Carers Centres and Projects

• Find your nearest carers centres or project
• Find your nearest young carers project

Other Carer and Respite Organisations

• Crossroads Scotland
• Princess Royal Trust for Carers
• Scottish Carers Alliance
• Coalition of Carers in Scotland
• Shared Care Scotland
• UK Homecare Association

General Information and Advice Links

• Advice guide
• Department of Work and Pensions - Benefits pages
• Citizens Advice Scotland
• Law Centres
• Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance

Older people

• Age Concern Scotland
• Help the Aged (Scotland)
• Action on Elder Abuse
• Scottish Executive Older People pages

Physical disabilities

• Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
• Epilepsy Scotland
• MS Society Scotland
• Scottish Motor Neurone Disease Association
• Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
• Capability Scotland

Learning disabilities

• ENABLE
• Scottish Consortium for Learning Disabilities
• Downs Syndrome Scotland
• National Autistic Society

Mental Health

• National Schizophrenia Fellowship Scotland
• Scottish Association for Mental Health
• VOX (Voices of Experience)

Alzheimer's and Dementia

• Alzheimer Scotland - Action on Dementia

Sensory Impairment

• RNID Scotland
• RNIB Scotland
• Sense Scotland

Children

• Contact a Family
• Barnado's Scotland
• NCH Action for Children Scotland
• Enquire: the Scottish Advice Service for Additional Support for Learning

Cancer

• Cancerbackup
• Macmillan Cancer Support 

National and Local Government

• Local Authorities in Scotland
• Scottish Executive
• Scottish Parliament

Health Services

• NHS Boards in Scotland
• NHS24
• Health Scotland
• Scottish Health Council
• Patient UK

General Disability Links

• AbilityNet
• Disability Information Service
• National Centre for Independent Living
• Disabled Living Centres Council
• Disabled Living Foundation
• RADAR
• Holiday Care

If you would like a link to your organisation added to this site, contact Carers Scotland by clicking here.

This section gives details of national organisations throughout Scotland that provide advice, information and support to carers and the people they care for.  Many of these organisations will also have local projects and services running in your area. 

You can also find details of your nearest carers centre or project by clicking here.