Forward Leeds provides support for adults, young people and families needing help with alcohol and drug use in Leeds.
Referral Criteria
Forward Leeds delivers a range of services across Leeds. This includes services from three hubs, located in Seacroft, Armley and Kirkgate, in the city centre. Forward Leeds also provides a dedicated single point of contact phone service, where trained workers can help you decide on what course of action to take.
You can refer yourself or you can be referred through a GP or other health care professional. details of how to refer to Forward Leeds are on their website.
Offering a wide range of support and interventions for people with problems with alcohol or drugs, Forward Leeds is the integrated alcohol and substance misuse service in Leeds for adults and Young People. Barca-Leeds is a proud partner in delivering this service alongside Waythrough, St Anne’s Community Services and the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Forward Leeds provides support for adults, young people and families. This support ranges from brief interventions for people where alcohol/drug use is starting to become problematic to interventions with people who are dependent. We provide services that can include: structured therapeutic support, prescribing (including for maintenance, relapse prevention and detox) and recovery work. They also offer harm reduction services including needle exchange, housing support, family support and mental health support.
Barca-Leeds delivers the following specialist services:
Forward Leeds' Young People's Team offers a confidential and non-judgemental service to young people up to the age of 21, and occasionally up to the age of 24.
The service provides one-to-one support around drug and alcohol issues, emotional support, physical and sexual health support, group work and support for families and concerned others around young people’s drug and alcohol use.
The Family Plus service focuses on getting families early help. Family Plus workers work with the family and our Recovery Coordinators to provide a rounded package of support to get the best possible outcomes for the children as well as at the same time supporting parents, through the recovery journey.
Included in the Family Plus offer is specialist one-to-one and group work provision for children and young people. This provision supports children and young people with emotional health and wellbeing as well as drug and alcohol awareness to prevent second generational substance misuse.
Early Help Hubs offer a single point of contact for advice, help and support. Forward Leeds has specialist Substance Coordinators based at the city’s three Early Help Hubs. Parents/guardians can access informal support and if required, be referred to other relevant organisations, including sustained recovery options.
The Barca-Leeds Focused Intervention team is based in the three Forward Leeds hubs and provides one-to-one support for people who wish to make changes to their alcohol or substance use.
Forward Leeds work in partnership with a number of GP practices and health centres across the city to make services more accessible for people with alcohol issues. Workers visit surgeries on a weekly basis to assess new clients and help people access the full range of provision at Forward Leeds.
The Focused Intervention Housing Team support people impacted by drug or alcohol use who have additional housing issues. Supporting people to make positive changes to their drinking or substance use and maintain accommodation appropriate to their needs.
Forward Leeds have a team that can provide training and information around alcohol and drugs. This includes providing brief interventions in the workplace. They can be contacted to arrange sessions for organisations and can deliver over Zoom.
To get in touch, please visit the Forward Leeds website, give Forward Leeds a call 0113 887 2477 or email info@forwardleeds.co.uk
