Our partnership

Aberlour’s mission is ‘to improve the lives of Scotland’s children and young people’. We work in partnership with families and with those involved in their lives in order to achieve best outcomes. We provide advice and support for parents, and have services across Scotland.

Capability works with disabled people of all ages and their families and carers throughout Scotland. As well as providing modern, flexible services we campaign to ensure disabled people achieve the same human and civil rights as the rest of society.

Advice Service Capability Scotland: 0131 313 5510

CHILDREN 1^st has been working to give every child in Scotland a safe and secure childhood for 125 years. We support families under stress, protect children from harm and neglect, help children recover from abuse, and promote children's rights.

ParentLine Scotland: 0808 800 2222

One Parent Families Scotland provides information to lone parents and others working with them, develops parents’ confidence and employability, and provides flexible childcare. We also lobby on behalf of lone parents. We produce the Rights Guide, other fact sheets and bulletins.

Lone Parent Helpline: 0808 801 0323

Relationships Scotland supports a national network of local services providing relationship counselling, family mediation, child contact centres and other family support services. We were formed in 2008 through the merger of Relate Scotland and Family Mediation Scotland.

As relationship experts, SMC has been providing relationship support across Scotland for over 40 years. We deliver specialist relationship counselling for couples and individuals, marriage preparation, family and youth counselling, and relationship education.

Scottish Adoption offers a comprehensive adoption service to everyone affected by adoption. We recruit adoptive families for children and provide information, counselling and support to birthparents and relatives, adopted children and adults, adoptive parents and anyone interested in adoption.

Stepfamily Scotland operates a helpline to provide support and information to all members of stepfamilies, people about to become part of one, and people who work with them.

Stepfamily Helpline: 0845 122 8655