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

Range of therapeutic support services for young people aged under 18 with significant mental health and substance misuse difficulties.

Referral process: GP/CAMHS referrals only

Region: BHSCT/BDACT, SEHSCT/SEDACT

Range of therapeutic support services for young people aged under 18 with significant mental health and substance misuse difficulties.

Region: BHSCT/BDACT

Therapeutic treatment service for those with substance misuse difficulties/problems 

Region: SEHSCT/SEDACT

Therapeutic interventions and support for adults aged 18 and over with substance misuse difficulties/problems.

Region:

Need off drugs

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

Alateen is part of Al-Anon and is specifically is for teenage relatives and friends of alcoholics (aged 12-17) who meet to share their experiences of having, or having had, a problem drinker in their lives - you can call the head office to find out about an Alateen meeting close to you

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

Al-Anon is specifically is for families of alcoholics who meet to share their experiences of having, or having had, a problem drinker in their lives - you can call the head office to find out about a family support group meeting close to you

Region: BHSCT/BDACT, SEHSCT/SEDACT

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 from adult treatment services , including those in the voluntary sector.

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

Offers both one to one and online support alongside training for employers to enable those with supervisory responsibility to recognise the impact of alcohol related harm on the individual and the workplace

Region: NHSCT/NDACT

The Think Drink 55 Plus project offers counselling and support to individuals aged 55 and over (including option of home visits and telephone support) who are concerned about their alcohol use/misuse - support is also available for family members who are affected by an older person’s use of alcohol