There are high rates of overlap between domestic abuse and substance use.

Alcohol and drug use does not cause domestic abuse but they can increase the frequency and severity of domestic abuse. Alcohol and drugs can sometimes be used as a coping mechanism by victims  of domestic abuse.

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Family Support Service – The Children’s Society

Deliver family support groups and one-to-one support across Essex to help families or friends dealing with drug and alcohol misuse. The family member who is affected through alcohol/substance misuse could be a child or adult, as long as they are connec

Family Solutions

Family Solutions is aimed at helping families with a range of issues on a voluntary basis.  Family Solutions works with Families by helping them identify solutions to their problems. Family Solutions will work with families who have two or more of the

Al-Anon

Al-Anon Family Groups offers free and inclusive meetings for the benefit of the relatives and friends of drinkers. It is estimated that for every alcoholic there are at least five other people affected by their disease. Al-Anon Family Groups can comple

Essex Alcohol Recovery Community (ARC)

Essex ARC provide support, advice and information around alcohol use. Whether you want to reduce the amount you drink, or how often you drink, or abstain completely. They provide a range of support that is designed around your personal needs and aspira

Outside the Wire

A bespoke drug and alcohol service offering confidential advice and support to current and ex HM Forces personnel and their families, across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. ​They offer confidential and tailored support for PTSD, mental ill health, substanc

Essex Young People’s Drug & Alcohol Service (EYPDAS)

If you are worried or concerned about a child, young person or young adult who is 24 or under an lives in New Essex, then EYPDAS is here for you.  Facilitated by The Children’s Society, EYPDAS provide a wide range of drug and alcohol help and treatment

Futures In Mind

Futures in Mind is a partnership who support people with substance/alcohol misuse and mental ill health. Their support includes; Peer Led Activities – a chance to socialise in a safe place, get hands on with the Wildlife Trust, join a reading group and

Full Circle (delivered by Phoenix Futures)

Essex Full Circle Community Service The Full Circle is commissioned to work with offenders with complex and additional needs across the whole of Essex (excluding Thurrock & Southend unitary authorities). The complex and additional needs we work wit

Open Road

Open Road is a registered charity that provides support for individuals affected by drugs and alcohol across Essex. This open access service provides a range of options including assessment, group work and case management service for young people and a

Forward Trust

Following the merger of the Forward Trust and Action on Addiction, the Forward Trust offer abstinence-based therapeutic support to people who live anywhere in the county. This is a structured treatment programme which aims to help people understand the

Inclusion Visions

Inclusion Visions service offers a free and confidential service to residents of Thurrock aged 18 and over affected by drug or alcohol use. At Inclusion, they believe service users can change their lives and they help to facilitate that change through

Southend Treatment and Recovery Service (STARS)

Service Overview Southend Treatment and Recovery Service (STARS) support people who have issues with drugs and/or alcohol and want to make a positive change. They also support the family and friends of people who are worried about their loved ones subs