Alcohol Focus Scotland is the national charity for alcohol issues. The organisation was established in the early 1970's as the Scottish Council on Alcohol (SCA) and we became Alcohol Focus Scotland in 2001. Originally we supported the network of local councils on alcohol across the country by training all their volunteer counsellors. We have now grown into a bigger organisation with members drawn from a wide range of agencies in both the voluntary and statutory sectors.

In recent years, alcohol issues have gained a much higher public profile, just as the indicators of alcohol-related harm like liver cirrhosis and alcohol-related deaths have been rising.

We believe tackling our alcohol problems requires a change in culture. To help achieve this culture change, our work involves providing information and training on alcohol issues, raising awareness of alcohol-related problems, and influencing national alcohol policy.

We don't provide any treatment services directly, but we do signpost people concerned about their own or someone else's drinking to counselling and treatment services in their area.