Georges - The Winchester Centre

The service aims to enable people to reach their full potential as individuals and community members. Individuals will be encouraged to make positive changes and to lead meaningful and purposeful lives. Staff, peer mentors and volunteers will be available to assist people on their recovery journey and ensure service users have an active voice in their community.

A fully integrated partnership between Solent NHS Trust and CRI, delivering substance misuse services from a community based project. Part of the DAAT commissioned Hampshire operational model for effective recovery [HOMER]

What we do

The service includes:

• Foundation of Recovery
• Open access
• Recovery journey planning
• Group work programmes
• Access to community prescribing
• Outreach
• Relaxation and acupuncture
• Needle exchange
• Key working/one to one appointments
• Breakfast club
• Late night and weekend opening hours
• Counselling
• Community Detox
• Referral for In-Patient Detox and Residential Rehabilitation
• BBV testing and Inoculation
• Family/Carer Support
• Access to Education/Employment
• Safeguarding
• Skills Training
• Accredited Peer Mentorship Programme
• Outreach
• Open access

Further information

Clients can self-refer to the service by dropping in to the open access. Third party referrals are also accepted. You can be sure of a warm welcome and someone to talk to.