Family & Friends
saFFron is CDP’s service for supporting and advising Family and Friends. CDP is continuing to develop this area of work and there are a number of initiatives that we are looking to develop under the saFFron umbrella.
There are two saFFron projects, one for Hull and another for East Yorkshire. The two projects share experiences and support each other.
The saFFron project aims to create and extend a network of parent volunteers able to facilitate and develop one-to-one, group and telephone support to families adversely affected by members drug use. This approach should lead to a number of self-help and self-sustaining support groups.
This includes the development of support for grand-parents who may have very specific needs when they find themselves looking after a second generation.
We will also be exploring the development of specific resources in consultation with parents, carers and users, e.g. the production of a family support video.
We see a role for parents and significant others, in some cases, alongside treatment, e.g. in the use of complementary therapies, which could be offered simultaneously to a number of different family members. This would both benefit significant others directly and facilitate relationship building.
Continued support and aftercare is an area that to date has often been neglected. The planning of aftercare support services, integral to the broader treatment process must include taking account of the needs, concerns and constraints upon parents and carers.
The project works to better equip families and carers to sustain the gains made by a family member whilst in treatment
The areas that we immediately address are:
- Relapse Prevention (Relapse Resistance Education)
- Coping Skills
- Health Decision Making
- Conflict Resolution
- Problem Solving
- Peer/Other Support Networking
- Crisis and Contingency Planning
- Risk Management
From April 2006 to March 2007, 292 Parents were seen in Hull and East Yorkshire (an increase of 53%) and a further 720 Parents telephoned for assistance (up 22% after an increase of 95% the year before).
To view our leaflets on our Family and Friends Support Service, please click on one of these links.
| saFFron Hull | saFFron East Yorkshire |
To view our weekly timetables for Group Events and Drop In Sessions at various locations, please click on these links.
| saFFron Hull Weekly Timetable | saFFron East Riding Weekly Timetable |
To view our Family and Friends leaflet with information to help when a family member is remanded in custody or given a prison sentence, please click on this link.
