Advice and Support for Young People - Fenland

Advice, Support and Treatment

CASUS Northern Cambridgeshire

                      - covers Fenland and Huntingdonshire

 

Room 17, Newtown Centre

Nursery Road

Huntingdon PE29 3RJ

Tel: 01480 415278 

E-mail: CASUS@cpft.nhs.uk

 

CASUS deliver interventions including:

• Information, advice to young people
• Advice and support to parents / carers or someone affected by another person’s drug or alcohol use.
• Training, support and consultancy to professionals working with young people.
• Support for PSHE in schools and alternative education settings.
• Work with groups of young people at risk and in vulnerable situations.
• Specialist treatment drug and alcohol treatment for young people, which will include psychosocial interventions, family work, harm reduction and referrals to specialist prescribing.

CASUS work with anyone (including young people themselves) that has a concern about a young person or people’s drug and or alcohol use, living in Cambridgeshire. 

Local Support

Drinksense

Drinksense young peoples’ service delivers dedicated alcohol services for and to young people and those around them including family and parenting projects. Please contact them for further information.

Tel:

March:  01354 650457

Wisbech: 01945 474153

Website:  www.drinksense.org

 

Websites of particular relevance to young people in Cambridgeshire:
www.isadirectory.org.uk
www.cb-youth.info
www.purplepigeon.net (This is the national Connexions website)

 

National Support

Why Let Drink Decide

Advice and information on alcohol and maintaining control.

Website: whyletdrinkdecide.direct.gov.uk/yp2/

Talk to Frank
0800 776600 (24 Hours)

Website:www.talktofrank.com
E-mail: frank@talktofrank.com

 

National Association of Children of Alcoholics (NACOA)
Provides information, advice and support to children of alcohol-dependent parents and people concerned with their welfare.

Tel: 0800 358 3456

Website: www.nacoa.org.uk/

General Advice for Young People

Need2Know

The website offers advice on all matters related to health, including drug and alcohol use.

Website: www.need2know.co.uk/health

 

Pupiline

Designed, edited and managed by young people. Offers advice and information on a wide variety of issues affecting those at school. This section specifically focusses on additions.

Website: www.pupiline.net/features/addictions/

 

Youth Information (National Youth Agency)

Information & advice for Young People This page offers information and advice on all aspects of health for young people, including drugs and alcohol.
Tel: 0116 242 7350

Website:  www.nya.org.uk/youthinformation-com/health

E-mail: youthinformation@nva.org.uk

 

Childline

24/7 helpline for advice on all sorts of problems

Tel: 0800 1111

Website: www.childline.org.uk

 

Get Connected

Trained helpers offering support for people aged under 25 on any issue. Support offered through e-mail, web-chat and telephone.

Website: www.getconnected.org.uk

Tel: 0808 808 4994  (1pm - 11pm)

 

Quitline

For help to stop smoking

Tel:0800 002200

Website: www.quit.org.uk

 

                                                                 Updated March 26th 2010