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Recovery Projects in Derby

Derby County Community Trust - Active Choices

Active Choices provides support to individuals recovering from alcohol and substance misuse. The aim of the programme is to support in the recovery and community reintegration of service users who are committed to working towards remaining abstinence. It provides a relapse prevention programme and enables people accessing the programme to lead less chaotic lives. The programme aims to promote social inclusion, improve health and wellbeing and reduce stigma.

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Growing Lives - Derventio Housing Trust

Growing Lives provides a combination of skill-building and learning activities with personalised support to help people in recovery develop their social networks, improve their wellbeing and move closer to education, training and employment.

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Let's Talk Wellbeing

Let’s Talk – Wellbeing is a service that provides psychological assessment and treatment for what are known as mild to moderate common mental health problems, which 1 in 4 of us suffer with at some stage in our lives. It is normal to experience changes in your mood and behaviour at times of stress and emotional upset. Your physical health may also affect your mood and stress levels. If these changes continue to affect you, your home or your working life for a few weeks, then Let’s Talk – Wellbeing could help. Having a chance to talk to someone who is qualified to help can make all the difference.

Libraries

Anyone who lives, works or studies in Derbyshire, or is visiting the county, is welcome to use our branch libraries and mobile libraries. We offer books, CDs, audio books and DVDs for loan. We also offer access to community information, newspapers and a wealth of local studies material. There is free internet access in every library.

Live Life Better Derbyshire

If you want help and support to stop smoking, lose weight, become more active, or improve your diet or overall wellbeing, we can help you to make the changes needed to improve the way you feel now and in the future.

Mind Infoline

Our team provides information on a range of topics including types of mental health problem, where to get help, medication and alternative treatments and advocacy. We will look for details of help and support in your own area. Our lines are open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).

Needle Hotline

If you find any discarded needles or drug related waste, please go to the website for details of the relevant number to call to have these removed safely

Opportunity and Change

Opportunity and Change is a support programme for people with multiple and complex needs throughout Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Our programme is being delivered by local organisations working together, with a range of experience of working with people with multiple and complex needs.

Relate - Derby

We offer support to people who are experiencing difficulties in their relationships and want to sort things out. Whether this is arguing, an affair, loss of interest in sex, taking each other for granted, communication difficulties, lack of time for each other or something else

Samaritans

We’re there for people when they need us, which could be any time of day or night. People talk to us for as long as they like, as many times as they like. There are no waiting lists, and no assessments.

Saneline

SANE offers emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental health problems through our helpline and email services and our online Support Forum where people share their feelings and experiences.

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