| DASH - Young Persons Drugs Outreach Project - Leominster and South Wye |
DASH - Young Persons Drugs Outreach Project - Leominster and South Wye
Geographical Area: DASH is based in Hereford City and offers a county wide service. The two O
Age Range Min: 0
Age Range Max: 19
Gender Specific: no
| Culturally Specific: no
Method of Access: Meeting the Outreach workers in the community, using the drop in services (South Wye, Newton Farm Advice Centre Thursdays 12 - 4pm, Leominster Community Hospital, Mondays 2 - 5pm) , referral through their GP.
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| Description |
The service has Outreach Workers based in South Wye and Leominster (two in each area). Their work is multi-faceted from offering impartial, informal advice and information, to supporting young people in a non-judgmental way with relapse prevention, harm reduction and complete abstinence advice. They are qualified to offer help and assistance on matters of sexual health, housing and employment.
Offering face to face 2:1 support, workers act as 'sign posters', referring young people to other agencies.
DASH, the county treatment provider is the mother organization of the Outreach Project. |
| Objectives |
| To make contact with difficult to reach young people and those not engaged in services, to steer them in the right direction and to try and reduce drug related harm. |
| Staff Profile |
| 4 Outreach Workers and support from DASH |
| Linked Organisations |
| Many multi-agency links such as CAMHS, Youth Counselling Trust, Alcohol services. If they need to refer a young person on to another agency, they will become the Key Worker and plan and coordinate a care package for that young person. |
