Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Teen Challenge North East Scotland ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://tcns.org.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Life Stories](https://tcns.org.uk/life-stories/) - Many men and women have had their lives turned around at Sunnybrae and Benaiah – have a read of these inspiring stories of freedom. - [Nicky & Andrew Gilmour ](https://tcns.org.uk/nicky-andrew-gilmour/) - Nicky and Andrew spent a combined 33 years lost in addiction. It took almost everything from them—home, health, family, hope, and nearly ended their lives. - [Louise Burrows](https://tcns.org.uk/louise-burrows/) - Alcohol had taken everything I had; my relationships, my job, my home, my car and most heartbreaking of all my children. - [William McIntosh](https://tcns.org.uk/william-mcintosh/) - I came to Teen Challenge Sunnybrae with the motivation to break my then 10-year battle with heroin addiction. - [Kamila Wojtula](https://tcns.org.uk/kamila-wojtula/) - Alcohol was present in my life from the day I was born. I could actually say that I was born drunk as my Mother was taken to hospital from a squat where she had been drinking for months. - [Dean Crawford](https://tcns.org.uk/dean-crawford/) - No matter how much praise I received or how much success I achieved, nothing could satisfy the seemingly unquenchable desire I had to experience more than what life appeared to offer. ## Pages - [Homepage](https://tcns.org.uk/) - Hope is within reach Welcome to Teen Challenge North East Scotland How We Help Life Stories We support adults and teens who are struggling with drug and alcohol addictions. At our two residential centres; our men’s centre, Sunnybrae, and women’s centre, Benaiah, people take time out to rebuild their lives. Find out more Our 12 - [Privacy Policy](https://tcns.org.uk/privacy-policy/) - This privacy policy explains the following: What personal data we collect How long we hold your personal data for Who has access to this personal data Which third parties have access to the data on my website? What happens when you visit this website Access to your personal information Changes to this privacy notice How - [Donate](https://tcns.org.uk/support-us/donate/) - Donate By donating to Teen Challenge North East Scotland you are helping to change lives. Every pound given is used to help men and women break free from addictions. Online You can donate to us online, via PayPal. Please follow the link below: Make a Donation Over the Phone We can take donations from bank - [Duty of Candour](https://tcns.org.uk/duty-of-candour/) - Starting in April 2019, it became a legal requirement for care services and social work services to produce an annual report summarising the lessons learned from their Duty of Candour incidents throughout the year. This report must be published and the Care Inspectorate must be notified of its completion. Teen Challenge UK (Sunnybrae & Benaiah) - [How We Help](https://tcns.org.uk/how-we-help/) - How We Help We provide help and support to men and women of all ages who have struggled with drug and alcohol dependency and who are eager for a fresh start in life. Over the course of the last 20 plus years, hundreds of people have came to our centres and experienced major breakthroughs, leaving - [Get Help](https://tcns.org.uk/get-help/) - Get Help If you or a loved one is seeking help with life-controlling addictions, please get in touch. For each person, the application process involves the following three steps: 1. Complete our online application form (below) 2. Ask your doctor to complete a Health Information Form Please download the Health Information Form and ask your - [FAQs](https://tcns.org.uk/contact-us/faqs/) - FAQs How can I get help? If you are looking to enter the Teen Challenge programme, please complete our application form on our Get Help page. What is the age limit? Teen Challenge UK centres accept adults aged 18-60. The Teen Challenge programme adopts a youthful approach to recovery, involving a lot of activities, which - [Volunteer](https://tcns.org.uk/support-us/volunteer/) - Volunteer Volunteers can play a very significant role in helping us achieve our goal of seeing people recover from life controlling problems and discover new hope and reach their full potential. What can you offer through volunteering? Skills and abilities A fresh perspective Enthusiasm Energy An extra set of hands Training and supervision will be - [Family Restoration](https://tcns.org.uk/how-we-help/family-restoration/) - The restoring of these connections and relationships can have a huge impact on an individual’s recovery as they find freedom not only from substances, but crucially the hurts, guilt and shame they can feel for mistakes they’ve made; which often lie at the root of addictions. As part of this, as well as regular phone - [Our Programme](https://tcns.org.uk/how-we-help/our-programme/) - Programme The course, built on Christian beliefs, has been designed to help each individual resident: Realise their potential Identify their skills and abilities Be responsible about their past Make the most of the present Plan positively for the future Because residents have abused substances, many lack self-discipline and have developed negative views of themselves, authority - [The Global Teen Challenge Story](https://tcns.org.uk/about-us/the-global-teen-challenge-story/) - The Global Teen Challenge Story Sunnybrae, our men’s centre, opened in 2003, and our women’s centre, Benaiah, opened in 2009. However, Teen Challenge was birthed in New York, far from Scottish shores, almost 70 years ago. In 1958, while in a time of prayer, a young Pennsylvanian Pastor, David Wilkerson, felt inspired to reach out - [Sunnybrae Men's Centre](https://tcns.org.uk/about-us/sunnybrae-mens-centre/) - Set away from the hustle and bustle of towns and cities, the centre is a peaceful retreat for those struggling with life-controlling addictions. At Sunnybrae, residents complete the year-long Teen Challenge Programme, which equips men for new, fresh lives. For more information, please contact the centre on 01651 891627 or “My son’s mental health has - [Our Team](https://tcns.org.uk/about-us/our-team/) - Our Team We work closely as a team to provide the highest standard of support to our residents. The team – made up of a mix of Support Workers, Personal Advisers, Family Liaison Officers and Counsellors, as well as Finance and Administration Officers – are all SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) registered and have either - [Who We Are](https://tcns.org.uk/about-us/who-are-we/) - Who We Are We believe in supporting people to become mentally sound, emotionally balanced, socially adjusted, physically well and spiritually alive. Our focus is on helping residents to not only deal with their physical dependency, but to ultimately address the underlying issues that led to or contributed to their addictions. We run a men’s centre, - [About Us](https://tcns.org.uk/about-us/) - About Us Teen Challenge North East Scotland is a faith-based addiction recovery charity, which supports men and women to thrive in life without drugs and alcohol. We run two residential centres; our men’s facility Sunnybrae, and women’s centre, Benaiah, where people take time out to rebuild their lives. Teen Challenge operates 1,400 programmes in 140 - [Support Us](https://tcns.org.uk/support-us/) - Support Us We are very grateful for the generous support of people who give towards our work. Contributions are given in a variety of ways, including financial donations, prayers for our centres and the gifting of supermarket voucher donations to help cover the cost of Christmas lunch for our residents. By donating to Teen Challenge - [Contact Us](https://tcns.org.uk/contact-us/) - Contact Us Sunnybrae Our men’s residential centre, Sunnybrae, is located in the heart of the Scottish countryside. Address (by appointment only): Sunnybrae, Woodhead, Fyvie, Turriff, AB53 8LS Call us: 01651 891 627 Benaiah Benaiah is our women’s addiction residential refuge where residents can turn their lives around. Address (by appointment only): Benaiah, Peterhead AB42 5DL Call - [Benaiah Women's Centre](https://tcns.org.uk/about-us/benaiah-womens-centre/) - Benaiah – which means ‘God has built’ – is the only centre in the north of Scotland that allows mothers to continue living with their children while the parent works on their recovery. At the centre – which can also accommodate pregnant women with addictions – all residents complete the year-long Teen Challenge Programme, which - [Apply](https://tcns.org.uk/get-help/apply/) - [Prep for Teens Challenge](https://tcns.org.uk/get-help/prep-for-teens-challenge/) - [Cookies](https://tcns.org.uk/cookies/) ## Categories - [News](https://tcns.org.uk/category/news/)