Greenwich 17>25 Young Adults Service

CRI 17>25 Young Adults Service is a free and confidential service for 17 to 25 year olds, living in the Royal Borough of Greenwich who are concerned about drugs or alcohol, health, personal relationships, money, offending or education. We aim to support you to achieve your goals.

We offer:

• Assessment of your specific needs
• Male and female workers
• Confidential support, information and advice
• Drug and alcohol awareness and interventions
• Support if you have been involved in the Criminal Justice system
• Opportunity to be matched with a Sova mentor
• Mental health and psychology interventions tailored to your needs
• A health and wellbeing clinic
• One to one sessions
• Appointments at a convenient location to suit you
• Referrals to employment, training and education opportunities
• Recreational activities such as sports and social trips

Make a referral

We can receive referrals from anyone wanting to refer a young adult for support, including the young adult themselves. It is important that the young adult is aware of the referral as our experience suggests that engagement is improved this way. If you would like a member of the team to support initial discussions with a young adult regarding a referral please do let us know and we will be happy to assist.

To make a referral you can:

• Call us on 020 8855 5872
• Email 17to25greenwich@cri.org.uk
• Drop by our office Greenwich 17>25 Young Adults Service, Block P, Rooms 20-26, Island Business Centre, Polytechnic Street, Woolwich SE18 6PF.

Greenwich DIP

What we do and how we do it:

We work with Greenwich residents aged 18 years and above who are involved in substance misuse (drug or alcohol) and related offending behaviour. The key point of intervention follows a positive drugs test in police custody.

The DIP team offers the following services:

• Assessment
• Referral and access to arrange of treatment including prescribing & counselling
• Harm minimisation advice and information
• Referral and access to specialist support for cocaine and cannabis users

We work across multiple operational sites including:

• Plumstead Police Station
• Tier 3 treatment providers in the borough
• Tier 2 support providers in the borough

Make an appointment

All DIP appointments will be made following referrals to DIP from the Police (when individuals are in custody).

Volunteering opportunities

We are currently looking for motivated and open minded individuals to volunteer on the Sova CRI Greenwich Mentoring Project at the Greenwich 17>25 Service. We train and support volunteers to work with young adults between the ages of 17-25 who are in need of support, at risk of offending or misusing alcohol/drugs. Our mentors provide practical advice and emotional support, helping service users to make informed choices and have better lives.

No experience is necessary as full accredited training is provided. Training will include specialist training in working with young adults and substance misuse.

Time commitment: 1-4 hours per week. Closing date 01/04/2016

If you are interested in volunteering or would like to find out more please visit: www.sova.org.uk/project/Greenwich

For volunteer enquiries: volunteerlondon@sova.org.uk. Or call us on: 020 8855 5872.

What our volunteers say

“I genuinely enjoy working with Sova CRI Greenwich, overall you are progressing every month in practice and knowledge, and your personal development is also of importance to Sova, as other opportunities have been open for me to pursue.” Volunteer (March 2015)

“One of the things I least expected to gain from my experience of working with service users, was really understanding how people can develop and use their transferable skills, and how I am able to use my own. Some of the service users have such high resilience to what they have overcome in their lives, and although the role is not reciprocal I can honestly say that working with service users has been highly invaluable. I hope to promote the charity further, even after I leave.” Leoni, Sova CRI Greenwich volunteer (March 2015)