Showing posts with label alcohol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alcohol. Show all posts

Thursday, 24 December 2015

It's not just words, it's truth - you kept your word

Ms A is a white female who resides in Salford.  She had decided to travel to Bradford after her lover of two years told her he would never leave his partner.
She told me she had no idea that he had a girlfriend, never mind that he would never leave her.

Ms A had a few drinks and decided she would confront him.  She travelled up to Bradford in a taxi. 
Whilst in the taxi , the driver was aware she had had too many and contacted the police.

Ms A was arrested for drunk and disorderly, brought to the cells and subsequently released without charge.


During an intervention with me, she told me she struggled with alcohol and had a personality disorder.  She had been previously received support and intervention from Mental Health in Manchester. Due to funding cuts she was unable to continue to receive the therapy she needed.

I was concerned that Ms A would miss receiving the support she needed and deserved because she did not reside in Bradford.

I liaised with the Mental Health Nurse from the Liaison and Diversion team, expressing my concerns and she contacted the Liaison and Diversion team in Salford.

This resulted in a Mental Health Nurse contacting Ms A, arranging an assessment and referral for a review on her Mental Health.


Since that day, Ms A forwarded me a message expressing her appreciation.

"I am a fighter but it was with your help that I may get resolution.  Don’t underestimate what you are doing.  You are a special person that does not get much thanks.  I am thanking you.  Please keep helping people like me.  It might not look like you are aren’t making a difference but you are.   I was almost a broken women.  Maybe I am but you made me laugh and even though it's your job, you made me feel like I am worth saving. You are genuine.  When it's impossible to trust anyone, you came through for me.  It's not just words, it's truth, you kept your word.  You helped me, don’t forget me or how much you help people".

 

Thursday, 5 November 2015

About ARCH Bradford




Our mission is ‘to inspire
and empower recovery
from substance misuse’

  
Advice
Rehabilitation
Counselling
Health

WHO DO WE HELP?
  • Are you over 18 years old
  • Do you live in Bradford, Keighley or Shipley
  • Do you have issues with drugs / alcohol (including Legal Highs)
  • Are drugs / alcohol affecting your ability to work, relationships, sleep pattern and leading you to do things you wouldn't normally
  • Are you feeling bad tempered / mood swings, anxious, emotional, low in mood and feel this may be due to drug / alcohol use
  • Are you currently involved, have you previously been involved or are you at risk of getting involved in the Criminal Justice System
  • Do you want help


WHAT DO WE DO?

ARCH offers advice, information, support and treatment to help you break the cycle of substance misuse and crime.
Support is offered on an individual basis and / or through an extensive group work programme.

You can access services right from the point of arrest, throughout a Prison sentence and in the community.


HOW DO WE DO IT?

You will be allocated a Case Manager who can support you to put together an agreed recovery plan which addresses your priorities and enables you to achieve your goals. This could be looking at accessing other services that might help you such as: Housing, Benefits, Health, Prescribing and Mutual Aid.

ARCH will do their best to support you because Recovery means more to us than being free of substances.

Groups on offer at ARCH:

  • Breakfast Group
  • Check in Group
  • Check out Group
  • MAAEZ (Introduction to 12 Steps)
  • SMART Recovery
  • Cannabis
  • Music
  • Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention
  • Lunch Group
  • Well Being
  • Core Group
  • Life Skills
  • Self Esteem & Confidence
  • Women's Group
  • Men's Group
  • Transform Group
Groups are delivered at:

  • ARCH Office in Shipley
  • Fraternal House
  • Unity & The Vault
  • Together Women's Project (TWP)

Workers also available at:

  • Keighley Probation
  • Project 6
  • Piccadilly Project
  • Bradford Dayshelter
HOW TO CONTACT US:

 Call or Text: 07530088090 or Call 01274 809800
                          
 Speak to your worker, ask them to make a referral to us and we will contact you

 www.facebook.com/ARCHBradford/


  @ARCHBradford




 http://www.archfutures.com/





We are dedicated to enhancing the health
and wellbeing of people and communities.
 

We aim to do this through innovative,
high quality and effective services
that value the individual, transform
lives and build brighter futures.