This new service due to open in January 2025 offers a drug and alcohol-free environment and structured support for men and women looking to address their problematic drug or alcohol use.
The service is situated in the picturesque rural Aberdeenshire countryside. It offers 27 large modern en-suite single rooms and is accessible for people with additional mobility needs.
Our multi-disciplinary team provide personalised support through one-to-one, group and complementary therapies within a Therapeutic Community approach.
Community Members spend their first few weeks in what we call 'the welcome house’ stage while they settle into their new surroundings. They will then move through the phases for the rest of the programme, which lasts between 3 and 6 months. Community Members are responsible for the day-to-day running of the house and support each other throughout the programme with more senior Community Members becoming ‘buddies’ for newcomers.
After completing treatment at the residential, people are supported to move on to our supported housing services or their own accommodation through a structured discharge and aftercare support programme.
Our structured group programme may include a focus on personal and behavioural development interventions, relapse prevention, harm reduction, peer-led groups and meetings, gender support, social and community activities, mutual aid and employability.
Gender-specific support is available throughout the programme
The service will have excellent links with the local community in Aberdeen and there will be opportunities to gain volunteering and educational experience. After completing treatment at the residential, Community Members are supported to move onto our supported housing services in Aberdeen or Glasgow or their own accommodation. Find out more about our supported housing here.
Accommodation for up to 27 Community Members in single occupancy rooms with ensuite bathrooms with separate male and female accommodation
Anyone aged 18 years and over wishing to address problematic substance use currently residing in Scotland.
We can support individuals from anywhere in Scotland. We have a dedicated Assessment & Referral Team who are happy to discuss any potential referrals. For further details please get in touch.
Call us on 07731 011217
A review of the international evidence for Residential Treatment Services shows that there is a strong and consistent evidence base supportive of the benefits of residential treatment that derives both from treatment outcome studies and randomised trials. To read a review of the evidence by Sheffield Hallam University's Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice click here.
