GERALDINE “A lost soul”, “a hopeless case”, is what people saw when they looked at me.  I was dying and there was nothing I could do about it.  I didn’t want to die, and I didn’t want to die only knowing the life I had known. I wanted to live, to see [...]

  Are you interested in understanding more about cannabis? Are you looking to make changes to your cannabis use? Can & Health Link will be delivering 5 weekly group work sessions to help clients identify problems with their cannabis use.  Sessions will last for an hour and a quarter and will use a cognitive behavioural [...]

                              NEW GROUP Self development Training Employment/Education Peer support Skills A brand new group called S.T.E.P.S is due to start on Wednesday 14th March 11am – 12.30pm. The programme will explore issues round accessing training, employment and education. Look forward to see you there

                                                                                         I am delighted to report that the house project is coming along at a rate of knots. Recently some of the clients have spent time designing motivational art work and have been quoted as saying: “Before I started the house project I didn’t have much direction, I wasn’t [...]

CAN has recently invested in a property and in conjunction with F1 training is now able to offer CAN clients hands on, skill based training opportunities. It is hoped that the investment will enable clients to gain specific skills and confidence in painting and decorating, tiling and gardening /landscaping.

 Beverley Copestake, Employment, Training & Education Worker (ETE), Bedfordshire I support recovering drug users to access education, training & employment in Bedfordshire, UK.  My blog Drug free – ETE will be a hub for drug users, families and friends, drug workers and other health care professionals as a source of information, connections and opportunities in [...]

We are delighted to be able to offer our clients the opportunity to discuss education, training and employment (ETE) needs on a one to one basis with our new ETE worker – Beverly Copestake. For appointment information please contact the Bedford office on 01234 354 193.

 Recovery sports day! To celebrate ‘Recovery Month’ Bedford office organised a fun filled afternoon of old fashioned sports day activities. Activities included the egg and spoon race, various skipping events, football and hockey. Of course the day wouldn’t have been complete without a three legged race and we are pleased to report that everyone was a winner.

Clients have worked together to create a series of canvases to illustrate their interpretation of recovery. Their story starts with sunshine, the time when drugs were not seen as a problem, it was a social thing and clients felt they had control.  All too soon the dark stormy times come along and things begin to [...]

Family and Friends Recovery Day  The Family and Friends Support Service (Fafss) plays a crusial role in recovery for clients. Someone who recently accessed the service had this to say: “PLEASE contact Fafss, they are there to help you and your family and friends. They will listen, give information and support you with such understanding and kindness. The [...]