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Get advice or refer someone for help...
Ask us for advice or refer yourself or someone you know in Edinburgh through our Social Care Direct service. You may need help due to illness, frailty, disability or concerns about safety of an adult or child at risk of harm.
- Refer an adult online, please see https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/get-care-support/ask-social-care-direct-advice-2/2
- Refer a child online, please see https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/get-care-support/ask-social-care-direct-advice-2/3
Or call 0131 200 2324 (Adults) / 0131 200 2327 (Children)
Call opening hours:
- Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5:00pm
- Friday 8:30am to 3:55pm
Email Social Care Direct - socialcaredirect@edinburgh.gov.uk
For the quickest response we recommend that you use our online referral forms as above. Phone lines can be especially busy during lunch times.
In an emergency...
During the opening hours call, please call 0131 200 2324.
At all other times please contact our out of hours emergency service on 0800 731 6969.
Social Care Direct is the first point of contact for a range of social services for children/families, older people, people with disabilities, learning difficulties and mental health problems. Several specialist teams. Also provides hospital based services.
There is a Language Line and BSL.
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