Launch of new Recovery Services

This month sees the launch of New Hope's new Recovery Services. This new service will enable people to move from homelessness and addiction to living independently, free from alcohol and drugs.

Addiction is broken down into three stages: Recognising Change, Making Change and Maintaining the Change and this forms the basis of our vision.

Accessing the Project – Recognising Change

People, who have recognised the need to change and who want to enter a programme of recovery, will move from New Hope's Emergency Accommodation to New Hope House (the first stage of the Recovery Services).

Stage 1: Making the Change
Based at New Hope House, a 10-bed home, full support will be given for a six-month period to help people safely give up alcohol and iliicit drugs. Working closely with health professionals and Change Grow Live, groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Cocaine Anonymous, will also be in place to support residents as they make the first changes in their recovery. Residents will be able to access Cultivate, our in-house horticultural therapy and wellbeing programme.

Stage 2: Maintaining the Change
Based at the Manse, a four-bed house. This home is for people who have reached their goal of abstinence and are now trying to maintain their recovery. We will still provide support through groups and key working but the focus moves to life skills, preparation for living independently, and how to prevent a relapse.

Stage 3: Preparing for independent living
Based at the Community Home, residents will continue to maintain abstinence. Residents will be supported by the New Hope Move On Accommodations Worker who will help people find and maintain suitable long-term, independent accommodation.

We are excited about this new development which will enable us to help more people successfully escape homelessness and addiction.