Local Services & Charities
Dads Against Drugs
Promotes drug awareness and healthy lifestyles
Provides a range of football and leisure activities with learning opportunities
Oasis
Supporting families and carers of drug and alcohol users in Lincolnshire
Open access and group, self-help meetings
MIND (Hull and East Yorkshire)
Leading mental health charity in England and Wales
Support and advice for people with mental health difficulties
Information, action and campaigning
Local web site under construction MIND (Hull and East Yorkshire)
12-9teen Teenage Health Project
Drop-in service - confidential clinic providing health information, advice and counselling service for 12-19 year olds living in Eastern Hull
Conifer House
The Hull and East Riding Sexual and Reproductive Health Website
Cornerhouse
Covers all aspects of sexual health, including HIV/AIDS, family planning and prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Focussed on the needs of young people, offering guidance, support and training
Compass
Range of services to tackle problem drug use, including drug related crime
ADS
The Alcohol and Drug Service
Range of outreach services in Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire
The Hull Citysafe pages on the Hull City Council web site provides some useful information under the title " Drug addiction - routes to recovery". The organisations listed there may be able to provide different types of support from outside the treatment system. [If you are in treatment with CDP, we will provide all of the contacts that you need in other organisations, as part of your treatment plan.]
Self-help and Telephone Based Services
Alcoholics Anonymous
This is the Hull and East Riding page of the national web site
National self-help group for alcoholics
Narcotics Anonymous
Click on UK Meetings on the left and select Humberside, Yorkshire or Lincolnshire for local meetings
National self-help group for drug users
Cocaine Anonymous
Click on “Where we are – Meetings” on the left for local meetings
National self-help group for cocaine users
Drink-line (no web site)
Callers can listen to recorded information about alcohol or talk to an adviser, get information, self-help materials and advice
The National Alcohol Helpline 0800 917 8282
Heroin Helpline
Offers help, advice, information, support and referral to people affected directly and indirectly by heroin use
The National Heroin Helpline 0845 4500 215
QUIT
Aim is to save lives by helping smokers to stop
Smokers wanting to quit can call the Helpline 0800 00 22 00
Free individual same day advice, stopsmoking@quit.org.uk emailed to you
Samaritans
A listening service for people who are feeling desperate, lonely or suicidal
National Helpline: 08457 909090
Local Branch: 75 Spring Bank, Hull HU3 1AG (01482 323456), 9am - 10pm
Local Services and Charities without Web Sites
Hull & East Riding Drug Action Teams
Local substance misuse services and strategies are the:
East Riding and Hull Hull DAT, Floor 3, Kingston House, Bond Street, Hull, HU1 3ER
Telephone 01482 612813/615022 Hotline: 0800 138 0941
East Riding DAT, 22 Lairgate, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 8EP
Telephone 01482 391012 Hotline: 0800 915 0235
National Drug Action Team website is in Tackling Drugs Changing Lives
ReFresh
Range of services including advice and information, drug education, targeted prevention work and planned, brief or long term, work with young people
3rd Floor Stonefield House, 16-20 King Edward Street, Hull HU1 3SS (01482 331059 or 331063)
Email: stepwise@hullcc.gov.uk
Hours: 12:30am to 2:00pm, Monday to Friday
Note that this servicedoes not have its own web site, but information can be found on the Hull City Council web site. It changed its name from StepWise in August 2007, so look for information under that name as well.
This is a direct link to information about ReFresh (correct at 26.10.07)
If this does not work, then use the Council's A-Z Directory, checking for both ReFresh and Stepwise
Hull City Council – Children, Young People and Families Directory
Family Support Service Area North
Drop-in centre - advice, information and counselling on drugs and alcohol
Family Centre, George Street, Bridlington, East Yorkshire YO15 3PS (01262 602 612)
Alcohol Advisory Service
Counselling, advice and group-work for those with drink problems and their families
82 Spring Bank, Hull (01482 320606)
The Warren
Provides advice and information to young people on a range of subjects
47/49 Queens Dock Avenue, Hull HU1 3DR (01482 218115)
RAPP (The Rights and Participation Project)
Provides independent advice, support and advocacy to children and young people in need in order to provide a children’s rights service
47-49 Queens Dock Chambers, Queens Dock Avenue, Hull HU1 3DR (01482 225855)
Young People's Support Service (YPSS)
Support any young person (16+) who is having difficulties in their lives
1st Floor, Stonefield House, 16-20 King Edward Street, Hull HU1 3SS (01482 331000)
Impact DAS
Helps people tackle their own or a relatives drug or alcohol problem
4 Dudley Street, Grimsby DN31 2AB (01472 251351)
