For Individual Young Clients :

Early Break can provide drug or alcohol treatment interventions for young people, aged under 19 years of age in Bury and Rochdale.

Planned interventions following a comprehensive assessment and agreed care plan, can include;

• Information and education for harm minimisation.
• Advice and guideance.
• Mediation.
• Advocacy.
• One to one counselling.
• Short term support, as appropriate, for parent / carers.
• Support for those young people living with parent / carer substance misusers.
• Non prescribed treatment interventions e.g auricular acupuncture, aromatherapy, reflexology, EST (Electro Stimulaton Therapy), sports therapy, boxing therapy and Indian head massage.
• Day time access to structured holistic therapies available in each area.
• Prescribing interventions and care-planned needle exchange.
• Support for community based detoxification and rehabilitation.
• Support into in-patient care.
• Support for relapse prevention.
• Support into prescribing treatment with adult service (in line with joint working protocols) and / or GPs.
• Support for those finishing custodial sentences and returning to their home area.
• Liaison with, and signposting / supporting into, other relevant / appropriate services as required.
• Family centred intervention work.

For Parents / Carers :

After a successful pilot of Family Intervention Work, the Service intends to seek further funding to be able to offer this intervention across the whole Service
Support and information for individual parents / carers in relation to their son / daughter's substance misuse issues may also be available.

For Agency workers and Community Groups :

Training including drug / alcohol awareness raising sessions, for workers and volunteers in other agencies and community groups.