Recovery support

Who we help

The Recovery Support service is available to current or former Forward Trust clients who are on a substance misuse recovery pathway, making good progress within the Forward Trust towards their personal goals, and coming to the end of their current treatment pathway.

While Recovery Support is not exclusively for clients who are abstinent, clients will need to be in control of their drink and/ or drug use, and not be chaotic in their using i.e. heavy drinking, antisocial behaviour, daily/binge using of either drugs or alcohol (especially main substance/s of choice).

The timing of the referral to Recovery Support will vary depending on a client’s treatment pathway and service so please feel free to contact recovery support at recoverysupport@forwardtrust.org.uk if unsure when to refer, or for any questions regarding a client’s suitability for Recovery Support.

How we help

Clients are given a dedicated Recovery Support worker, and offered support for as long as they need it, there’s no time limit. Help offered includes:

• One-to-one sessions on a variety of topics/ areas to support people’s recovery capital and day to day living: either in person, by phone or online, depending on what works for the client
• Regular health and wellbeing workshops, delivered online on a weekly basis
• Support to find and apply for local volunteering opportunities inside and outside of The Forward Trust
• Access to Forward Connect, our supportive community of people that have been helped by Forward.
• Signposting to other services including but not limed to: Housing, employment, probation services, financial support, residential rehab, recovery housing and Fellowships etc
• Mentoring – Client can receive support from a trained peer mentor who has lived experience
• Meet and Greets – Practical and emotional support with travel for clients on the day of release from prison to appointments and release address, or for community clients traveling to and from rehab, detox or supported accommodation.
• Recovery Housing – Abstinent based supported accommodation funded via housing benefit, with support provided from the Recovery Support Team and other relevant Forward services.
• Recovery Coaching (Available in certain areas) – Access to a Recovery Coach in some Forward services to help clients to navigate their recovery process.
• Lived Experience Workshops – Shares delivered to all Forward units by visible recovery peer mentors (people with lived experience of recovery) with the aim to spread the message that recovery is possible.

In Recovery Support we also oversee all the Peer Supporters and Peer mentors across the organisation.

Peer Supporters

Current service users who want to give back through volunteering and are a key part of service delivery. Peer supporters help out in various ways ie supporting in group work and checking in with clients.

Peer Mentors

People with lived experience who apply to become volunteers within the Forward trust. Most of these roles are DBS checked and require a minimum of three months ‘clean’ time. Peer mentors help out with various different types of service delivery depending on the role.

The Recovery Support Team hosts regular visits to all Forward units to talk about our offer with staff and clients. Please feel free to contact us at recoverysupport@forwardtrust.org.uk if you have any queries or would like to arrange a visit to your Forward service.

Get in touch

Please note this form is an expression of interest only and is not a referral. We will contact you using your preferred method of contact to follow up your request.

Contact number: 0300 3730 204

Forward trust clients can also speak to their current Forward keyworker to make a referral to Recovery support.