Drug and Alcohol Services: Children & Young People's Information Directory

Contains details of agencies and services which deal with substance and alcohol misuse.

Criminal Justice Interventions and Agencies
Contains details of relevant agencies within the Barnsley Borough.

Education & Training
Contains details of relevant organisations and agencies for drug or alcohol users and those who are interested in learning more about drugs and alcohol.

Health Services
Contains details of organisations and agencies who provide a health service to drug or alcohol users and those affected by someone else's drug or alcohol use.

Safety
Contains details of organisations who are working to make the community safer and address the problem of drug and alcohol use in Barnsley.

Support Groups
Contains details of support groups and drop in services in the Barnsley Borough for drug and alcohol users and/or those affected by someone else's drug and alcohol use.

Treatment Services
Contains details of treatment services for drug or alcohol misusers aged over 18 years in the Barnsley Borough.

Young People's Services
Contains details of services for drug and alcohol users and anyone affected by drug and alcohol use who are under 19 years of age.

Al-Anon Family Groups
Al-Anon is a nationwide support group for families and friends of alcoholics - past or present. Call for details of your local support group.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
AA is a support group for men and women to get together and share their experiences, strength and hope with others and to recover from Alcoholism. There are no dues or fees for AA membership. The primary purpose of the group is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobreity. Meetings at held are various locations.

Barnsley Beacon Support Services
We are a support group for parents, families and friends of substance misusers. As part of our commitment to raise awareness on drugs and drug related issues on behalf of the Children and Young People's Board, we offer a presentation on how family life changes when a family member starts to misuse substances. We look at family life before substance misuse, the different types of drugs and their effects, the indications and evidence of substance misuse and how things change and why. We are willing to give presentations to parents and families as well as children in schools.

Barnsley Churches Drugs Project
Barnsley Churches Drugs Project is run by trained volunteers offering a warm and welcoming place with hot drinks, food and activities for homeless people and people with drug and alcohol problems. Drop-in sessions are held in St Peter's Church Hall.

Barnsley Neighbourhood Watch Liason Group
Co-ordinated Borough wide neighbourhood watch scheme incorporating branches throughout the Borough.

Barnsley NHS Stop Smoking Service
Support programmes for people who want to stop smoking.

Barnsley Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Helpline (BSARCH)
Helpline and free, confidential face to face counselling service for women aged over 15 who have been raped or sexually abused at any time in their lives.

Barnsley Substance Misuse Team
Barnsley Substance Misuse Team offer many services including: * Detoxification programmes * Stabilisation programmes * Relapse prevention clinics * Residential rehabilitation * Keyworking with an emphasis around child protection * Harm minimisation * Interventions around blood borne viruses.

Child and Adolescent Unit
The Child and Adolescent Unit provide individual, group and family therapy for young people aged 0 to 16 who have emotional, behavioural or developmental problems. They also have a prescribing service for under 16's in-conjunction with The BARN (see seperate entry).

Discarded Needles and Syringe Pick-Up
Collection and disposal of discarded needles and syringes from external locations throughout the borough. Collection is free and operates during daylight hours, seven days a week.