Become a life-changer. View our current vacancies now 0191 273 8891 central.office@changing-lives.org.uk DRUG & ALCOHOL Changing Lives offer specialise drug & alcohol services to help people take their first steps towards abstinence and support their ongoing recovery. Homepage > Services > Drug & Alcohol DRUG & ALCOHOL SERVICES Dependence on drugs or alcohol is often a result of difficult life experiences. Across the North East and Yorkshire, we are on hand to help people take their first steps towards abstinence and support their ongoing recovery. Our dedicated drug and alcohol services offer tailored support to help people challenge their dependency. We understand that recovery from substance misuse is a journey. But we know that it is possible with the right support. TYPES OF SERVICE We currently offer: An abstinence based structured day programme Recovery centres for advice, peer support and community engagement Clinical services Harm minimisation services Residential support for mothers in recovery Specific services for young people NEED HELP NOW? Our services in Northumberland, Tyneside and Wear and York all accept direct referrals. Please contact them on the following numbers: Northumberland: 01670 351 239 Gateshead: 0191 477 2205 Newcastle: 0191 232 7371 York: 0190 462 1776 Find out more about our services in the Service Directory. OUR SERVICES OUR ABSTINENCE-BASED DAY PROGRAMME Our recovery programme offers a 12-week, structured, abstinence-based programme for people who wish to be free from drugs or alcohol. The programme includes: one-to-one counselling and group therapy introduction to mutual aid and 12 step philosophy workshops to develop relapse prevention strategies and improve health and wellbeing recovery support for 12 months support with employment, volunteering and educational opportunities We will work with people at any stage of their recovery journey to support access to the programme, including through a weekly pre-treatment group. OUR RECOVERY CENTRES Changing Lives’ Recovery Centres are at the heart of our support of recovery communities and are open to people at any stage of their recovery journey. Services vary by location but may include: Peer support Recovery meetings Counselling and therapeutic activities Introduction to 12 step recovery and SMART Recovery Social and community activities Volunteering and employment training Harm reduction information Phone and text message support Housing support Links and signposting to other services CLINICAL SERVICES In York, Changing Lives and Spectrum Community Health CIC work in partnership to provide specialist inventions for people who experience problematic use of drugs and/or alcohol. We can offer a range of support to help individuals to recover from drug or alcohol addiction, including: 12-week rehabilitation programme One-to-one confidential and free support Appointment with clinical team to look at ways to make changes to your drug and/or alcohol use with substitute prescribing or community detoxification Needle exchange services (also offering advice and information) Access to peer support groups and mutual aid RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT We offer a specialist accommodation project in the North East for mothers from Gateshead or Newcastle. We focus on recovery-orientated activities, building family links and eventual movement towards independent living as a family. Our aim is to help develop resilience and rebuild relationships with their children through: Safe outreach support pre-move-in, to start to develop a healthy and trusting relationship between the family and staff Begin to acknowledge past abuse, unhealthy relationships and other factors which impact on mental health and parenting capacity Support recovery and build resilience using a consistent, reliable and empathic approach using DBT skills Offer support such as DBT, Freedom Programme, therapeutic mums-to be recovery group and a baby group to support promotion and observation of promote positive attachments and healthy relationships Community integration – actively encourage families to access recovery groups and also baby and community groups within the area to family move on to WHERE WE OPERATE The majority of our drug and alcohol services are in the North East and Yorkshire. Find out more about our drug and alcohol services and how to access them in our Service Directory. WORK WITH US We regularly develop new programmes based on the ideas and views of the people we work with, statutory partners and others. If you’d like to discuss service development opportunities, contact: alex.shirley@changing-lives.org.uk . Find out more about working with Changing Lives. Find out more about our services in our Service Directory. SERVICES HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS DRUG & ALCOHOL York Young Person’s Drug & Alcohol Service WOMEN & CHILDREN EMPLOYMENT MAKE A DONATION Donate today and help us change the lives of more vulnerable people around the UK. DONATE BECOME A VOLUNTEER Volunteer with Changing Lives and help make a huge difference to the lives of thousands of vulnerable people and their families. VOLUNTEER MAKE A DONATION Donate today and help our dedicated staff and volunteers around the country continue to support over 14,000 people and their families every year. 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