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Using Substance Misuse Treatment Services
in Hampshire & the Isle of Wight
This directory is designed to inform the
general public and service providers about what services
are available in their area and to describe what each
service
offers. The directory is divided into the four
geographic areas of:
·
Hampshire
(coordinated by the Hampshire Drug & Alcohol Action
Team),
·
The Isle of Wight
(the Isle of Wight Safer Community Partnership),
·
Portsmouth
(the Safer Portsmouth Partnership) and,
·
Southampton
(the Substance Misuse Action Group Southampton City
Council).
These coordinating organisations are
responsible for commissioning the services in each area.
Referral systems vary by area and contacting an
Open
Access
Service is usually best.
For each geographic area the directory is
divided into two sections,
Open Access Services
and
Specialist Services.
Open Access Services:
These services can accept referrals or
self referral. Some services may prefer a telephone
contact first (see contact
details). By their nature
they are open access so that people can gain advice,
information, support or access to other’s services
quickly and confidentially.
Specialist Services:
These agencies will require referral and
assessment prior to anyone receiving a service. Local
arrangements are in place for
accessing specialist
services through a triage assessment, which is designed
to give quick access to an appointment and assist people
to receive
services based on individual needs. Contact
the local Open Access Services or ring the Specialist
Service for further details.
The two county-wide,
Mobile Needle Exchange Services
are listed at the beginning of the
Hampshire
section.
The final sections in the directory are
for
Residential Services
and
Young People’s Services.
Residential Services
often have a broader catchment area than other local
services. These cover two types of service:
In-patient detoxification services:
These can be stand alone services or part
of a service that also offers rehabilitation programmes
All in-patient detox facilities require a comprehensive
assessment and a referral, from a Specialist Service
and/or the in-patient service.
Access is also dependent
on eligibility criteria and funding.
Residential rehabilitation programmes:
These services offer intensive and
structured treatment programmes, based on different
philosophies. All require referral and assessment. Local
authority social services departments currently initiate
access to residential rehabilitation
programmes.
Treatment is paid for by community care funding and
supplemented by other funding. Private in-patient and
rehabilitation services
accept self referral and
treatment for those self funding or using private
medical insurance.
Young People’s Services
are generally open to young people aged between 12 and
18, although some services will accept people upto the
age of 25.
No referral is needed to attend these
services unless otherwise noted in their entry.
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