Alcohol Help: Radlett: A-DASH

A-DASH, Radlett
Adolescent Drug & Alcohol Service for Hertfordshire (A-DASH)

About us:

A-DASH provides a specialist drug and alcohol treatment for young people who are under 18 and a targeted service with those with less complex needs. They work in close co-operation and partnership with the other key providers of services to young people e.g. Children, Schools and Families (CSF) services (Youth Connexions, Youth Offending Teams), Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

The Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Service (A-DASH) team provides confidential advice, support and specialist assessment and treatment to young people who have drug and alcohol problems under the age of 18, who have a Hertfordshire GP or live in or attend school in Hertfordshire.

A-DASH offers multidisciplinary alcohol assessment and treatment provision, which includes: # Psychosocial interventions, # Pharmacological prescribing Interventions, # Specialist harm reduction # Family interventions. Care Plans may include various forms of residential intervention such as hospital admission, drug rehabilitation or specialist foster placements.

Young People can phone or text directly. Other alcohol services such as: One Stop Shops, GPs, primary Care, Youth Connexions, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, Youth Offending Teams and staff working with children such as Children?s Schools and Families.

The team works in close co-operation and partnership with other key providers of services to young people e.g. CAMHS, YOT?s, Children, Schools and Families (CSF) and Youth Connexions, in reducing drug and alcohol related harm in young people.

To receive support from A-DASH the young person needs to be:

# under the age of 18 years at point of referral with a drug or alcohol problem
# living in Hertfordshire or have a Hertfordshire General Practitioner or attending school in Hertfordshire

Any person working with, or a carer of, a young person, can call the alcohol service for advice and help. They can have an anonymous discussion about how a young person?s drug use can be addressed.

The alcohol service also supports other professionals and organisations in tackling or preventing drug related problems in young people and can provide support training bespoke to the needs of that team.

The alcohol service welcomes telephone enquires to offer advice and information as well as to inform callers what services there are locally to help young people in Hertfordshire or their parents/carers.

Contact Details:

A-DASH
15 Forest Lane
Shenley
Radlett
Hertfordshire
WD7 9HQ

Telephone: 01923 427 288

Source: http://www.alcohol-help.co.uk/radlett-a-dash/

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