Worried About HIV?

The following is a selection of services offering confidential advice and information on HIV and AIDS.

Helplines

NATIONAL SEXUAL HEALTH LINE
Freephone 0800 567123 (24 hours) [minicom 0800 521 361]

The National Sexual Health Line is UK-wide and provides confidential advice and information on aspects of HIV, AIDS and sexual health. The Helpline can also provide UK wide referrals to specialist services. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All calls are taken by trained and paid staff. It is not a counselling service, but gives you details of local helplines & services if needed.
Email: info@healthwise.org.uk
Web: www.playingsafely.co.uk

Language services are available on request:


TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST DIRECT HELPLINE
0845 12 21 200
Worried about HIV? Would you like to talk to someone about it?
TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST DIRECT HELPLINE can give you HIV information, advice and support over the phone. We might not have all the answers straight away, but we'll know someone who has. Why not call now for peace of mind? It's open 10am - 10pm Monday - Friday, and 12 noon - 6pm on Saturday and Sunday.

AFRICAN AIDS HELPLINE
0800 0967 500
Provides information and advice on HIV, the risks and taking an HIV test. All calls are free and confidential. The African AIDS Helpline is a service provided by the Black Health Agency.

Support for people with HIV

WAVERLEY CARE SOLAS: CENTRE FOR SUPPORT AND INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV
0131 661 0982
A support and information centre for people living with HIV and AIDS, their families, friends, partners or carers. The SOLAS Centre offers: a national public information service, children and young people’s service, cafe, an arts programme (both centre based and outreach), counselling service, emotional support, money advice services around welfare rights housing rights and legal rights seminars and workshops for specific groups. Rooms are also available for rent for HIV related events.
The SOLAS national public information centre covers Scotland, the SOLAS Centre provides a service to those living in the Lothian area (East, West, and Mid).

Address: 2-4 Abbeymount, EDINBURGH EH8 8EJ

You can drop in to SOLAS at the following times:
Mon/Tue/ Wed/ Fri 11am-5pm • Thur 11am - 7pm • Office hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

E-mail info@waverleycare.org
Internet www.waverleycare.org

POSITIVE VOICE
37-39 Montrose Terrace
EDINBURGH
EH7 5DJ
Tel: Office: 0131 652 0754 Volunteers: 0131 447 2500

E-mail: enquires@positive-voice.org.uk
Internet: www.positive-voice.org.uk

The service covers the Lothian area.

Positive Voice is a self help organisation for people living with HIV and people directly affected by the virus.

Positive Voice provides peer support and advocacy. All the support is provided by volunteers who are themselves living with or directly affected by HIV.

We provide advocacy both to individuals and communities of people living with HIV.

The drop in at Positive Voice runs on Mondays 12 - 8pm and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 12 - 4pm.

Positive Voice offers free complementary therapies during the drop in.

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