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: SHSCT/SDACT

Cuan Mhuire NI offers a comprehensive abstinence based, residential, addiction treatment and support programme to persons (male and female) who are eighteen years of age and over and who are suffering from (Alcohol, Gambling) addiction in a supported environment.
In addition to our addiction recovery support services, Cuan Mhuire NI provides a professional, effective and efficient housing support service to those who are most marginalised and who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless because of their addiction.

Region: BHSCT/BDACT, NHSCT/NDACT, SEHSCT/SEDACT, SHSCT/SDACT, WHSCT/WDACT

This free national helpline supported by the National Lottery Community Fund aims to provide confidential advice, information and support to anyone aged over 50 who may be worried about their drinking, or anyone worried about a loved one over 50. The helpline number is 0808 801 0750. This will be available 7 days a week from Monday to Friday at 12pm - 8pm and 10am to 4pm at weekends.

Region: BHSCT/BDACT, NHSCT/NDACT, SEHSCT/SEDACT, SHSCT/SDACT, WHSCT/WDACT
Region: SHSCT/SDACT

Therapeutic treatment and support service for children and young people, aged of 11 – 25, who are misusing substances - including support for family members

Region: SHSCT/SDACT

Therapeutic support and treatment  for children and families affected by parental substance misuse, including individual, family and group work. Referrals are received from Social Services and adult treatment services including those in the voluntary sector.

Region: BHSCT/BDACT, NHSCT/NDACT, SEHSCT/SEDACT, SHSCT/SDACT, WHSCT/WDACT

Cocaine Anonymous is a 12 step fellowship, similar to AA or NA

It focuses not just on people with Cocaine addictions ( as the name would suggest) but on people with addictions to any mind altering substance (including alcohol)

CA is a 40 year old fellowship and is very well established in the US and mainland UK. It is also well established in the Republic of Ireland (around 70 meetings per week) but it is relatively new in Northern Ireland. We currently have weekly meetings in Belfast, Ballymena and Armagh. 5 meetings a week in total with a 6th starting soon.

We would like to get information listed on any websites that promote recovery services

If you need any info let me know please

Region: SHSCT/SDACT

Professional help and support for adults aged 18 and over (including offenders referred by PBNI) with substance misuse difficulties/problems. Support is also available for family members. The service is funded by the Public Health Agency. The partners who deliver it are Inspire Wellbeing Addiction Services, Ascert, Dunlewey Addiction Service and Extern. Referral routes for adults and their families: - by professionals and service providers referrals (e.g. GP, Community Addictions Team and community/voluntary sector service providers) -self referrals All forms can be accessed below. This includes service information and referral forms (for the individual and for the family member/s). All are available in the following languages; English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romany, Romanian, Russian and Ukrainian. The Step 2 Partnership Service Coordinators can be contacted with any queries about the service or to process a referral by Email at step2Partnership@dunlewey.org or Telephone 028 90 392 547 or 07591 834 468 (Rita or Christine).