Thru Care

Description: The BAC-IN project provides culturally sensitive and culturally appropriate services to individuals and families from African/Caribbean, South Asian and Dual Heritage backgrounds to be able to address and treat substance misuse and related psychological issues. Wide range of services from Counselling, Mentoring, Advocacy, Group Support, Aftercare Support and Prison Inreach.

Criteria: N/A

Referral Procedure Self, family, carers, local services

Description: The out-patient community base offers a comprehensive treatment service for clients who have drug related problems. The clinic offers a wide range of tratment options providing individualised based care and will allocate a key worker to work toward mutually agreed treatment goals. A range of prescribing options are offered, including detoxification, stabilisation and harm minimisation based prescribing. Other interventions include:
Drug Liaison Hospital Service based at NUH
Asian Support Worker
Blood Borne Virus screening and immunisation
Hepatitis C Treatment Clinic
Joint working with GPs and Criminal Justice services
Referral for inpatient treatment Assessment for residential rehabilitation
Joint working with Drugs Liaison Midwife
Drug specific Psychosocial intenvention, eg, Cue Exposure, CBT therapies

Criteria: The service provides for those who are misusuing drugs and/or alcohol to a chronic or problematic extent.

Referral Procedure Self refer or written/faxed referral by GP or treatment services

Opening times:
Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 1pm - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm

Description: Telephone interpreting in over 100 languages though direct dialing or conference calls. Available for public and business sectors and voluntary organisations by subscription. Subscribers pay a management charge and charges per minute. Registered organisations phone 0845 310 9900. Also provide face to face interpreting and text translations.

24 hour helpline.

Criteria: Public services and businesses in need of interpreting and/or translation services.

Referral Procedure Phone or email.

Opening times:
24 hour helpline.

Description: New Path-Waves is a specialist addictions counselling service for individuals and families who are directly or indirectly affected by drugs & alcohol issues. New Path-waves offers psychological counselling for a wide range of personal and psychological problems, e.g. drugs or alcohol addictions, depression, anxiety, stress, issues with anger, lack of confidence, trauma, loss, cultural shame, displacement, ostracism, oppression, cultural/racial identity, relationship conflicts and personal development. Services offered are one to one Counselling/Psychotherapy, Group therapy and Advocacy. Specialising in the Black,Minority and Ethnic communities.

Criteria: Counselling/Psychotherapy services for BME communities

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Self, family, carers, local services

Description: Offering individual treatment for people with alcohol problems. Fast track assessments offered in partnership with the Hospital Alcohol and Drugs Liaison Team, also facilitating early discharge from general medical wards (often within 24 hours). Ensuring high quality care is transferred directly to the team, to continue detoxification incorporating close monitoring of any existing health problems and relapse prevention. Each service user has a programme of care designed to meet their individual needs, co-ordinated by their key worker. Group therapy, abstinence and controlled drinking programmes run along side other therapy groups, such as anxiety management and complementary therapies.

Criteria: Age 18 and over. History of excessive alcohol misuse with physical/mental health related difficulties. Safe guarding issues, offending behaviour including perpetrators and victims of domestic violence, for those based within the Nottinghamshire area.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Referrals from GP, Hospital, Probation, other statutory and non statutory agencies and self.

Opening times:
Self Referrals: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 11am - 3pm
Thursday: 1pm - 3pm

Description: Parent support for all mums, dads and carers of children. 24 hour telephone helpline that is confidential and free 0808 800 2222
Web services including live chat and email support

Local groups and workshops available in the City of Nottingham

Criteria: Available to all parents and carers who need support with parenting

Minimum age: Available to all parents and carers

Referral Procedure No referral needed - Universal provision of helpline and web.
Professionals can refer parents to extended telephone support - see the website for details

Opening times:
24 hour - 7 day a week free phone helpline

Office Hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 4pm