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Multi Ethnic Recovery Project

 

This is a new partnership project between Drugs Action and Multi - Ethnic Aberdeen Ltd (MeAL). We have been given funding for this 1 year project from the Scottish Government's Drugs Policy Unit.
The aims of the project are as follows:

  • To increase our knowledge about how ethnic minority communities in Grampian are affected by drugs, the nature of the problems they experience and the types of help they would like to receive; 
  • To increase awareness amongst ethnic minority communities of the nature of drugs, their effects and how to seek help for drug problems, including the nature and existence of mainstream services.
  • To enable family members from ethnic minority communities to access help for themselves if affected by someone else’s drug use.

In order to fulfil these aims, individuals from ethnic minority communities are needed to participate in a short interview.

All interviews are confidential - the only personal details taken are age, gender and ethnicity. Alternatively, participants can click on this link to fill out the online questionnaire.

Drugs Action are also keen to provide free drugs awareness training to individuals from ethnic minority communities and / or organisations that work with such individuals.

If you can help with this research or would like to receive drugs awareness training, please contact: Claire Miller (Multi – Cultural Worker, Drugs Action) on 01224 577120 or email Claire here.
Any help would be most appreciated. Thank you.

Counselling Service : Drugs Action can offer a counselling service to individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds who are drug users or ex-users who want to make positive changes in their lives.

Friends and family members from ethnic minority backgrounds can also access this service to obtain confidential and non – judgmental support to enable them to deal with someone else’s drug use in a more confident and constructive way.

The service provided is tailored to the specific needs of individual clients. Workers are sensitive to the cultural and religious beliefs and backgrounds of clients, and will tailor specific interventions in accordance with these.

Translation services can be provided if necessary.

This is a confidential service.

More information on our counselling service can be found here.

The counselling service provides:

    • Initial assessment of need and liaison/referral to other services within Drugs Action and to external agencies where appropriate.
    • Short term crisis intervention.
    • Motivational counselling to enable service users to make positive and informed choices about their drug use.
    • Preparation for residential detoxification and rehabilitation.
    • Ongoing Counselling to:
      - Support changes in drug use
      - Address drug related and underlying personal issues
      - For those who are drug free, to manage lapse and develop relapse prevention strategies
      - Help family members respond to drug use in a positive and constructive way

    Opening Times:

    The 1-1 counselling service is delivered at the city-centre base and through a range of community locations at times to suit individual clients.
    Evening appointments are available.