Information For Boys

Alcohol

At The Corner you can come and speak to someone about any aspect of alcohol (drinking)and we can then work with you either on a 1 : 1 basis or by linking you to specialist services in the local area

Condoms

What The Corner Can Offer you

Drugs and Substance Use

At The Corner there are the following services available: talk to someone in confidence, on going 1 -1 support and referral to an appropriate service.

Employment/Training and Further Education

We have access to computers, the internet, college and university prospectuses and local newspapers for job searching including, information on volunteering and training opportunities. We can also help you fill in forms and to create a C.V. Every Thursday from 3-5pm we have an Employment Advisor from Careers Scotland, who attends the Drop-in to support and help young people with career planning, job searching, training, further education, completing application forms and cv's.

Get In the Mood For Good Food

At The Corner you can come and speak to someone about any aspect of healthy eating or eating disorders. We can then work with you in linking you to specialist services in the local area.

Gonorrhoea

What The Corner Can Offer you

Housing

At The Corner you can come and speak to someone about housing either on a 1 : 1 basis or, we can direct you to a more appropriate service. The Corner works with young people and housing in many ways - this can be something as simple as a 'listening ear', connecting you to a more appropriate service or supporting you at a housing meeting or similar.

Mental Health

At The Corner we provide 1:1 support(this is not counselling) but an opportunity to talk about your feelings, advice and information on any mental health issues you may be experiencing, or if you are concerned about a friend or family member. So feel free to phone or come into the drop-in anytime. See Opening Times for when you can come in, our phone number is 01382 206060.

Smoking

You can come and speak to a worker about smoking and stopping smoking. We have leaflets and magazines in our youth information section. Workers can also help you to find out about other places in Dundee that can help you stop smoking.

Youth Information

If you want to find out about Youth Information, there are some catagories we have a Youth Information point at The Corner. If you don't find what you're looking for, please ask a worker. There is a full time member of staff who links to other Youth Information Points.

Youth Rights

Whats on offer. It’s important to know what rights you have when accessing our service. The most important one you probably want to know is: we are a confidential service; this means that when you come to our service we will keep what you talk about private and not pass on information to anyone outside the service, even if you’re under 16. The only time we would have to pass on information about you is if we were SERIOUSLY concerned about your safety, or you were putting someone else at risk. As well as staff keeping things private we also expect people using the service to respect other young people’s right to privacy, so if you recognise someone in the drop-in, think before asking them what they’re in for, they might feel embarrassed and not want people knowing their business. We work in partnership with people regarding their rights and particularly young people in care. Produced with young people 'Suits You' is a ‘Group Agreement’ that everyone coming to the drop-in should stick to, so that everyone feels safe and respected when coming to the service. Backchat!! Not happy with the service? Then say so! The only way you guys will keep coming to our drop-in is if you feel safe, respected and listened to, so if you don’t feel this say so on our backchat form, or if we’re doing a good job feel free to pay us a compliment! On our confidential computer based and paper based ‘backchat’ just put a comment, concern or complaint and we’ll do something about it:)