Our Essex community rehabilitation treatment programme helps people to understand their addiction and achieve long-term, stable, abstinence-based recovery.
The programme adheres to our Self-Help Addiction Recovery Programme (SHARP) model, which involves 48 days of attendance at our treatment centres in Braintree and Wickford over 8 weeks.
This is a post-detoxification, abstinence-based programme, meaning participants must be abstinent from alcohol and drugs, including opiate based medication (discussion could take place with the GP if it is possible or suitable to switch to a non-opiate medication), prior to commencing treatment.
The Essex treatment system offers a detox pathway, which includes a referral to the Brink of Change - a six-week rolling programme supporting clients through detox. Clients are also invited to attend optional preparation before starting the SHARP programme. There is also pre-abstinence support for those who need it and aftercare for those who complete treatment successfully.
Each year, people who complete the programme and continue to live their lives in stable recovery from addiction are invited to celebrate and reconnect with the growing recovery community across Essex.
Our structured day treatment programme is funded by Essex County Council. We also accept privately funded placements which are subject to the usual processes of full assessment and meeting the criteria for accessing the community rehabilitation programme, and prices are available on request.
Key elements of the programme include:
Assessment (by telephone or face-to-face).
Interpersonal group therapy.
Peer-to-peer support.
Individual counselling.
Relapse prevention training.
Workshops and life-skills groups.
Social and educational activities.
Comprehensive Aftercare with Forward Connect peer-to-peer support network and integrated with the Essex Recovery Foundation support systems for those in recovery.
This programme is for those people who:
Are aged 18+.
Live in Essex.
Have issues with drugs and/or alcohol or are impacted by the drug/alcohol use of a loved one.
Anyone taking part in the programme must be free from both drug and alcohol before starting and be able to demonstrate they are abstinent and ready to fully engage in the programme without exhibiting withdrawal symptoms. Supervised detoxification is not available at this location.
In partnership with the prescribing services that EPUT deliver and partner agency, Open Road, we help people prepare for detox. This can be arranged in the community or in-patient detoxification. While reducing/detoxing, individuals will have the option to attend the Brink of Change programme or by preparations to join the SHARP group to build up to entering the intensive community day rehab programme.
We accept referrals from all sources, including healthcare professionals and from professionals working in the criminal justice system. If you would like to find out more or self-refer, please contact us at ftessexsharpenquiries@forwardtrust.org.uk.
If you’d like to learn more about our Essex Community Day Rehab Treatment programme, please email: ftessexsharpenquiries@forwardtrust.org.uk or call us on 01376 349237 during our opening hours.
Please note we are open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm and on Sundays between 9.30am and 1.30pm (closed on Saturdays).
