Women - Where to go - Part Two
AMINA - THE MUSLIM WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTRE
Address: Network House, 311 Calder Street, Glasgow G42 7NQ
Tel (Office): 0141 585 8026
Tel (Helpline): 0808 801 0301
Fax: 0141 423 7700
e-mail: info@mwrc.org.uk
Services:
To promote the welfare of Muslim women and overcome social exclusion through provision of direct helping services and work with mainstream services. We do this by providing:
• Information & advice
• Free telephone helpline
• Counselling
• Volunteering opportunities
• Family Counselling, Mediation & Advocacy Service
Access:
• Building is fully accessible
• Multi lingual services - English, Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, and via language line
• First contact with this project need not be in English as language line is used
• Always attempt to ensure that a female interpreter can be available but sometimes
with minority languages this is not the case. If this happens, woman is always consulted first
• Signer by arrangement
• Written information available in English, Urdu, Swahili, Turkish, Arabic
Area Covered:
West of Scotland
Hours:
Monday to Friday 9.30 am - 5.00 pm
GLASGOW ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Address: St Andrews by the Green, 33 Turnbull Street, Glasgow G1 5PR
Tel: 0141 552 5592
Fax: 0141 552 6625
e-mail: info@gamh.org.uk
website: www.gamh.org.uk
Services:
To promote the health and welfare of people with mental health problems and their carers who live in the Glasgow area, and to promote an understanding of mental health and mental illness by offering:
• Information, advice and practical and emotional support
• Website with full list of services
Access:
• Wheelchair access via back door plus disabled parking
• Interpreters by arrangement
• Accessible information in a range of languages
Area Covered:
Glasgow
Hours:
Monday to Thursday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Friday 9.00 am - 4.30 pm
GLASGOW WOMEN'S LIBRARY
Address: 81 Parnie Street, Glasgow, G1 5RH
Tel (Office): 0141 552 8345
e-mail: info@womenslibrary.org.uk
Website: www.womenslibrary.org.uk
Services:
Glasgow Women's Library is a vibrant information hub housing a lending library, archive collections, contemporary and historical artefacts relating to women's lives, histories and achievements. It delivers an innovative Lifelong Learning Programme, an Adult Literacy and Numeracy Project and a dedicated Black and Minority Ethnic Women's Project.
We offer:
• Lifelong Learning Programme
• Adult Literacy and Numeracy service
• Black and Minority Ethnic Women's Project
• Lesbian resources and services including the UK's National Lesbian Archive
• Reference and lending library, newsletter and website
Access:
• In temporary premises until 2010
• All materials in storage until 2010
• Written information and support available for women with limited literacy skills
• Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi speaker
Area Covered:
Scotland wide
Hours:
Learning events and activities: 10am - 5pm Mon - Fri, some evenings but check first
Currently no access to Library and Archive materials - in storage until 2010
LESBIAN AND GAY SWITCHBOARD
Address: PO Box 38 Glasgow G2 2QF
Telephone:
0141 847 0447 Main Helpline (4 Lines 7 till 10pm every day)
0141 847 0547 Lesbian Line (Wednesday Only 7 till 10pm)
0141 847 0647 Homophobic Crime (7 till 10pm every day)
Access:
Telephone Support Only:
e-mail: info@sgls.co.uk
Website: www.sgls.co.uk
Aims:
Telephone Support to LGBT Community, their families and their friends. All calls welcomed and completely confidential.
Issues Covered:
Full support on all issues of concern to the LGBT Community, Relationships through to Safer Sex issues and HIV Prevention work, General Information and referral to suitable known agencies. A chance to simply talk about anything on your mind.
Services/Resources:
Telephones staffed by trained LGBT volunteers providing fully confidential listening/support
service, respectful of the needs of the caller and their circumstances.
Lesbian Line for Women Only and staffed by women only. An answer machine takes calls out with service times. All messages are answered appropriately.
Information of interest to the LGBT community maintained.
Icebreakers Support Group Service twice a month at the LGBT Centre on the first Sunday of each Month 1.00 pm till 3.00 pm & Polo Lounge Glasgow Second Thursday 7.30 pm until 9.30pm.
Homophobic Crimeline operated with Strathclyde & Central Police Forces taking your perception of a crime as homophobic to the Police on your behalf giving only the information you consent to release to the Police.
Alternatively we can look at options with you without going onto the Police.
We do however stress the more the Police know of criminal activity, it's type and location the more likely it is we can help stop repeat offences.
LGBT Domestic Abuse Project
Address: LGBT Youth Scotland, Centrum Building, 38 Queen Street, G1 3DX
Tel: 0141 548 8121
e-mail: info@lgbtdomesticabuse.org.uk
Website:www.lgbtdomesticabuse.org.uk
Aims:
The aims of the LGBT Domestic Abuse Project is to ensure that every LGBT person experiencing domestic abuse gets a good response, regardless of which service provider they access. We do this through training and awareness raising.
Services:
Although the project does not currently offer a service to LGBT people experiencing domestic abuse, a website is currently being developed to accompany the current service providers website, (website will be live by the end of April 09) to act as a resource for LGBT people experiencing domestic abuse who want more information on domestic abuse and details of relevant support agencies.
Access:
Accessible specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
Area Covered:
Scotland wide
Hours:
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (however not as a support worker)
LIFELINK
Address: The Millburn Centre, 221 Millburn Street, Glasgow G21 2HL
Tel (Office): 0141 548 1515
Fax: 0141 548 1353
e-mail: info@lifelink.org.uk
Website: www.lifelink.org.uk
Services:
LifeLink provides a crisis intervention service for people who are self harming and/or are at risk of suicide. We offer mental, emotional, practical and therapeutic support as close to the initial point of contact as possible.
Our service is:
• Information on harm minimisation
• Access to Counselling and Massage
• School based - one to one crisis; counselling and group work programmes
• One to one support, assessment and referrals
• Group support/support for family, friends and carers
Access:
• First contact does not have to be in English
• Will endeavour to ensure a female interpreter is available if requested
• Not a women only service - male workers at this project
• Full disabled access with parking nearby
Area Covered:
North Glasgow
Hours:
Monday/Tuesday/ Friday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Wednesday 9.00 am - 9 pm
Thursday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Drop in facility is available within the above times.
NORTH WEST WOMEN'S CENTRE
Address: 17-33 Shawpark Street, Maryhill, Glasgow G20 9DA
Tel: 0141 576 1400
Fax: 0141 576 1300
e-mail: glasgowwomen@hotmail.com
Website: www.nwwc.org.uk
Services:
• Courses from educational to leisure and recreational
• Counselling, help and advice
• Volunteering programme
Access:
• Building fully accessible
• Creche
• Some written materials in large print
• Women only space
Area Covered:
North West Glasgow
Hours:
Monday to Friday 9.30 am - 4.00 pm
Evening as per programme
RED ROAD FAMILY CENTRE
Address: 94 Red Road, Balornock, Glasgow G21 4PH
Tel (Support): 0141 557 5571
Fax: 0141 557 3307
e-mail: rrwc@btconnect.com
Aims:
To deal with all aspects of family lives. The Centre offers access to group work, workshops and social events around various issues, health and education.
Services:
• Safe house available to women fleeing domestic abuse
• Access to legal, housing and welfare rights advice
• Access to massage and relaxation techniques
• Childcare facilities
• Family support
Access:
• Project is fully accessible
• Female interpreter by arrangement
• Written information in large print
• Home visiting service available
• Surgeries in community venues
• Direct access or referral by other agencies
• First contact to the service must be in English
Area Covered:
North Glasgow
Hours:
Centre opening hours:
Monday to Thursday 8.30 am - 8.00 pm
Friday 8.30 am - 6.00 pm
Office opening hours:
Monday to Thursday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Friday 9.00 am -12.00 pm
WHAT IF PROJECT (Female Service)
Address: Unit 5, The Quadrangle, 59 Ruchill St, Maryhill, Glasgow G20 9PX
Tel: 0141 946 1116
Fax: 0141 946 1288
e-mail: whatiffemaleservice@quarriers.org.uk
Website: www.quarriers.org.uk
We provide supported accommodation with intensive support for homeless young women with complex needs.
Services:
• Individual flats, staff sleepover flat and office base in Maryhill area
• Support provided for up to approx 3 years
Access:
Base and some flats will be wheelchair accessible
Area Covered:
Glasgow
Hours:
Monday - Sunday 9.00 am - 10.30 pm with staff sleepover
WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICE
(Special Needs in Pregnancy Service)
Address: Princess Royal Maternity Hospital, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow G31 2ER
Tel (Maternity): 0141 211 5366
Tel (Secretary): 0141 211 5337 (9.00 am - 2.30 pm weekdays)
Tel (non pregnant women): 0141 211 5366
Fax: 0141 211 5391/5269
Services:
• Total maternity care for pregnant women
• Support for vulnerable mothers and babies in the community - up to 12 weeks post-natally
• General reproductive health care for non pregnant women
• Medical services including pregnancy testing, family planning, emergency contraception, screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, referral to termination of pregnancy
• Service currently provided by women only
• Management of physical effects of violence on pregnancy and reproductive health
• Counselling and support for women experiencing sexual violence
• Referral to specialist services if requested
Access:
• Full disabled access
• Clinics in community based health centres and other services in which we provide reproductive health care (phone to check venues)
• Women can self refer or be referred by another agency
• Interpreting services can be arranged given notice
Area Covered:
Greater Glasgow NHS Board area
Hours:
24 hours for maternity care.