Change Grow Live Forth Valley Recovery Service (Stirling)
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| Service Details | Service Information |
|---|---|
| Service name | Change Grow Live Forth Valley Recovery Service (Stirling) |
| Address |
Unit 2A, 30 Goosecroft Road |
| Town | Stirling |
| Postcode | FK8 1JX |
| Telephone number | 08081962188 |
| Fax number | N/A |
| Organisation email | fv.cglforthvalley@nhs.scot |
| Website | www.changegrowlive.org/recovery-service-forth-valley/sites |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Health board area | Forth Valley |
| Local authority area | Stirling |
| Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) area | Stirling |
| Catchment Area | FK7, FK8, FK9,FK25, FK16, FK17, FK18, FK19, FK20, FK21, G63 |
| Type of service | Voluntary |
| Nature of service | Community Based |
| Referrals | Any Agency, Self Referral, GP, Health Professional, Social Work, Other |
| If other has been selected, please specify | Police Scotland, Families and Friends, Employability Services |
| Client access | 18+, 21+, Non-gender specific |
| Service Access | |
| Opening days and times |
Monday:
9.00am - 5.00pm
Tuesday: 9.00am - 5.00pm Wednesday: 9.00am - 5.00pm Thursday: 9.00am - 5.00pm Friday: 9.00am - 5.00pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed |
| Service access | By Appointment, No Appointment Required, Home Visits, Out of Hours Service |
| Out of hours service details | Telephone Helpline and Webchat |
| Telephone helpline | 08081962188 |
| Substances treated/targeted | |
| Substances treated/targeted? | Yes |
| Selected substances treated/targeted | Heroin, Dihydrocodeine or other Opiates/Opioids, Cocaine, Amphetamine or other Stimulants, Cannabis or Synthetic Cannabinoids, Diazepam (Valium) or other Benzodiazpeines, MDMA/Ecstasy or other Empathogens, Ketamine, Methoxetamine or other Dissociatives, LSD and other Psychedelics, Solvents/volatile substances, Prescription medication, Over the counter medication, Alcohol |
| Advice and information | Yes |
| Mental health service | |
| Mental health: does your service provide mental health support and advice? | Yes |
| Mental health support options | Joint working with relevant agencies |
| Mental health support option types | Depression, Anxiety/Phobic disorder, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Self Harming, Personality disorder |
| Mental health interventions | Yes |
| Mental health intervention options | Brief Interventions, Screening |
| Outreach service | |
| Outreach | Yes |
| Outreach options | Outreach Clinics, Streetwork |
| Advertise outreach? | Yes |
| Rehabilitation and other services | |
| Rehabilitation and other services provided | Drop-in sessions, Engage Volunteers, Engage peer volunteers, Groupwork, Sexual Health, Structured day programme, Talks/training, Stalls at exhibitions/seminars |
| Criminal justice services | Yes |
| Criminal justice services options | Prison aftercare, Arrest referral, Other (please specify below) |
| If other has been selected, please specify | Condition of a CPO |
| Needle Exchange | |
| Needle exchange | Yes |
| Opening days/times |
Monday:
12.00pm - 2.00pm
Tuesday: 12.00pm - 2.00pm Wednesday: 12.00pm - 2.00pm Thursday: 12.00pm - 2.00pm Friday: 12.00pm - 2.00pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed |
| Needle exchange services | Citric acid, Water for injecting, Sterile spoons, Filters, Needles/syringes packs, Needles/syringe selection system, Specific Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs kits, Foil, Pre-injection swabs, Condoms, Lubricants, Other (please specify below) |
| Needle exchange services other | Vitamin C |
| Do you provide additional services? | Yes |
| Needle exchange additional services | Mobile Exchange, Facility for the return of used equipment, Distribution to friends, family and carers, Other (please specify below) |
| If other, please specify | Postal IEP |
| Do you provide specific clinic for clients who use Specific Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPEDS)? | No |
| Information services | Yes |
| Information resources available | HIV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Safer Injecting, Wound Care, IPEDS |
| Face to face advice services | Yes |
| Face to face advice topics | HIV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Safer Injecting, IPEDS, Demonstration of paraphenalia use, Demonstration of safer injection practise |
| HIV and hepatitis services | |
| HIV and hepatitis | Yes |
| HIV and hepatitis options | HIV Testing, Hepatitis B Testing, Hepatitis C Testing, Specialist Worker, Dry blood spot testing |
| Naloxone services | |
| Naxalone training | Yes |
| Training provision | Overdose Training, Naloxone Training |
| Naloxone supply | First supply of Naloxone kits, Re-supply Naloxone kits following use, Facility for the return of used Naloxone kits |
| Further information | We can offer: -Advice and recovery support -Experienced Recovery Coordinators -Harm Reduction advice and interventions including Injecting Equipment Provision (IEP) and naloxone -Connections to a range of local partners and NHS substance use treatment options -Structured 1 to 1 support -Foundations of Recovery Group Work Programme -Community rehabilitation including access to volunteering, education and employment opportunities. We have a Recovery Hub at our sites where the team is joined by other support services. This includes Citizens Advice Bureau, Hepatology, the Forth Valley Recovery Community, Health and volunteers with lived experience. It's a bit like a ‘one-stop shop’ for support in relation to substance use, or difficulties arising from this use. |