Substance abuse - Havering Drug and Alcohol Action Team

What is the Havering Drug & Alcohol Action Team?

Havering Drug & Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) is a strategic partnership of Havering Council, NHS Havering, London Probation, User and Carer Representatives and the Metropolitan Police Service.  The DAAT is responsible for local implementation of the Coalition Government's drug strategy: 'Reducing demand, restricting supply, building recovery; supporting people to live a drug free life'.

In addition the DAAT is responsible for;

• Commissioning high quality drug and alcohol treatment services for young people and adults.
• Ensuring the right services are in place for families and carers of individuals with a drug or alcohol problem.
• Reducing drug related crime through the Drug Intervention Programme (DIP) and a range of effective pathways and interventions.
• Making advice, information and harm reduction initiatives relevant to local need.
• Protecting the local community from drug related supply, crime and anti-social behaviour through our work with local partners.

DAAT partners meet quarterly to steer progress and implementation of the objectives in each of these work areas.  The DAAT Partnership Board is chaired by Andrew Ireland, Group Director of Social Care and Learning for the London Borough of Havering.

If you would like more information, please contact the DAAT staff team:

havering-daat@havering.gov.uk

Telephone: 01708 433093

Havering DAAT, Scimitar House, 23 Eastern Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3NH

Complaints Procedure

If you have a complaint about any of Havering DAAT Treatment agencies, then you should put your complaint in writing to the agency with whom you have the complaint. 

If you are not happy with the result of their complaints procedure, then you should write to Havering DAAT at the address above, for the attention of the DAAT Manager.    

Drug and Alcohol Treatment in Havering.

What sort of help is available at the London Borough of Havering?

 

 

 

 

 

Residents of Havering can access free and confidential advice, information and drug treatment services, which offer help and support for those experiences difficulties with drugs and/or alcohol:

 

First Stop

Ballard Chambers
26 High Street
Romford, RM1 1RH

 

Services Offered:

• Assessment and care planning
• 1:1 Support and motivational interviewing
• Advice, information and Needle Exchange
• Referral onto statutory and voluntary agencies
• Assertive Outreach
• Open access drop-in
• Structured Day Programme

 

Tel: 01708 747614

FREEPHONE 24/7 HELPLINE: 0800 652 5898 (If you are calling from a mobile you may be charged, please check with you network provider).

 

Opening Times

If you are new to the service please either ring for an appointment or attend the Open Access sessions on Mondays – Fridays 1pm – 3pm and Tuesdays 5pm – 7pm.

Otherwise opening hours are as follows;

Monday 9am-5pm    Tuesday 9am-7pm
Wednesday 9am-7pm   Thursday 9am-5pm
Friday 9am-5pm

 

 

New Directions

Tel: 0844 600 1145

Opening Times:

Monday – Friday 9:30am – 5pm
Late Evening:  Tuesday and Wednesday until 7:30pm

Access to this service is by referral from First Stop, please see details above for further information.

 

Services Offered:

• Substitute Prescribing
• Community detoxification programmes
• Onward referral for inpatient detoxification and residential rehabilitation
• Counselling
• Health checks
• HIV testing
• Hepatitis B and C Testing
• Hepatitis B immunisations

Havering Community Alcohol Team (CAT)

Ballard Chambers
26 High Street
Romford, RM1 1RH

Tel: 01708 757235

 

Services Offered:

• Assessment and referral
• Induction programme
• Structured Day Programme
• Counselling
• Assertive outreach
• Community detoxification
• Assessment for residential rehabilitation
• Motivational Interviewing

Opening Times

If you are new to the service then please attend during an Open Session Monday – Saturday 1pm – 3pm.

Otherwise the service is open as follows;

Monday – Saturday 9am-5pm
Thursday evening 5pm-8pm

 

 

Staying safe

As well as supporting people in drug treatment, Havering is committed to reducing the harm caused by substance misuse.  We offer healthcare advice and a free needle and syringe programme to support reducing the number of drug related deaths and the spread of blood borne viruses, such as hepatitis C and HIV.  The DAAT also works closely with other agencies to help address drug litter and drug related crime.

 

Even if you do not think you are ready for treatment, you can receive help to stay safe at First Stop.

 

Needle and Syringe Programme

Havering has a number of  needle exchange provider to help people injecting drugs to use in the safest way possible, reduce the risks associated with use such as contracting and passing on blood borne virus’ and to ensure that used needles are disposed of in a safe way.  The service is free and confidential.

 

First Stop Needle Exchange

First Stop provide a pick and mix needle exchange service and offer a wide rage of injecting equipment as well as offering specialist advice and information on safer injecting.

 

Ballard Chambers
23 High Street
Romford, RM1 1RH

Tel: 01708 747614

Opening Times:

Monday 9am-5pm    Tuesday 9am-7pm
Wednesday 9am-7pm   Thursday 9am-5pm
Friday 9am-5pm

 

Pharmacy Needle Exchange

Clean injecting equipment can be obtained free of charge in packs from pharmacies across Havering, where used works can also be returned:

Boots Pharmacy
120-126 High Street, Hornchurch, RM12 4UL

 

Crescent Pharmacy
65 Masefield Crescent, RM3 7PB

 

Lloyds Pharmacy
12 Chase Cross Road, RM5 3PR

 

Park Lane Pharmacy
1 Park Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 1BB

 

Safedales Pharmacy
82-84 Dagenham Road, Rush Green, RM13 9TR

 

Boots Pharmacy
57-59 Corbets Tey Road, Upminster, RM14 2AJ

 

Boots Pharmacy
12 Farnham Road, Harold Hill, RM3 8DX

 

Mim Pharmacy
118 North Street, RM1 1DL

 

Rise Park Pharmacy
173 Rise park Parade, Eastern Ave East, RM1 4NT

 

Lloyds Pharmacy
2 Tadworth Parade, Elm park, Hornchurch, RM12 5AS

Help for carers and families

If you are a family member or friend who has been affected by another’s drug use you can access free, confidential one to one and group support from the Family and Carer Support Service run by Daybreak.

 

Daybreak Drug Project
North Street Halls
24 North Street
Hornchurch
Essex, RM11 1QX

Tel: 01708 471361
E: office@daybreakproject.org.uk

 

Opening Hours

 

Monday and Tuesday 9am-5pm

Thursday 9am-6:30pm

 

Services Offered

 

 
• Individual counselling by qualified counsellors
 
 
• Support Group
 
 
• Family Forum
 
 
• Advice and information
 

 

You can self refer to this service, either in person or by telephone. This service also accepts referrals from other professionals and organisations via telephone for faxing a referral form. Referral forms can be obtained via Daybreak offices.

 

Young People

 

The service for under 18s in Havering is called ‘YoungAddaction Havering'

 

Scimitar House,

23 Eastern Avenue,

Romford,

Essex,

RM1 3NH

Tel: 01708 433 360

Fax: 01708 433 068

E-mail: youngaddaction@havering.gov.uk

 

The young people’s service is open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm but is flexible in offering evening or weekend appointments. The service provides:

 

• Support to schools in delivering drug education.
• Outreach drug education to young people out-of-school and in community settings.
• Prevention and early intervention work with Children Looked After by the Local Authority, truants, young people excluded from or at risk of exclusion from school.
• Comprehensive assessment of substance misuse.
• Advice and information to young people.
• Brief interventions and counseling.
• Support to young people whose parents have substance misuse problems