Get support for ARBD - useful organisations

Useful organisations

Adfam
07442 137421
[email protected]
www.adfam.org.uk
Adfam is a national charity that works with families who are affected by someone’s use of drugs and alcohol. It has an online message board and a database of local support groups.

Alcohol Change UK
020 3907 8480
[email protected]
www.alcoholchange.org.uk
Alcohol Change UK is a national charity. It works on  alcohol issues in England and Wales, campaigning for effective alcohol policy and better services for people whose lives are affected by alcohol-related problems.

Alcoholics Anonymous Great Britain
0800 9177 650
[email protected]
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Alcoholics Anonymous provides support for  people to recover from alcoholism. You can use the website to find a meeting in your area.

Al-Anon
0800 0086 811 (helpline, 10am–10pm every day)
[email protected]
www.al-anonuk.org.uk
Al-Anon provides support for family members and friends of people who are addicted to alcohol. At regular Al-Anon Family Groups people can share their experiences of living with alcoholism.

ARBD Network 
[email protected] 
www.arbd.net 
The ARBD Network provides information and support about alcohol-related brain damage. It’s been developed by some of the best clinical experts in the UK who know how best to diagnose and treat the condition. They can also signpost to support services, where these are available.

Drinkline
0300 123 1110 (9am–8pm Monday –Friday, 11am–4pm Saturday and Sunday)
Drinkline is the national alcohol helpline. Calls to the helpline are free and confidential. 

National Association for Children of Alcoholics (Nacoa)
0800 358 3456 (helpline 12am–9pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 12am–7pm Monday, Friday, Saturday, )
[email protected]
www.nacoa.org.uk
The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (Nacoa) has a free and confidential telephone and email helpline for children of parents who are addicted to alcohol.       

NHS England Complaints
0300 311 22 33 (8am–6pm Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday, 9.30am–6pm Wednesdays)
[email protected]
www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/complaint/complaining-to-nhse
NHS England welcomes concerns, compliments and complaints as valuable feedback that will help them learn from your experiences and make improvements to services they commission.

SMART Recovery 
0330 053 6022
www.smartrecovery.org.uk
At SMART Recovery meetings people can get help to decide whether they have a problem, build up their motivation to change, and learn about proven tools and techniques to support their recovery.          

We Are With You
www.wearewithyou.org.uk/
With You (previously called Addaction) is a drug and alcohol
treatment charity that has local services across England. It helps
individuals, families and communities to manage the effects of
drug and alcohol misuse.