Working with families

Family Plus

When parents are in drug and alcohol treatment. It can have a big knock-on effect for their families – especially for any children.

Our Family Plus team is based across all Forward Leeds . The Family Plus worker will work with the family and our Recovery Coordinator to provide a rounded package of support. We want to help you get the best possible outcomes for the children as well as at the same time supporting you, the parents, through your recovery journey.

The team offers a variety of support including:

• Support with routines and boundaries within the family home.
• Running activities for families to spend positive time together.
• Exploring challenging behaviour within children and looking at ways to support with this
• Support with building on relationships with Schools and/or Nurseries.
• Linking in with other services such as dentist, mental health support and routes to employment.

Included in the Family Plus offer is Emotional Health and Wellbeing Support for children and young people. Please contact info@forwardleeds.co.uk if you would like further information or guidance on the Family Plus offer.

Additional Support

If you are affected by someone’s else’s substance use, Carers Leeds offers support to people affected by the drug and/or alcohol use of someone they know, whether that is a family member, a loved one or a friend. They refer to this group as ‘concerned others’. They provide information, advice and guidance on how to manage the impact of someone else’s substance use. This could be a one-off phone call or face-to-face session to resolve a specific query, or could involve up to six sessions of structured one-to-one support.