Would Ed Get Your Vote?

Ed Sheeran has been nominated for four Brit Awards this year, including a nomination for Best Single for The A Team. The song describes a teenage girl's battle against addiction and the associated risks and you can find out how to vote for it here.

WANTED: PEER MENTORS...

Are you aged between 15 + 18?   Are you interested in supporting younger peers on a voluntary basis?   Would you like to receive a certificate in Peer Mentoring? CAN Young Peoples' Team are looking to recruit Peer Mentors to help us support young people who have previously accessed our service. Full training will be given and transport and refreshments will be provided. If you are interested then give our office a call on 08450 556246  and ask for Ali or Zoe.
Click here to read the article about CAN Young Peoples Team Achievement.

CAN Young Peoples Team Achievement.

We are very proud to announce that we have just been awarded the Children and Young People’s Partnership Engagement and Active Involvement Silver Charter Mark Award. The award demonstrates that children and young people who access our service are engaged and actively involved in the design, delivery and evaluation of our services. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all N-Gage members, past and present for helping us transform our service and ensure we are accessible to ...
Click here to read the article about N-Gage get involved.

N-Gage get involved.

N-Gage is your chance to have a say about Can Young Peoples Team. Help us transform and shape the services we deliver to young people in Northamptonshire and gain lots of stuff for you too! Meet new people, have fun and we will provide training and certificates for you that will look great on your CV and lots of other fun opportunities for you too. Interested? Forthcoming meetings are planned ...
Click here to read the article about Have you got a problem? Do the quiz and find out!

Have you got a problem? Do the quiz and find out!

Answers with a “yes” score 1, and answers with a “No” score 0. A total score of 5 or more is a strong indication that your drug use is becoming or is a problem.

 

 

Are the effects of the drug more important to you than the thrill or adventure of using? Do you have a favourite drug? Do you ever use alone? Do you use to suppress ...

Young People Northants

Contact: YP Team : 76 St. Giles Street Northampton NN1 1JW : Tel: 08450 556 246 View mapClick here to see what we do

 

Free and Confidential

CAN Young People’s Team is a free, confidential drug and alcohol service for those under 19 and their families/carers in Northamptonshire.

The team meet young people on a one-to-one basis, offering advice and information or more structured work  for young people experiencing problems around drugs and alcohol use.

Various venues

The services are available at various outreach venues throughout Northamptonshire. We aim to meet the meet the young person in a place where they feel safe and is convienient to where they live.

Who can access YP team?

  • A young person who is using drugs or alcohol but would like to reduce the harm caused
  • A young person who would like to reduce their drug or alcohol use or stop
  • A young person who needs a substitute prescription
  • A young person who needs support for alcohol dependency
  • A young person who is concerned about someone else’s drug use including parents, carers, siblings or friends

Professionals Information

Download our service Professionals Pack , explaining what we provide, and how you can access our services, including a referral form.

Got a Question?

If you have something you would like to ask, please click here to send us a quick question. We will reply within 2 working days by your choice of email or text.


 

Would Ed Get Your Vote?

Ed Sheeran has been nominated for four Brit Awards this year, including a nomination for Best Single for The A Team. The song describes a teenage girl’s battle against addiction and the associated risks and you can find out how to vote for it here.


WANTED: PEER MENTORS…

Are you aged between 15 + 18?   Are you interested in supporting younger peers on a voluntary basis?   Would you like to receive a certificate in Peer Mentoring? CAN Young Peoples’ Team are looking to recruit Peer Mentors to help us support young people who have previously accessed our service. Full training will be given [...]


CAN Young Peoples Team Achievement.

Click here to read the article about CAN Young Peoples Team Achievement.

We are very proud to announce that we have just been awarded the Children and Young People’s Partnership Engagement and Active Involvement Silver Charter Mark Award. The award demonstrates that children and young people who access our service are engaged and actively involved in the design, delivery and evaluation of our services. We would also [...]


N-Gage get involved.

Click here to read the article about N-Gage get involved.

N-Gage is your chance to have a say about Can Young Peoples Team. Help us transform and shape the services we deliver to young people in Northamptonshire and gain lots of stuff for you too! Meet new people, have fun and we will provide training and certificates for you that will look great on your [...]


Have you got a problem? Do the quiz and find out!

Click here to read the article about Have you got a problem? Do the quiz and find out!

Answers with a “yes” score 1, and answers with a “No” score 0. A total score of 5 or more is a strong indication that your drug use is becoming or is a problem.     Are the effects of the drug more important to you than the thrill or adventure of using? Do you [...]


CAN Exploitation Worker supports family and young person as perpetrator is convicted.

Follow the link below for the BBC footage of the story. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-12789523


SM aged 15

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“When I was 15 I was involved with CAN. They really helped me get back on my feet as I was quite a mess. My CAN worker visited me and did weekly sessions with me. I found this really useful as we discussed what would happen if I carried on drinking the way I was, [...]


CM aged 17

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“CAN is an organisation that turned to when looking for help regarding my drug and alcohol intake. I first started working with CAN approximately 18 months ago where I met Gurnam. I made a self referral to CAN with the help of Ian at Connexions. My work started with regular sessions with Gurnam so we [...]


Follow the Porcupine? click to watch the videos

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Watch the videos below to see how Drugs have affected Pete the porcupine and his friends… (Videos courtesy of Oxfordshire DAAT) ##


What do we offer?

You can expect; Professionals Click Here Confidential information, education and harm reduction advice around drug and alcohol use. One to One meeting with a drugs worker. We will meet you in a place which is convienient to you, school college, youth venue close to where you live, or at home if necessary. We will work [...]