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Simon AblittProject Manager

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History of Open Road

• Founded 22 years ago• £3+ million turnover• 110 Employees• 200 Volunteers• 5000 people supported in 2013/2014• 250 families helped in 2013/2014

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Our Services and LocationsServices Locations

1-1 and group intervention programmes adults and young people

12 centres across Essex, Medway and Suffolk

Open Access and diversionary services 32 Outreach locations

M-PACT Family Support Probation Mentoring across Suffolk & Norfolk

Young People Services – including harm reduction and engagement work

Alcohol interventions including A&E & street drinkers

SOS Bus projects

NSPT Probation Mentoring Programme –

MCTC,

Delivery of external training

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Medway’s Young People’s Substance

Misuse Service

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Programmes & Interventions

• Designed to provide opportunities • Facilitate positive change• Safe place to learn• Build a more constructive and abstinence based

lifestyle• .Thought upon behaviour through improved

communication

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Evidence Based Intervention

• Harm Reduction

• Relapse Prevention

• CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

• Node Link mapping (ITEP)

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1 -1 intervention sessions • Motivational interviewing

Structured and Semi Structured Group Programmes

• Alcohol Specific Groups• Cannabis Groups• NSP (addressing emerging trend of ‘legal highs’)

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Outreach Services

• Schools across the Medway area• CAMHS• Social Services• MAFF• LAC• Youth services• Home visits

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Working in Partnership

In order to increase referrals throughout September to December the Medway team have been networking with other key agencies. A member of the Medway team attends the Children Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) CAP meeting monthly.

Other agencies team meetings attended include Medway Action for Families (MAfF), Leaving Care team, Looked after Child (LAC) nurses, and Social Care.

Leaflet and poster distribution to G.P’s across in the Medway area

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Working In PartnershipJoint working to date:

• CAMHS• G.P’s • HM/YOI Cookham Wood• Kent Police• LAC Nurses’

Leaving Care Team• Looked after Child team• Medway Action for Families (MAFF)• Medway Missing Children Team• Medway STC• Medway Youth Offending Team• Sexual Health Improvement Team• Social Care at MHS Broadside• Turning Point

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Partnership Working

• Worker integrated into CAMHS team as of January 2015

• Worker based with Social Care at MHS Broadside as of December 2014

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Turning Point- Adult Services

• Referrals• BBV• Injecting Users• Safe guarding• Families• Joint Visits

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Training

• Dust training to social services, foster carers and other professions

• Drug and alcohol awareness sessions– NSPs– Cannabis

• Harm Reduction

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Simon AblittProject Manager