Barnsley Recovery Steps service

Barnsley Recovery Steps offers a range of free, confidential and non-judgmental services for adults aged 18+ and their families whose lives are affected by drugs and/or alcohol. Our aim is to support people to stay safe and live happier, healthy lives, free from drugs and alcohol.

We have experienced and professional teams who will work with individuals on their journey to recovery from drugs and/or alcohol. They will be allocated a Recovery Navigator who will support them throughout their treatment and help them to develop a Recovery Plan that is built around the individual and their circumstances. As part of our support, we can offer the following:

• One-to-one support
• Structured group therapy work
• Support to family members, involving them as part of your recovery plan wherever possible and with your consent
• A health and wellbeing check, health screenings, blood testing and vaccinations
• Help you achieve a balanced approach to life through therapeutic intervention
• Support to reduce harm and prevent overdose
• Substitute medication is available for some drugs that you may use • Detox from alcohol and/or drugs
• A peer mentor/volunteer to give you additional support

Early Intervention and Prevention

We can provide early intervention and prevention; including brief intervention, harm reduction, outreach and training. This may include:

• Guidance for people using New Psychoactive Substances, ‘club drugs’, cannabis and steroids
• Sterile injecting equipment through local pharmacies and our on-site needle exchange

Recovery Support

We can support those in treatment and recovery in a number of ways:

• They can join one of our local recovery groups
• When leaving treatment, we can give them ongoing support in the community
• We can support them to get specialist services and mutual aid
• Working with community groups, we can help people find opportunities for employment, education and voluntary work