Treatment and support services

This section gives information on drug and alcohol treatment and support services available across Northern Ireland. There are a wide range of services available from short term extended brief interventions to more longer term community based or residential based one to one therapeutic treatment services. There are also services which offer ongoing recovery focussed group support, services which offer advice and support for your wider needs such as housing and ‘low threshold’ services specifically set up for those not yet ready or able to engage with mainstream or longer term treatment services.

Drug and alcohol services operate within a ‘Tiered Model’ and before searching for a service it might be useful to click here and learn more about what type of help and support is available at each ‘Tier.’ This may help you to better understand which level of support you might need or prefer and to better fine-tune your search options or to filter your results.

Region: BHSCT/BDACT

Low Threshold Service - Harm reduction focussed service for homeless injecting drug users to access supported hostel accommodation

Region: BHSCT/BDACT

Low Threshold Service - Harm reduction focussed therapeutic support for people at risk of losing their tenancy/accommodation due to problematic alcohol misuse

Region: BHSCT/BDACT

A youth friendly, holistic health and wellbeing service where young people aged 11-25 have opportunities to socialise and to get advice and support on a range of issues

Region: BHSCT/BDACT

One to one support for alcohol and/or drug misuse (and other associated issues)

Open Access / Self Referrals Accepted

Region: BHSCT/BDACT

The Extern Street Injectors Support Service (SISS) uses experienced staff to engage with street injectors in Belfast and to collect and dispose of inappropriately discarded injecting equipment.

The hours of this service are varied, including evenings and weekends, and it provides a vital link to vulnerable drug users by assisting with access to temporary accommodation and healthcare services.