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Community Care
This team provides services to people over 16 who are in need of help usually because of old age, disability or vulnerability. The team also works with carers and families. You might be in touch with this team if, for example, you are elderly or disabled and being abused by a partner/ex-partner or are caring for someone in this situation. It can be very difficult if your abusive partner is your main carer you or if you are being abused by the person you care for.

Contact the team on 0845 603 1576. Whenever possible, they will come to you or meet you somewhere mutually convenient.

In an emergency out of office hours phone the Emergency Social Work Service on 0800 731 6969.

Criminal Justice
This team supervises offenders in the community; works with offenders leaving prison; and supports families of prisoners and victims of crime. You may be in touch with this team as a victim of domestic abuse and/or if the person who abused you is under social work supervision.

The team is based at 6-8 Lodge Street, Haddington (01620 826 600). The office is open from 9am to 5pm on Mondays to Thursdays, and from 9am to 4pm on Fridays. You can drop in to pick up information but if you would like to see someone to talk about something in detail, it's better to phone ahead.

If you have an emergency when the offices are closed, phone the Emergency Social Work Service on 0800 731 6969.

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