Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs is a national charity that supports anyone concerned about someone else’s alcohol or drug use in Scotland. We give information and advice to many people and help them with confidence, communication, general wellbeing, and we link them into local support. We also help people recognise and understand the importance of looking after themselves.When we say family, we mean who you see as your family. It could be your spouse, your parent, your sibling, your partner, your friends, your friend’s family, your colleagues, your neighbours, and anyone we may have missed.We were created in 2003 by families themselves who came together to support each other and campaign for recognition. We support people through our helpline, bereavement support service, Telehealth (one-to-one support), and our family support services in Aberdeenshire, East Dunbartonshire, Fife, Forth Valley, Inverclyde and South Lanarkshire.We are one of the Scottish Government’s Nationally Commissioned Organisations (NCOs) for alcohol and drugs and are recognised as Scotland’s leading charity for families affected by alcohol and drugs.Across Scotland families are often:• Denied support• Excluded by services in the treatment and care of their loved one• Overlooked in terms of looking after their loved one and the impact this has on their own lives• Socially isolated, shamed and stigmatised by services and communities• Powerless and at times disconnected from the wider recovery movementWith the new alcohol and drugs strategy ‘Rights, Respect and Recovery’ we are hoping this will not continue. We have our own call to action in our strategic plan 2020-2023 ‘Change Will Come’ and we work to five main outcomes:Families are supportedFamilies are includedFamilies are recognisedFamilies are connected to communitiesFamilies are a movement for change