Summer 2021 In this edition: • • • • • • • Service Updates Groups Family Support News Additional Support Needle Exchange/NSP Direct Wareham Recovery Group • • • • • • • • Swanage Allotment Training Book Review Health & Wellbeing Recipe Summer in Dorset Recovery Fund Start Groups Welcome: Welcome all to the Summer edition of the Newsletter for service users, volunteers, mentors, students, and staff. We offer a wide range of information about how to keep yourself safe, the needle exchange programme, free and accessible service for parents/carers/families. We would like to hear from you, your ideas, what is important to you, what are your questions and in general more service users, mentors, and volunteers to contribute to the newsletter on a regular basis. Please email your ideas and contributions to the Community Development Coordinator: FranciscaVeale@ reach-dorset.org Remember there are lots of useful resources on our EDP website in the ‘Resource Library’. There you can also find the ’Dorset Wellbeing Directory’ which has been updated this month and is full useful information. Or ask a member of staff or volunteer to print off a copy for you. Join us on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/EDPDrugandAlcoholServices/ Watch our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdQ_ JI4bowjRKZ3-muhpSA Did you know...? www.edp.org.uk/reach 1
The government has opened the doors for us to offer more direct contact opportunities to provide services face to face individually and in groups for the time being. We will continue to offer some groups via Zoom for those who cannot attend our hubs. Here is an update of services available: WEYMOUTH and the West: The Weymouth Coffee Tavern is open weekdays for appointments and offering a NSP between 9.30am – 4pm. Our satellite services in Bridport, Lyme Regis and Beaminster are now open and offering face to face appointments. We are hoping that with the lifting of restrictions, we may be able to start group sessions face to face in the near future. Until then, please see list of ZOOM groups further down in the newsletter. UPDATE FROM NORTH DORSET HUBS: Gillingham office we offer a service between 9 and 5 Monday to Friday. 1:1s, prescribing reviews, needle exchange, drug testing, DBST. Groups currently online as per group timetable. • Blandford United Reformatory Church Wednesdays and Fridays between 9 and 5. Same services as above. • Shaftesbury Hospital on a Friday afternoon until 5pm. Same services as above, except groups. • Sherborne not currently in use (believe plan is from end of July) Tinneys Youth Club and Yateman Hospital. • Blackmore Vale GP Surgery at Sturminster Newton first Monday of every month 3-6.30 for 1:1 and prescribing reviews UPDATE FROM EAST HUBS: • Christchurch Hub is open 9-5pm Mon – Friday. • Wimborne is open 9-5pm Mon – Thursday. • Wareham is open on Tuesdays (Purbeck Gateway church) and Thursdays (Wareham hospital by appointment only) • Swanage currently does not have a satellite open but we are using virtual/online means for engaging with clients. www.edp.org.uk/reach 2
NEW SERVICE IN THE EAST but available to all via Zoom: • Danny has started a new Group online every Tuesday Called ‘Recovery In Balance’, it is going to be for those who work and can’t make daytime meetings. Please sign post anyone you have on your caseload to the meeting. They will start at 6.30pm and run to 7.30pm every Tuesday and pending on numbers the time will expand hopefully. • Join Zoom Meeting https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/61899348088 • Meeting ID: 618 9934 8088 • Passcode: 699187 Introduction of new service: REACH OUT workers Chris and Chancy work for a newly formed team called REACH OUT tasked with helping people that have complex issues associated with their substance or alcohol misuse (poor mental health, abuse, domestic violence, PTSD etc.) but primarily that they are in one way or another homeless (on the street, sofa surfing, in temporary accommodation, in sheltered accommodation etc.) because of these issues. Their role within this team is Creative Solutions and Wellbeing Worker and they will be looking at creative solutions to aid recovery, those that fall outside of normal treatment, based on ABCD or ABCE models of recovery. This will entail a whole person centred approach where they will assess a person’s personal interests, hobbies, aspirations, skills, qualifications, etc. to try to engage and re-connect them to these. It’s about reconnection to self and society. If you have any great ideas or great connections with organisations, initiatives, companies and/or people that you feel they should be talking to, then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the team via your worker/supervisor. We want to hear from you! www.edp.org.uk/reach 3
Day Group name Time Monday Lose the Booze 10.30am – 12.00pm 968 4891 2220 Password: 770022 Open to All Clients Monday Evening alternating Parents Group 7.45pm8.45pm 93875620916 Passcode: 144100 Open To All Parents Who Are Clients Tuesday SMART Recovery 10.30am – 12.00pm 952 8918 4905 Password: 560590 Open to All Clients Tuesday Evening Recovery In Balance 6.30pm – 7.30pm 9934 8088 Passcode: 699187 Open to All Clients Wednesday Changing Thinking Patterns 10.30am – 12.00pm 958 7914 1637 Passcode: 284212 Open to All Clients Wednesday Evening SMART 7.30pm to 9pm 928 6400 6427 Password: 975040 Open to all clients Wednesday Evening alternating weeks Relative Support 6.30pm8.00pm 910 5306 2262 Password: 171455 Open to All Thursday Recovery Group 10.30am – 12.00pm 913 6907 5450 Password: 687099 Open to All Thursday Reach Recovery Workshop 11.00am – 12.30pm 657 5364 6552 Password: 670098 Open to all clients Friday Moving Forward 10.00am – 12.00pm 940 8428 1060 Passcode: 991662 Invite Only, but open to all areas www.edp.org.uk/reach 4 Zoom details & joining code
Family support – what they do and self referral The Specialist Family Support Team run a parent group fortnightly. This group offers help, information, support and guidance on a range of topics for parents with children from new-born to under 18. The group is open to all parents accessing the Reach service whether their children are currently living with them or not. The parent group is a safe space to talk and discus matters, as well as getting to know other parents, and the Specialist Family Support Team.The EDP Reach Specialist Family Support team can offer advice and support to families with parental substance misuse. We deliver a tailored and integrated support package based on strengths, needs and risks (including crisis intervention approaches). To make a referral or for more information please contact 0800 043 4656. Clients can also self-refer for support from the team. We can currently offer the following support; • Face to face meeting – home visits , going into schools, community outreach (supporting the whole family) • Telephone / video calls • Parents group (evening) • Training to other professional • Dorset Family Matters applications • Family Court documentation • Links with Probation • Lead or Supporting Professional www.edp.org.uk/reach 5
Testimony from a client: “Before COVID-19 I had not had a drink for 42 days, I was working and enjoying an alcohol free life with my family. Then lockdown happened, I was furloughed, my routine and structured was taken away, I had to try and support my daughter who has struggles of her own. My mood became low, old habits returned and I lapsed. My Family Support Worker contacted me and I told her what had happened. She put a plan together for me which I am trying hard to stick to. I am using the online resources available to me and having weekly phone 1:1’s as well as workbooks emailed to me. It’s still a struggle but I know the support is there for me when I need it” Further info: Family Information Service (FIS) – this has a wealth of information including childcare providers, support, SEN, activities available and contact details. This can be accessed by anyone and we encourage parents and families to refer to it regularly. https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/children-families/get-help-for-your-family/family-information-service.aspx Further info: Family Information Directory this has an easy to use search and filter facility to make accessing relevant information as easy as possible. https://familyinformationdirectory.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/kb5/dorset/fsd/home.page www.edp.org.uk/reach 6
New Mental Health service: Connection Connection is a round-the-clock helpline for people needing mental health support. The number - 0800 652 0190 - offers 24/7 telephone access to mental health advice and support for people of all ages. Staff are trained to support anyone who calls, regardless of the level of their mental health crisis. If they cannot help you resolve your problems directly, they can signpost you to the most appropriate service to meet your needs. If you require urgent, face-to-face help or advice, they may direct you to your nearest Retreat or Community Front Room. Alternatively, they may put you in touch with our Steps to Wellbeing service, your local Community Mental Health Team or a charity such as the Dorset Mental Health Forum. They can also arrange an urgent assessment within four hours if required. If you are struggling to cope or feel close to the edge, for whatever reason, help is just a phone call away. 0800 652 0190 The Retreat The Retreat is a safe, welcoming place to discuss your problems, access support and work towards solutions. Staffed by both mental health professionals and peer specialists (people with personal experience of mental health issues), The Retreat offers outof-hours support and advice on self-management. You don’t need to be referred by a doctor or other health professional, and you don’t need to phone ahead – just turn up and ring the front doorbell. The Retreat will not offer medication or structured therapy. If you require a different level of support, we may offer you an assessment and a possible referral to other clinical services. You can access the Retreat at two locations: • Hahnemann House, Hahnemann Road, Bournemouth (BH2 5JW) • 30, Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester (DT1 2ER) Both sites are open every day from 4.30pm – 12midnight. Where possible, we would encourage you to attend before 11pm in order to make best use of this service. www.edp.org.uk/reach 7
Community Front Rooms Community Front Rooms are back open for face-to-face drop-ins and will continue to provide virtual drop-in sessions. Both are available Thursday-Sunday from 3.15-10.45pm for support. Community Front Rooms (CFRs) are open to anyone over 18 who needs face-to-face support. They are staffed by mental health professionals and peer specialists (people with personal experience of mental health issues), and are there for you if you are struggling to cope and feel you are approaching a crisis point. CFRs are welcoming, informal, safe spaces where you can discuss your problems. Staff will not offer medication or structured therapy, but rather self-management advice and support that helps you find the solutions to aid your recovery. There is no referral or appointment needed, just turn up and ring the doorbell. If the staff feel the CFR is not the most appropriate level of support for you, they may offer you an assessment which may lead to further support from the other mental health services available. CFRs are provided by charitable housing association BCHA, which works in partnership with local charity Hope to run the Shaftsbury CFR, and local charity Burrough Harmony to deliver the Bridport CFR. CFRs are not able to work with people who: • require medical attention beyond basic first aid/wound care • are intoxicated by alcohol or substances • display threatening or physically aggressive behaviour • are under the age of 18. Where possible we would encourage you to attend before 10pm to make best use of this service. Access the service virtually with the choice of locations below. • Bridport Community Front Room The Assembly Rooms Gundry Lane Bridport Dorset DT6 3RL 07385 290804 • Shaftesbury Community Front Room Hope Offices Longmead Industrial Estate Shaftesbury SP7 8PL 07714 550969 • Wareham Community Front Room Unit 1, Leanne Business Centre, Sandford Lane, Wareham, BH20 4DY 07971 614931 • Weymouth Community Front Room 56 St Mary Street Weymouth DT4 8PP 07966 808845 Further information about the Community Front Rooms is available on the Dorset HealthCare Access Mental Health website: https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/application/files/1416/2383/0517/PD-MHS30-21_Access_Mental_Health_leaflet_printers_ marks.pdf www.edp.org.uk/reach 8
The Hub of Hope The Hub of Hope is more than just another mental health app, it’s a gateway to recovery. If you or a loved one is struggling with any mental health concern, we urge you to start with the Hub of Hope, to find the most relevant and readily available support near you, when you need it. With more than 1,800 local, regional, grassroots and national services currently listed, and that number growing each day, the Hub of Hope is the UK’s go-to mental health support signposting tool. It includes a “Get Help Now” function which allows you to talk directly to Samaritans or access text message support via Crisis Text line. You can access the Hub of Hope FREE online or download for FREE from the App Store or Play Store. https://www.chasingthestigma.co.uk/hub-of-hope/about-the-hub/ www.edp.org.uk/reach 9
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