Recovery Support with RIVER
(which stands for Responsive, Inspirational, Visible, Empowering and Recovery-Oriented).
Our service is for people who:
· Are aged 18+; and
· Live in Medway area
Recovery is a personal process.
Once structured treatment has finished, our Recovery Support service can help you focus and harness your own strengths and skills regardless of the circumstances in which you find yourself. Our interventions help you, as an individual, to develop your own recovery capital – A store of personalised resources to equip you in being able to progress forward positively with your life.
If you don’t know what to do next and how to manage the days that were previously taken up by drug use or drinking, RIVER Treatment & Recovery Service will help you address this critical time and work with you to plan a future that is fulfilling, fun and supportive of your ongoing recovery journey.
If you are nearing the end of your treatment and you are confident you can remain stable and abstinent from any drug or alcohol use, RIVER Treatment & Recovery Service will support you through your recovery journey and moving forward with your life.
Recovery Support Activities
Here are some examples of recovery groups and activities.
· Relapse preventions groups
· Women’s group
· Creative writing
· Gardening
· Open Book education links
· Swimming club
· Forward Connect Drop In.
· Kundalini Yoga
· Mindfulness
· Art Group
· MEGAN dual diagnosis group.
· IMAGO drop in.
· Creative Space
· Saturday club.
If you are fully recovered, you might be able to sign up for a Volunteering or Mentoring programme.
Medway Recovery Volunteering.
RIVER Treatment & Recovery Service is always looking for Volunteers and Peer Mentors with passion and drive to support others during their recovery journey from drug and alcohol misuse.
Our vision for Medway is to create an inclusive space were the people we support can positively and proactively move forward in their recovery journey.
Many of our Volunteers and Peer Mentors have been through substance misuse treatment themselves and want to support others with their recovery and wellbeing.
What qualities are we looking for in a volunteer?
It is essential for potential volunteers to be open minded, sincere and non-judgemental as RIVER Treatment & Recovery Service work with a diverse range of individuals. Specific qualifications or skills are not required as you will receive all the training you need when you join us.
Personal experience of substance misuse can often be an asset as the challenges faced living with substance misuse become beneficial learning tools in understanding the experiences people in recovery may encounter.
So, whether you have experience of your own challenges, someone else’s substance misuse, or none at all, you can still help provide the vital support that people in recovery need.
We’ll make sure your volunteering role is a fun, challenging, rewarding and supported experience.
Are aged 18+; and Live in Medway area,