Support for families affected by a family member's drug or alcohol misuse (360G-EssexCF-A471916)
Funding Organization
£7,000
Recipient Organization
Towards a Family Support service to inform and support the family and carers of people with addictions in Essex
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 10000 |
| Amount Awarded | 7000 |
| Award Date | 2018-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | E01033140 |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | LSOA |
| Beneficiary Location: Name | Chelmsford 010F |
| Grant Programme: Code | 2017/18 |
| Grant Programme: Title | White House Farm Charitable Fund |
| Impact Category | Advance people's physical and mental health, wellbeing and safety |
| Last Modified | 2021-04-29T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Duration (months) | 11 |
| Planned Dates: End Date | 2019-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Start Date | 2018-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Primary age group | Adults (26 – 65) |
| Primary beneficiary | Carers |
| Primary ethnicity | All Ethnicities |
| Primary issue | Supporting family life |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | 1067428 |
| Recipient Org: Company Number | 03328626 |
| Recipient Org: Description | Adfam works to improve life for families affected by substance misuse. The charity was founded in 1984 by the mother of a heroin user who found that the support that she and other family members needed was simply not available. Our vision has remained steady; we continue to exist for, and be led by the needs of, family members who cannot find the support they require from any other agency. Our vision is that anyone affected by someone else’s drug or alcohol use has the chance to benefit from healthy relationships, be part of a loving and supportive family and enjoy mental and physical wellbeing. Drug and alcohol use can threaten and ultimately destroy family relationships and wellbeing. People affected by a family member’s substance misuse are often extremely isolated. They are coping with the impacts of their loved one's addiction, which frequently include: lack of money, physical and emotional ill-health, chaotic living arrangements, unpredictable and often violent behaviour. While they are in need of support, they experience stigma and shame which can be barriers to family members being able to share their fears and concerns and to obtain the support they urgently require. As the national umbrella organisation we empower thousands of family members and carers, support front-line workers and influence decision-makers at all levels to stop this happening. To do this, we provide services including: • Supporting existing family groups and services to build capacity and sustainability and to ensure they offer high quality services, • Developing and testing best practice models of service delivery for families, • Providing a national network of family support services and practitioners, enabling participants to share professional practice and improve the quality of support offered to family members, • Providing high quality resources and briefing to other organisations and service users, and • Working strategically to influence policy and campaigning against stigma with local and national decision-makers. Adfam has worked in Essex for a number of years, and currently provides support to family members, many of whose loved ones are accessing treatment services at Open Road, based in Chelmsford. Essex is a county where areas of deprivation are found alongside those of relative affluence. In the 2015 Indices of Multiple Deprivation, Jaywick, near Clacton on Sea in Essex, is ranked the single most deprived neighbourhood of all 32,844 in the country. Home Office figures show that the proportion of drug seizures by police and border authorities, while remaining stable, or falling, in most regions over the decade 2008 – 2017, rose significantly only in the East of England region, with police seizures rising at the second highest rate of any region between 2017 and 2018. The county has a health profile close to the national average in terms of alcohol-related harm (Public Health England figures for 2017/18), but this masks the fact that many young people are engaging in harmful drinking and there has been a rise in alcohol related hospital admissions. Evidence also suggests there has been an increase in people consuming high levels of alcohol at home. There were nearly 4,600 known opiate and crack users in Essex last year and an increase in young people (under 18 years) accessing treatment. We know that every person with a drug or alcohol problem has family and friends whose lives can be devastated by the substance misuse. Adfam provides emotional and practical support, in peer support groups, and on a one to one basis, via telephone, email and face to face, including an out of hours service, to over 110 family members per year in Essex. The volume of potential clients seeking support has increased over the past year. A waiting list for one-to-one advice sessions now operates and demand has to be managed appropriately. Clients are seen at Chelmsford but often contact Adfam from some distance away (e.g. Southend, Basildon, and Bishop's Stortford). Some clients cannot travel to Chelmsford for various reasons. There certainly appears to be a high degree of need for this type of service across a wide area. |
| Recipient Org: Web Address | http://www.adfam.org.uk |