Drug and Alcohol Team
The local authority Drug and Alcohol Team was formed in 1995. Under the Community Care Act, the Drug & Alcohol Team became responsible for the assessment and funding of places in Drug & Alcohol residential rehabilitation units.
It also provides advice to other professionals in both the drug/alcohol field as well to other services and the public.
The Team of Social Workers has a City Wide remit and works with adults 18+ who are willing to address their drug/alcohol misuse.
The team undertakes assessment of complex cases, a number of whom have difficulties in other areas of their lives and require care planning, and review of detoxification and rehabilitation treatment. These will be people:
- Whose drug/alcohol misuse is jeopardising their ability to parent
- With mental ill health who are willing to address their drug/alcohol misuse
- Who are likely to become homeless because of drug/alcohol misuse
- Young people 18 plus who are misusing drugs/alcohol
- Who present a significant risk to themselves or others.
Referring to the Drug/Alcohol team
The team will accept self-referrals, agency referrals from Probation Service, Prisons, and GPs, Specialist services, family, friends and neighbours .This has to be with the full knowledge of the person being referred.
Referrals to the team are through the Careline.
Telephone: 0151 233 3800 (24hours a day).
Referrals can also be made at One Stop Shops around the city - to find your nearest One Stop Shop contact Liverpool Direct on telephone number 233 3000
For more information contact the substance misuse team.