Need help? Call 0800 2 54 56 58 (11am-6pm, Mon to Fri) or email contact@cadas.co.uk
In addition to these core volunteer training courses, we also offer a range of continued professional development courses to our volunteers. These include training in drug & alcohol awareness for practitioners, safeguarding, domestic abuse, Black Box (acu-stimulation therapy), Emotional Freedom Technique and many more.
Our award winning Understanding and Working with Addictive Behaviours Course is designed for anyone who wishes to work one-to-one with clients through our adult recovery service. Continue Reading
Our Volunteer Introductory Course is for anyone interested in becoming a CADAS Volunteer. Over the course of a full day at one of our centres, potential volunteers learn about CADAS, our ethos, how we understand substance use, addiction and change, the work we do and the opportunities and induction process for supporting our work. Continue Reading
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Our latest e-newletter from the CADAS Young People Service has just gone out, including stories on: The impact of Covid-19 on Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) Our current drug & alcohol support for young people, parents and teaching staff How to deliver RSE sessions with zero impact on school budgets A report on how… Continue Reading
CADAS has been a partner in Active Cumbria’s ‘Walking for Health’ project for quite a while now. They have trained our staff and volunteers to lead short group walks for people of any level of fitness in Barrow, Workington, Carlisle and Kendal. However, most of these walks cannot run at the moment and some of… Continue Reading
Happy New Year from CADAS. We are thrilled to announce that both our CADAS General Enquiries number and our Addiction Helpline number are up and running again now after the Christmas break as follows: General Enquiries: 0300 111 4002 (Mon–Fri 10am–5pm) contact@cadas.co.uk Addiction Helpline (staffed by recovery support workers ready to give immediate support): 0800… Continue Reading
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Our partners at Every Life Matters have produced these helpful pocket guides about self-harm. There are four available:
🔴 What you need to know about self-harm
🔴 A guide for parents and carers
🔴 Safety Planning
🔴 Local and National Support
These are available to download from www.every-life-matters.org.uk/self-harm/
Using alcohol and substances to cope or when you are struggling is a form of self-harm and we can help you with this. Please call 0800 2 54 56 58 or email contact@cadas.co.uk for support.
The helplines below can help you with self-harm and/or suicidal thoughts. In an emergency call 999 for an ambulance.
If you would like more information or to refer yourself into our service, then please get in touch. Your personal data will be kept confidential in accordance with our Privacy Statement.
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