Next Chapter Scotland
Support Type:
Need supported:
- Advocacy
- Family Support
- Sexual Offending
- Social Isolation
- Women
- Other
Aim/Purpose:
Next Chapter Scotland exists to help anyone in Scotland who has been involved with the criminal justice system to navigate the stigma and discrimination that they can face throughout their lives.
Suitability criteria:
- All genders
- All ages
Assessment/referral process:
- Self-referral
Open access website: www.nextchapterscotland.org.uk Open access helpline: 0330 355 7145 Facebook peer support group: Next Chapter Scotland
Contact information:
Website links:
Further Information:
If any part of your life feels harder to manage because you or a loved one have been involved with the criminal justice system, we’re here to help. Our website and support helpline will help you to understand your rights and point you in the direction of organisations that can support you. Our advocacy service is there to support people facing the most complex of rights violations. Our Listening Ear Service can support people who are feeling lonely and isolated. Our Collective Advocacy Network, Rising Voices CAN, brings people together to support them to speak up and speak out about their experiences. Our trading arm, NC: Collective CIC, is Scotland’s first stigma-free professional collective exclusively for skilled individuals with criminal records.