BHT’s Addiction services projects work across Brighton & Hove across the addiction pathway and consist of three services:
Detox Support
BHT’s Detox Support Project provides safe accommodation and a programme of support for men and women undergoing a medically supervised eight to 12 week drug detox programme to achieve abstinence.
The service does not provide an alcohol detox, so if clients require one, the care coordinator will arrange for this to take place prior to starting the Detox Support project
The service aims to achieve on-going abstinence and prevent homelessness by providing support to enable clients to achieve healthy independent living.
Clients will learn the specific recovery skills needed to manage cravings as they are detoxing, communicate safely with others and to maintain motivation during and after detox until they progress to BHT’s Recovery project.
How to apply
People interested in accessing the Detox Support Project are invited to attend our weekly drop-in session, at 5 Egremont Place, from 2pm to 3pm every Tuesday.
All referrals are via the Brighton and Hove gateway service, Pavilions Partnership, based at Richmond House, Richmond Road, Brighton, BN2 3RL, telephone 01273 731900.
You will need to contact Pavilions to arrange a comprehensive assessment before admission.
Please tell the worker you speak to that you want to be referred to BHT’s Detox Support Project.
Contact details
Telephone
01273 604245
8.30am – 5pm Monday – Friday
Click here to email BHT’s Detox Support Project
Write to us
5 Egremont Place, Brighton, BN2 0GA
Recovery Project
BHT’s Recovery Project aims to support clients to achieve healthy independent living free from alcohol and drugs.
The service provides safe housing and a rehabilitation programme to enable residents to sustain abstinence and rebuild their lives following addiction.
We explore the individual circumstances of each client in order to prevent relapse and prepare clients for the Move On stage of recovery, enabling them to reintegrate further into the community, take part in education, training and work, and lead a healthier life free of alcohol, drugs and crime.
People interested in accessing the Recovery Project are invited to attend our weekly drop-in session, at 10 Ditchling Rise, from 3pm to 4pm every Monday.
How to apply – for drugs clients
If you are still using you will need to have a detox and, if possible, spend some time in BHT’s Detox Support Project.
You should approach the Brighton and Hove gateway service, Pavilions Partnership, at Richmond House, Richmond Road, Brighton, BN2 3RL or telephone Pavilions on 01273 731900 to arrange a comprehensive assessment.
Please tell the worker you speak to that you want to be referred to the Detox Support Project, or, if you are already alcohol and drug free, the Recovery Project.
How to apply – for alcohol clients
Contact Pavilions Partnership at 9 The Drive, Hove, BN3 3JE or phone Pavilions on 01273 680714 to arrange a comprehensive assessment. Please tell the worker you speak to that you want to be referred to the Recovery Project.
Contact details
Telephone
01273 684741
8.30am – 5pm Monday – Friday
Click here to email BHT’s Recovery Project
Write to us:
10 Ditchling Rise, Brighton, BN1 4QL
Move On
The BHT Move On Project provides safe and supported move on accommodation for men and women who have been through a rehabilitation programme or have experience of recovery and meet the criteria of the project.
Priority is given to those who are completing the programme offered by BHT’s Recovery Project.
Residents are required to remain abstinent from alcohol and drugs during their stay, as is active engagement in education, training or employment activities.
How to apply
Anyone wishing to enter the BHT Move On Project must:
- be committed to total abstinence
- be committed to go to and take part in regular NA and/ AA meetings
- be willing to engage with the support offered.
- have a local connection to Brighton and Hove
- be three months abstinent, and have some experience of treatment and/or recovery.
You can refer yourself or be referred by someone by calling 01273 645414
Contact details
Telephone
01273 645414
Click here to email BHT’s Move On project
Feedback on the service from the mother of a former resident at BHT’s Detox Support project:
Our son had been rootless and at the mercy of addictions for 10 years when he engaged with BHT, first through the Detox Support Project and now he is about half way through the rehab phase at the Recovery Project.
Now that he seems well on the road to recovery it is like having a new son – or someone come back to life – and capable to relating to us in a responsible and loving way. We no longer live in anticipation of another phone call from another A&E or news of more contact with the police.
The support he received while coming off methadone – and the respect shown to him by the staff – was in marked contrast to his experience in other establishments in the UK and abroad.
We are very impressed by the way in which our son has been helped to look into some of the factors that have most likely predisposed him to using drugs and alcohol – and to face up to the consequences for himself and those around him.
A shadow has been lifted from our lives and, while we never lost hope and always believed in our son, we never quite knew what form the path away from addiction would take.
We believe that, thanks to the help he has received, he has a really good chance of putting the lost years behind him, becoming comfortable with himself and making the best of his talents. He can now, once again, become a real part of the family he left in his teenage years.
