Below are useful services to deal with issues surrounding drugs, alcohol and cigarettes.
Community Drug Education Project (CDEP)
CDEP aims to provide reliable and accurate information on drugs and drug use in a balanced way, by providing drug education sessions and drop-in resource centres, as well as displays and resource stalls at local events. The service is available to young people, parents/carers and community members.
Community Education Workers provide advice, information and education on drugs to young people and their parents and carers through drop-in services, attending community events and outreach in youth clubs.
CDEP also offers comprehensive training and satellite advice/information services to young people community members and professionals around substances and harm minimisation.
Connexions
The Connexions service has been established throughout England to ensure that every young person, aged 13 – 19, has the support needed to make a smooth transition into adulthood, working life and citizenship. We provide advice, guidance and support for young people whenever they need it, by bringing together and co-ordinating partner organisations that offer solutions to young peoples problems. Each young person receives professional help on all matters relating to personal, social educational, financial, career and health issues.
Contact us
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am – 5pm, Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 8pm
209 – 211 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, SE13 6LY tel: 020 8297 3332
email: info@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Frank
National Drugs Helpline with 24 hour confidential advice.
tel: 0800 77 66 00
Lewisham Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
CAMHS offers a specialist mental health and substance misuse service for young people up to the age of 18 years.
The aim of the service is to offer assessment and interventions for children and young people presenting with complex needs including significant substance use. E.g. daily cannabis or heavy alcohol use.
Parent Support Group (PSG)
The PSG offers a support and advice service for parents and carers of adolescents, including: telephone advice, one-to-one support, parenting skills courses, drop-in services and structured support groups. They provide ongoing or one-off support and advice around all aspects of parenting including the issues of drugs and alcohol, crime, communication and boundary setting.
Contact us
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
72 Blackheath Road, Greenwich, SE10 8DA
tel: 020 8469 0205
email: admin@psg.org.uk
Positive futures
Positive Futures is a multi-agency project, which is co-ordinated by the Millwall Community Scheme. The project aims to use sport and recreational activities to reduce anti-social behaviour, crime and substance misuse amongst young people in selected neighbourhoods. Through sports and music, the project aims to engage young people that are at risk of using drugs or are currently using drugs, and offer them alternative lifestyle choices.
Football and sports coaches are trained in basic drugs awareness and deliver sports and recreational sessions alongside interactive workshops with Drug Education Workers. During the course of the three-year project, which was launched in November 2003, young people are trained in coaching skills, so that they can train others and work towards a meaningful career.
Agencies are welcome to refer ‘at risk’ young people to this project, which will be based in North and South Lewisham on housing estates and at sports centres.
Turning Point ACAPS – Lifestyle Options Project (LOP)
LOP provides support and a range of opportunities for young people aged 11 – 25 who may be experiencing problems with drugs and/or alcohol.
Project workers and counsellors offer a holistic service by increasing awareness among young people and their families of the impact of drugs and alcohol use and misuse on individuals, family and the wider community; supporting young people to try realistic alternatives to crime and drugs; helping young people improve and enabling young people to access new activities.
LOP accepts referrals from all agencies and welcomes self-referrals through its drop-in services and outreach activities.
Contact us
Monday – Friday 9.30am – 5.30pm
17 Lewisham High St, Lewisham, SE13 5AF
tel: 020 8318 2035
email: hannah.brown@turning-point.co.uk