With a specialist service centre in Dover and the surrounding community-based clinics stretching from Folkestone to Deal, the Dover and Folkestone hub offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment packages.
We support service users across the Shepway and Dover districts, drawing on the experience of our dedicated team of professionals to provide the most appropriate treatment options available.
To access our services, individuals can make an online referral using the forms below or call us – be ready to share a few brief details. The individual will then be allocated a keyworker who will contact them to book an initial assessment.
Each assessment takes about one hour. We’ll ask about people’s history and goals for the future.
The support we offer at our Dover hub is tailored to each person’s needs, so will look slightly different for everyone.
Our services include:
One-to-one and group support.
A ‘Community Rehabilitation Day Programme’ for people who want structured support to become abstinent whilst living in their community.
Health checks and testing for blood-borne viruses, including Hepatitis C.
Detox help.
Medication assisted treatment and naloxone dispensing.
Needle exchange.
Support from peers who have been through similar experiences.
On-going support from our Recovery Support Service.
Our services are for people who:
Are aged 18+.
Live in Dover, Folkestone, or the surrounding areas (including the Shepway district).
Have issues with drugs and/or alcohol or are impacted by the drug/alcohol use of a loved one.
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If you are worried about your own drug and/or alcohol use, please complete our self-referral form.
If you are a health professional or practitioner and concerned about someone else’s drug and/or alcohol use, please complete our professional referral form.
If you work in the criminal justice system and concerned about someone else’s drug and/or alcohol use, please complete the criminal justice referral form.
Please note that we’re unable to accept referrals from an individual’s friends and/or family members.
If you have any questions about the referral form or process, please get in touch using the details below.
If you’d like to learn more about our Dover service, please send a message to dover@forwardtrust.org.uk or call us on 01304 248 290 during our opening hours.
Our opening hours for the Dove and Folkestone hub are as follows:
Monday: 9am - 5pm.
Tuesday: 9am - 5pm.
Wednesday: 9am - 5pm.
Thursday: 2pm - 7pm.
Friday: 9am – 5pm.
Saturday: Closed.
Sunday: Closed.
Please be aware that these are subject to change – do get in touch if you have any questions.
If you are a service user and need support during out-of-office hours, please contact a member of our team on our 24-hour Single Point of Contact (SPOC) number for East Kent: 0300 304 8007.
During our opening times, you can find us at: Maybrook House, Queens Gardens, Dover, CT17 9AH.
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