Contact social care services by phoning Social Care Direct on 0131 200 2324. Leaflets are available from Social Care Direct on a range of services. More information on Social Care leaflets.
For services for children, young people and families, see Accessing Children's Social Work Services.
What's new
Children & Families Social Care Direct - there's now just one number for all children and families social work enquiries in Edinburgh. Call Children and Families Social Care Direct on tel 0131 200 2327.
Commissioning of care and support services - a new approach has begun to provide more vulnerable people in the city with high quality care and support services to help them live independently in their own homes.
Key areas
Access to adult social care services
Social care direct, Social work centres, assessment of needs, emergency social services, care charges, free personal care, direct payments/self directed support
Alcohol, drugs, and substance misuse, disabled people, home care, hospital discharge, learning disability, mental health, equipment and adaptations, day services, residential services, respite care, carers
Accessing children's social work services, child and family centres, Children and Families Social Care Direct, child protection, day care, fostering, adoption and looked after children, other support for families, residential child care, throughcare and aftercare, youth justice
Home care, day services, residential services, respite, hospital discharge, meals delivery, equipment and adaptations,
Social work centres, convicted offenders, released prisoners, supporting victims, drug treatment and testing orders, community service orders, probation, prison social work service, bail service, supervised attendance orders, diversion from prosecution
