ARCH Initiatives - The Wirral Aftercare Project

HELPING YOU TO STAY DRUG-FREE

The Wirral Aftercare Project is an innovative, multi-agency initiative, which works with those individuals who have become drug free, helping them to sustain their drug-free status.

To develop an individual package of support based on individual need
To help individuals gain greater self confidence
To develop new skills
To enable individuals to plan and sustain a healthier, drug-free lifestyle

One to One support
Relapse prevention
Complementary therapies
Information, advice & guidance
Education/training opportunities
Employment & volunteering opportunities
Mentor advice & support
Support with housing & welfare benefits
Activities outside of office hours

Live a drug-free life
Gain self confidence
Find employment
Develop safer drinking habits
Learn new skills through training
Get a qualification

Those individuals considered to be suitable for the Aftercare Service will be one of the following:

Drug Free
Within one month of leaving mainstream rehabilitation/detoxification treatment services
Within one and one and a half months of completing a home detoxification programme
Considered to be ready for the Re-Entry phase of rehabilitation programmes by their keyworkers
Completing a custodial sentence

And will have a Wirral address.