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 is the new way for professionals to request a social work service for a child, young person or family. It will make our Children's social work services more efficient and easier to access, and will also allow us to target resources at our most vulnerable and needy children.
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, Children and Families Social Care Direct, child protection, foster care, residential child care, youth justice, Children and Family centres
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
