Our services
Essex Young People's Drug and Alcohol Service works with
children, young people and families affected by drug or alcohol use
- whether your own or someone else's.
Our Services include:
- Integrated Recovery Management
System (provided in partnership with Open Road and commissioned
by Essex Drug and Alcohol Partnership). This includes Triage,
Assessment, Advice, Information, Specialist Harm Reduction,
Allocated Recovery Managers and Recovery Pathway Planning.
- Structured Intervention
Service (provided in partnership with Open Road and
commissioned by Essex Drug and Alcohol Partnership).
This includes Psychosocial and other structured
interventions.
We do this through teams based in 4 quadrants of
Essex (North, South, Mid and West) comprised of 1 x
Recovery Manager (IRMS), 1 x Recovery Worker (IRMS) and 1 x
Structured Intervention Worker (SIS). We also have two further
Structured Intervention Workers (Targeted) (SIS) who cover two
quadrants each, and a Management and Admin Team located
centrally.
- Schools Liaison Workers
(working in Tendring and Colchester localities and commissioned by
North Essex PCT and LDG's)
"I think it was a fantastic service that not
only gave advice about drugs and the dangers but also gave you
someone who would listen to your views on the situation. Thanks for
all your help" Male client, aged 16.
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