services/all-services/child-protection/

Citizens Advice Scotland, the Extra Help Unit and our 59 member bureaux together form Scotland’s largest independent advice network.

Web: https://www.cas.org.uk/

Fife Falls Response Service is a service operated by Fife Health and Social Care Partnership for people who fall in their own home.

Web: https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/health-and-social-care2/help-for-adults/living-independently-at-home/safety-alarms-and-equipment/fife-falls-response-service

The Fife Gender Based Violence (GBV) team are here to offer help or advice if you are, or have been, affected by domestic abuse and/or sexual violence.

Web: https://www.nhsfife.org/services/all-services/gender-based-violence-gbv/

The mental health service provides comprehensive, general mental health services for adults and elderly people across the whole of Fife. The Learning Disabilities service also provides hospital and community based services for children and adults with learning difficulties.

Web: https://www.nhsfife.org/services/all-services/mental-health/

If you think you may need emergency care but it’s not critical or life-threatening, call NHS 24 on 111, day or night.

Web: https://www.nhs24.scot/

Here you'll find information to help keep you, your family and friends safe or get help to report a crime.

Web: https://www.scotland.police.uk/

The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) is a national body focused on children and young people most at risk. The aim is to provide a safety net for vulnerable children and young people, and deliver tailored solutions which meet the needs of the individuals involved, while helping to build stronger families and safer communities.

Web: https://www.scra.gov.uk/

The Well is a place where you can drop-in, both in your community and online and find out information and receive general advice to help you stay well and independent within your local community.

Web: https://www.fifehealthandsocialcare.org/your-community/the-well/

Violence Against Women describes a range of behaviours/abuses that impact on women and girls. The very fact of being female puts women and girls at increased risk. Sometimes this is referred to as Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) or Sexual Based Violence (SBV).

Web: https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/health-and-social-care2/violence-against-women